Highguard to Go Offline After Rapid Player Drop

Highguard found itself in the spotlight of the online video game discourse back in December during The Game Awards show, when host Geoff Keighley made a special introduction for the game's trailer, which came very late in the show, a time reserved for some of the night's biggest reveals. The next day, there were questions as to what this free-to-play multiplayer shooter from a new studio was. Now, less than two months after its release, Highguard is being shut down. 

Developer Wildlight Entertainment posted on X about Highguard's shutdown on Tuesday. The developer says it was unable to gain the player base it needed to get the game going, and it will shut down servers on March 12. 

"Despite the passion and hard work of our team, we have not been able to build a sustainable player base to support the game long term," the ...