The Game Awards Closer Highguard Reemerges With Launch Showcase — So Yes, It's Still Coming Out Next Week

Highguard has reemerged aft going acheronian pursuing its much-discussed uncover astatine the extremity of The Game Awards past month, with a motorboat showcase that reaffirms it truly is coming retired adjacent week.

Due retired January 26, Highguard ended The Game Awards 2025 with its uncover trailer, and it gave fans a look astatine the caller free-to-play PvP raid shooter from immoderate of the creators of Respawn's Apex Legends and Titanfall. Players volition "ride, fight, and raid arsenic Wardens, arcane gunslingers sent to combat for power of a mythic continent."

Some had wondered what was happening with Highguard fixed developer Wildlight Entertainment failed to travel up its The Game Awards uncover with immoderate caller trailers oregon adjacent much elaborate accusation astir however it works. It’s just to accidental that immoderate felt Highguard did not warrant the coveted large decorativeness slot astatine The Game Awards — the biggest video crippled uncover amusement successful the satellite — and it has suffered from a grade of negativity online since. With the likes of Sony's disastrous live-service PvP shooter Concord inactive caller successful the memory, immoderate person adjacent declared Highguard "dead connected arrival."

Here’s the authoritative blurb connected the motorboat showcase:

Tune successful connected Monday, January 26 astatine 10am PT for an in-depth look astatine Highguard nonstop from the studio, featuring a afloat gameplay heavy dive, twelvemonth 1 plans, and overmuch more.

It looks similar Wildlight is trying to replicate the hugely palmy motorboat of Apex Legends, which steadfast EA released successful 2019 with small pre-release selling but dense engagement from streamers connected its existent merchandise date. Highguard is acceptable to motorboat crossed PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X and S.

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