RIP Highguard: In a better world, an FPS is allowed to be unpopular
Wildlight Entertainment announced that its 3v3 raid shooter Highguard will shut down on March 12, just 45 days after its launch. Despite having a dedicated player base, the game was reportedly cut due to its backer, Tencent, withdrawing funding after it failed to become a major hit. The article criticizes the trend of live service games being quickly discarded rather than exploring options for continued play.
- Entities
- Person: Mohammad Alavi
- Topic: First-Person Shooter
- Person: Chad Grenier
- Company: Tencent
- Platform: PlayStation 5
- Platform: PC
- Topic: Live Service Games
- Company: Wildlight Entertainment
- Game: Highguard
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