UPDATE: Highguard Developer Wildlight Entertainment Confirms Layoffs At The Studio
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Key Points:
- Wildlight Entertainment has confirmed layoffs at its studio following reports from staff, including level designer Alex Graner, who stated that he and most of the team were laid off shortly after the January 26 launch of their game Highguard.
- The company announced that a core group of developers will remain to continue supporting and innovating on Highguard, though details on how this will impact the game's content roadmap have not been provided.
- Highguard, a free-to-play raid shooter released on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC, received mixed reactions upon its reveal and launch, with some promising reviews but overall challenges in gaining strong audience reception.
- Graner expressed disappointment over unreleased content that he and others had worked on, suggesting
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