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Feb 13 from https://www.gamesindustry.biz/

Highguard's high-profile mistakes should be a lesson for other developers | Opinion

When Wildlight Entertainment scored the closing spot at the Game Awards a couple of months ago for their previously unannounced hero shooter Highguard, it must have felt like an immense coup for the game. Taking one of the most high profile promotional spots the industry can offer was, on paper, a way to rise above the crowded market and cut through the Gordian knot of...

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Feb 13 from https://www.videogameschronicle.com/

Laid off Highguard developer criticises online ‘dogpiling’, ‘ragebait content’ and personal attacks

A Highguard developer who was among those recently laid off has criticised the way the game and its creators were treated online following its reveal. Highguard, the debut game from Wildlight Entertainment, was announced with great fanfare at the close of December’s The Game Awards. Developed by veterans of the hero shooter genre, the game combines FPS mechanics with rideable mounts and...

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Feb 12 from https://www.gamesindustry.biz/

Highguard dev Wildlight Entertainment confirms layoffs, "most of the team" depart following troubled launch

Highguard developer Wildlight Entertainment has laid off an unspecified number of staff.​ In a statement on social media, the studio announced that a "core group of developers" will remain to support the free-to-play shooter. "We made an incredibly difficult decision to part ways with a number of our team members while keeping a core group of developers to continue innovating on and...

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