Wildlight Entertainment

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Highguard’s mounts steal the show — developer says mount-racing idea is 'floating around'

After roughly five hours with Wildlight Entertainment’s free-to-play raid shooter Highguard, a Polygon writer says the game’s rideable mounts are the standout — and game director Chad Grenier told Polygon the studio is toying with a mount-racing mode. Wildlight’s decade-long push to reinvent the FPS has produced mixed

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Highguard adds experimental 5v5 raid mode with longer respawns; 3v3 stays

Highguard added an experimental 5v5 raid mode with longer respawns on Jan. 30, just four days after the game’s release, the developer said in a Steam community post. The post described the new option as a more “hectic” alternate format and opened with “We heard the feedback,” signaling the

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Wildlight explains how ex-Apex team spent years building debut game Highguard

Wildlight Entertainment, the indie studio founded by developers who helped create Titanfall and Apex Legends, told Polygon that it spent about four and a half years building its debut title, Highguard, after leaving EA to go independent. The studio started with five or six people and gradually grew to about

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Highguard adds limited 5v5 mode after player numbers dwindled

After launching on January 26, Highguard has struggled to keep players, according to SteamDB, and developer Wildlight announced a big update this week: a limited-time 5v5 mode for the free-to-play raid shooter. Studio head and game director Chan Grenier teased a “big update” on Twitter, and the change arrived about

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Highguard review: free-to-play raid shooter has fun raids but feels bland

Kotaku’s review of Highguard — released January 26, 2026 by Wildlight Entertainment — calls the game a free-to-play fantasy‑sci‑fi MOBA‑like 3v3 PvP hero shooter with base defense and raid mechanics. The game was first unveiled at the finale of the 2025 Game Awards and drew a poor online

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Highguard review: Wildlight’s debut shooter feels like wasted potential

Polygon’s review of Highguard, published Jan. 30, 2026, finds Wildlight Entertainment’s debut shooter a misfire that feels like wasted potential. The game is out now on PlayStation 5, Windows PC and Xbox Series X; Polygon’s review was based on the Windows PC version. The review says Highguard

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Highguard patch adds console FOV, fixes PS5 crash but PC optimization ongoing

Wildlight Entertainment has rolled out Highguard 1.0.4, a launch-week patch that adds FoV sliders for consoles, toggle options for Aim Down Sights and Crouch, multiple video settings, and other fixes. The studio said it is still working on optimization improvements that need a few more days to complete.

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Wildlight’s Highguard patch cuts crashes 'by 90%' and adds performance controls

Highguard’s first major patch is live after the shooter’s launch earlier this week, and developer Wildlight says the update is focused on performance — claiming it “reduces crashes by 90%,” “gives better performance control,” and “significantly” improves overall stability. The game’s rocky debut followed a puzzling trailer at

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Highguard 1.0.4 adds FOV slider, ADS/crouch toggles and major crash fixes

Wildlight Entertainment released Highguard patch 1.0.4 on Jan. 29, 2026, aiming to address player complaints that emerged after the game's Jan. 26 launch. The update adds FoV sliders for consoles, a Crouch Hold/Toggle option for all platforms, and an Aim Down Sights Hold/Toggle option

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Baldur's Gate 3 publishing lead urges optimism as devs defend Highguard's launch

Michael ‘Cromwelp’ Douse, publishing director for Baldur’s Gate 3, said “game development runs on optimism” as fellow developers came to the defense of Highguard following a messy launch that drew “Mostly Negative” Steam reviews within hours. Larian Studios director Swen Vincke said he doesn’t “like people s***ing

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Polygon’s Highguard interactive maps show where to loot, mine Vesper and find the Big Rig

Polygon published interactive maps for Wildlight Entertainment’s debut game Highguard on Jan. 28, 2026, to help players learn where to loot and farm. Highguard is a 3v3 first-person shooter that combines elements of Rainbow Six Siege, League of Legends, Overwatch, and more to create a team-focused experience. The five

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Highguard devs outline first-year roadmap to avoid Apex Legends mistakes

At a January press event attended by Polygon, Wildlight Entertainment developers said Highguard already has a full year of planned content and a live-service roadmap designed to correct mistakes they made with Apex Legends. About 60% of Wildlight’s roughly 100-person team previously worked at Respawn, and design lead Mohammad

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Shroud: Highguard’s gameplay is strong but technical issues are holding it back

Former CS:GO pro-turned-streamer Michael "Shroud" Grzesiek said Highguard’s "vision is there" but the fantasy FPS is being hampered by poor performance, after playing the new Wildlight Entertainment shooter on stream, a clip spotted by Jake Lucky on Twitter. The game debuted to 97,000

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Wildlight says Dr Disrespect falsely claimed to attend Highguard preview

Pcgamer reports that Wildlight Entertainment says streamer Guy Beahm, known as Dr Disrespect, lied about attending a Highguard preview and that the photo he posted of an access pass was fake. The episode began on January 24, when Beahm posted on X claiming to be in Los Angeles to check

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Geoff Keighley denies financial stake in Highguard amid online backlash

Kotaku reports Geoff Keighley has denied having any financial stake in Highguard after receiving an odd amount of online hate since the game's release; he responded on X with "lol absolutely not." Highguard has been out for about 24 hours, and Wildlight Entertainment had originally planned

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Highguard hands-on: PvP 'raid' shooter from Apex and Titanfall developers

Kotaku had hands-on time with Highguard, Wildlight Entertainment’s new “PvP Raid Shooter,” at a launch event in Los Angeles. Matches break into roughly three segments: players pick characters called Wardens, vote on one of four Keeps to defend, then spend a short minute allocating limited resources to reinforce three

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Highguard revealed at Game Awards after planned shadowdrop

Kotaku reports Wildlight Entertainment revealed its debut multiplayer hero shooter Highguard with a trailer closing the Game Awards, despite originally planning a surprise shadowdrop, studio cofounder Chad Grenier said at a preview event. The studio, founded by ex-Respawn staffers, rushed the trailer at the request of “Geoff,” Grenier said, and

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Highguard launch hits server problems and mostly negative Steam user reviews

Polygon reports that Highguard, the new free-to-play PvP “raid shooter” from Wildlight Entertainment, has had a rocky launch: its Steam user score is listed as “mostly negative,” with 32% of nearly 15,000 player reviews positive, and players reporting long queue times, being kicked from the tutorial, and frame-rate and

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Wildlight held an all-day hands-on for Highguard after a mixed trailer reception

Kotaku reports Wildlight Entertainment invited media and creators to an all-day hands-on event in Los Angeles to play Highguard, a 3v3 "raid shooter" that was revealed as the closer to last month’s Game Awards. Attendees said the trailer’s reception had been mixed and many had only

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Highguard should be given a fair chance despite rocky launch

Pcgamer reports that Wildlight Entertainment's Highguard has been met with controversy and early dismissal since its announcement at The Game Awards. The game drew criticism after an awkward reveal and a period of developer silence until launch, with many calling it 'dead on arrival' and likening

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Highguard launches with a novel 3v3 siege mode but divides opinion

Pcgamer reports Highguard, a new free-to-play first-person shooter, has launched; the site's writer said they played around six hours between launch day and a preview event in Los Angeles last week. The game pits two teams of three on a large map where teams fortify breakable walls in

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Highguard will avoid crossover skins and intrusive ads, developers say

Pcgamer reports that Wildlight Entertainment says its free-to-play shooter Highguard will avoid gaudy crossover skins and intrusive ads. The studio says Highguard will have cosmetic-only battle passes that never expire, new heroes and maps free for all, and that the most expensive items at launch—like a legendary bear mount—

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Highguard to launch Jan. 26; SteamDB lists global release at 1 p.m. EST

Polygon reports Highguard is releasing on Monday, Jan. 26. There isn't an official release time from Wildlight Entertainment, but according to SteamDB the official global release is Monday, Jan. 26 at 1 p.m. EST. That corresponds to 10 a.m. PST, 1 p.m. EST, 3 p.

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Highguard's Game Awards reveal drew hostility, then developer silence

Pcgamer reports Geoff Keighley closed last year's Game Awards with a trailer for an unknown hero shooter called Highguard, and the social media reaction was instantly hostile. Viewers framed the reveal as a 'one more thing' trespasser that had claimed an unearned seat of honor, though