Highguard, the debut game from Wildlight Entertainment, has already experienced a huge decline in players, but it's still far too early to count it out. Highguard was the "one last thing" announcement at The Game Awards 2025, which is something that didn't really do the new live-service game any favors. Putting it in that spot only led to disappointment and honestly didn't give the game a fair shot in the public eye, with many quick to compare it to PlayStation's failed Concord experiment.
One of the fascinating things about Highguard was how quick its release date would come after its announcement. Highguard launched a little over a month after it was first revealed to the world. Despite the extreme online criticism leading up to its release, Highguard attracted thousands of players, ultimately overwhelming the game and leading to some serious technical issues and matchmaking problems that caused it to be review-bombed (among other reasons, like the simple fact that the game is a hero shooter).
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Whether it was the unfortunate technical issues...
