Highguard has re-emerged after going into the darkish following its much-hyped reveal on the finish of The Sport Awards final month, with a launch showcase that reaffirms that it’s going to, the truth is, be launched subsequent week.
Set to be launched on January twenty sixth, Highguard wrapped up The Sport Awards 2025 with its reveal trailer, introducing followers to the brand new free-to-play PvP raid shooter from the creators of Respawn’s Apex Legends and Titanfall. Gamers will “journey, battle, and raid because the Warden, an esoteric gunslinger despatched to battle for management of a legendary continent.”
Some puzzled what was happening with Highguard, on condition that developer Wildlight Leisure did not launch a brand new trailer or extra details about the way it works at The Sport Awards. It is secure to say that there have been some who felt that Excessive Guard did not deserve a coveted large end slot on the world’s greatest online game reveal present, The Sport Awards, and Excessive Guard has suffered a certain quantity of negativity on-line ever since. Some have even declared Highguard “lifeless on arrival” whereas works like Harmony, Sony’s disastrous live-service PvP shooter, are nonetheless recent in our minds.
Right here is the official blurb for the launch showcase:
Get a more in-depth take a look at Excessive Guard instantly from the studio on Monday, January twenty sixth at 10am PT. That includes full gameplay particulars, 12 months 1 plans, and extra.
Wildlight seems to be making an attempt to copy writer EA’s massively profitable Apex Legends launch in 2019. This Apex Legends had little or no pre-release advertising and marketing, however had heavy streamer involvement on the precise launch day. Highguard is scheduled to launch on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Collection X and S.
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