Highguard, the strangest game at the Game Awards, is making a comeback less than a week after its launch

last month’s Game Awards Ceremony Everyone keeps talking about the strange decision to end with a new live service hero shooter that had its ups and downs, but didn’t look fresh at all in its larger game debut trailer. former titanfall and apex legends However, it’s natural for developers to be suspicious, so we’re constantly monitoring what’s going on. high guard Ahead of its release on January 26th.

Just a few days ago we learned (via forbes) that showrunner jeff keley He enjoyed the games he saw so much that he offered Wildlight Entertainment the last slot in the show for free. If you take a quick look at social media, you’ll notice that the conversation has gradually shifted toward “What if High Guards are actually better?” After a half-hearted trailer. in the end, titanfall And Apex Legends is one of the best-feeling FPSs in a while. What if there was no marketing for the game at all? good?

On first look at the game, there was nothing unpleasant about it. It seemed okay. The problem is that “fine” almost never cuts it anymore, concorde The crater of 2024 is still looming over the entire hero shooter realm. FPS enthusiasts are wondering why they haven’t heard anything from official channels since The Game Awards. Sure, there is a countdown on the official website, but where is the topic? Is Wildlight trying to pull off an Apex Legends-inspired drop here?

SteamDB update history The game is alive and well, suggesting it’s on track to launch next Monday on PC (Steam) and current-gen consoles. In fact, there has been a resurgence of activity this week, with new tags being added and removed, and packaging changes happening in the background. Even if the initial wave of backlash was scary, it looks like plans haven’t changed and we’re just seeing an unusual pre-launch period.


High Guard - Horse Riding
Image credits: wildlight entertainment

Across X/Twitter and BlueSky, YouTubers, streamers, and other prominent names in the gaming industry are starting to believe that: Possibility of game interruption I actually tried playing it. “I’m semi-confident it’s going to work. Too many people are blaming it for failure.” Post Chris Parson of Aftermath January 17th. Looking at past game examples that part Given YouTube’s steady growth, High Guard’s chances of success are actually certain.

In any case, the actual marketing of the game may actually be that there is no official marketing. Somehow, that led to tweets and posts about the virus. Explore a single paragraph of information And it’s probably just Contains the Tribes 2 executable (my darling). It takes me back to the old days of mass psychosis over shocking online game releases, but it’s not such a bad feeling.

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