The “one more thing” reveal (and my personal game of show) at The Game Awards last night was a free-to-play PvP raid shooter called Highguard. It is the debut game from developer Wildlight Entertainment, though the people who work there are no strangers to making first-person shooters. Comprised of folks who worked on Apex Legends, Call of Duty, and Titanfall, Wildlight promises something a little different with Highguard. Riding a bear into battle while hip firing your assault rifle is certainly different.
In Highguard, you play as Wardens, who are arcane gunfighters fighting for control of a mythical continent. Teams of rival Wardens compete for control of a siege weapon called the Shieldbreaker, which is then used to bust down the walls of the enemy base and destroy it to achieve victory.
For me, Highguard was an incredible grand finale reveal to cap off The Game Awards, and I can’t wait to get my hands on it. Perhaps the best part of the entire announcement is that we have less than two months to wait, as Highguard launches January 26th for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S, with cross-play and cross-progression support.
