Few game announcements at The Game Awards have been as widely panned as the reveal of Highguard, the new Xbox, PC, and PS5 PvP "raid shooter" from fledgling developer Wildlight Entertainment. It was the infamous capstone for The Game Awards 2025, with fans responding extremely negatively to the news that former Titanfall developers were bringing a new hero shooter to an extremely crowded market.
It's no exaggeration to say that the reveal was a disaster for Highguard and Wildlight, and dug the game into a huge hole that it's fighting to climb out of now that it's launched with a re-reveal showcase that actually advertises what it is more accurately, highlighting its blend of battle royale looting and survival game-inspired base raiding that makes it stand out from other hero shooters.
