Yes, Highguard is still launching today

The crowd went mild when Highguard was revealed as the final surprise game announcement during The Game Awards in December. Since that initial trailer, the developers have done shockingly little to promote the game, but as it turns out, they did do at least some marketing, having organised a preview event, footage from which will go live alongside the game later today. 

Highguard is a new hero shooter developed by former Respawn Entertainment staff at a new studio, Wildlight Entertainment. It was famously the last game announced during The Game Awards 2025, a decision reportedly made by Geoff Keighley himself, rather than giving the spot to the highest bidder. The announcement drew criticism from core gamers due to it being yet another game in a massively oversaturated genre.

While there has been criticism, the complete silence since the announcement has also caused curiosity amongst fans. Unlike Concord, which flopped in large part due to its premium price tag, Highguard will launch on Steam and consoles as a free-to-play game. A number of content creators have also confirmed this week that they attended a preview event for the game ahead of its launch today.

Highguard will become available today. According to Steam, it will launch by 6PM GMT. Once players get hands on the game for themselves, it will be interesting to see if the earlier criticism of the game subsides.

KitGuru Says: No matter which way this goes, Highguard is going to be one of the most interesting game launches in recent memory. So far, Geoff Keighley has been the only one championing it publicly but if players have fun with it, that will change very quickly. 

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