Highguard dev Wildlight Entertainment confirms layoffs, "most of the team" depart following troubled launch
Wildlight Entertainment, the developer of the free-to-play shooter Highguard, has confirmed layoffs, with a core group of developers remaining to support the game. Former employees indicate that most of the team was let go following the game's troubled launch and mixed reception. CEO Dusty Welch acknowledged that the marketing and reveal trailer could have better represented the game's unique mechanics.
- Entities
- Person: Alex Graner
- Topic: Layoffs
- Person: Jason McCord
- Topic: Game Development
- Person: Dusty Welch
- Company: Wildlight Entertainment
- Game: Highguard
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