Highguard (Xbox Series X|S) News Articles
Wednesday18th Mar 2026
News Highguard Players Are Getting Refunded As Developer Seemingly Closes Its Doors
Sony is issuing refunds, will Xbox follow suit?
Xbox FPS Highguard has been offline for almost a week now, and we have a few more developments regarding the ill-fated shooter cropping up online this week. The first of those surrounds refunds for the game's DLC, while another is a second unfortunate casualty that relates to the game's developer...
Tuesday3rd Mar 2026
News Highguard Goes Offline Next Week As Failed Online Shooter Officially Shuts Down
"We've made the decision to permanently shut down Highguard"
In what's unfortunately felt like an inevitability since the game was first announced, Highguard is officially shutting down next week, with the online shooter "not able to build a sustainable player base to support the game long term". The team at Wildlight Entertainment has announced...
Wednesday18th Feb 2026
News Highguard Website Goes Offline Following Mass Layoffs At The Game's Studio
Is this the beginning of the end?
Last week, we found out that a "core group" of developers are left working on Highguard following mass layoffs at Wildlight Entertainment - and it's now been discovered that the game's official website has gone offline, sparking further fears for the game's future. Indeed, if you head over to the Highguard website...
Thursday12th Feb 2026
News Xbox FPS Highguard Now Has A 'Core Group' Working On It As Staff Get Laid Off
"Today we made an incredibly difficult decision..."
The development team behind Xbox FPS Highguard — Wildlight Entertainment — has today announced that just a "core group of developers" are now working on the title following layoffs at the Californian studio. Following initial reports from team members who'd been let go by the company, the...
Friday30th Jan 2026
News Highguard Adds New 5v5 Mode In Latest Update, Here Are The Patch Notes
"We heard the feedback!"
New free-to-play shooter Highguard hasn't even been out for a week yet, and it's already adding a new mode! As part of today's latest update, the dev team has introduced an "experimental" 5v5 Raid Mode playlist to the game. In addition, there's a new base called "Soul Well" along with various performance optimisations for...
Monday26th Jan 2026
News Highguard Comparison Shows Difference Between Xbox Series X And Xbox Series S
Here's how both Xbox versions stack up
Today's big Xbox release is that of Highguard - a new free-to-play title developed by people who worked on the Titanfall and Apex Legends games, and one that's been getting a ton of attention since being unveiled at The Game Awards. We've already talked about the reviews for Highguard — they range from...
Roundup Here's What The Reviews Are Saying About Highguard, Out Now On Xbox
A massive free-to-play release from former Titanfall devs!
There's been speculation over whether it would launch on time, but the free-to-play release of Highguard has officially arrived on Xbox today, and the first reviews have just started going live across the web! For those who aren't aware, this is a PvP raid shooter made by developers behind...
Friday12th Dec 2025
News 'Highguard' Is A New Free-To-Play Xbox Shooter From Some Of The Devs Behind Titanfall
And it's out next month!!
We've got a big surprise coming out of TGA today as new studio Wildlight Entertainment announced Highguard; a new free-to-play shooter coming to Xbox next month. What's the big news then, you ask? Well, some of the folks behind Titanfall and Apex Legends are at the helm of this one; which is some pretty incredible FPS...
