Overview
- Servers will go offline on March 12, with one final update planned for tonight or tomorrow adding a new Warden, a new weapon, account level progression, and skill trees.
- Highguard launched on January 26 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC, peaking near 100,000 concurrent players on Steam before a rapid retention drop.
- Wildlight confirmed the decision to end service and thanked players, noting the team could not support the game long term.
- Bloomberg reported that Tencent’s TiMi Studio Group had been the lead financial backer and withdrew conditional funding after the weak post-launch performance, a claim not confirmed by Tencent or Wildlight.
- Most staff were laid off in February, and reporting indicates fewer than 20 people remain at the studio after attempts to revive engagement with new 5v5 modes and other tweaks.