{"id":17355,"date":"2026-02-12T02:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T02:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/most-of-highguards-dev-team-laid-off-just-two-weeks-after-live-service-shooters-launch\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T02:30:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T02:30:00","slug":"most-of-highguards-dev-team-laid-off-just-two-weeks-after-live-service-shooters-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/most-of-highguards-dev-team-laid-off-just-two-weeks-after-live-service-shooters-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"#Most of Highguard&#8217;s Dev Team Laid Off Just Two Weeks After Live Service Shooter&#8217;s Launch"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/most-of-highguards-dev-team-laid-off-just-two-weeks-after-live-service-shooters-launch\/#Most_of_Highguards_Dev_Team_Laid_Off_Just_Two_Weeks_After_Live_Service_Shooters_Launch\" >Most of Highguard&#8217;s Dev Team Laid Off Just Two Weeks After Live Service Shooter&#8217;s Launch<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/most-of-highguards-dev-team-laid-off-just-two-weeks-after-live-service-shooters-launch\/#Related_Articles\" >Related Articles<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/most-of-highguards-dev-team-laid-off-just-two-weeks-after-live-service-shooters-launch\/#Review_Highguard_PS5_%E2%80%93_Jack_of_All_Trades_PS5_Shooter_Is_Fine\" >Review Highguard (PS5) &#8211; Jack of All Trades PS5 Shooter Is Fine<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/most-of-highguards-dev-team-laid-off-just-two-weeks-after-live-service-shooters-launch\/#Related_Articles-2\" >Related Articles<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Most_of_Highguards_Dev_Team_Laid_Off_Just_Two_Weeks_After_Live_Service_Shooters_Launch\"><\/span>Most of Highguard&#8217;s Dev Team Laid Off Just Two Weeks After Live Service Shooter&#8217;s Launch<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"body body-text article-text\">\n<section class=\"text\">\n<figure class=\"picture\" data-uuid=\"02ab5dc188652\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Highguard Layoffs\" href=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/02ab5dc188652\/highguard-layoffs.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/02ab5dc188652\/highguard-layoffs.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" alt=\"Highguard Layoffs\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Update [<time class=\"dated \" datetime=\"2026-02-12T02:30:00+00:00\" data-format=\"D jS M Y, g:ia\">Thu 12th Feb 2026, 2:30am<\/time>]:<\/strong> As expected, Highguard developer Wildlight Entertainment has issued a statement (as per <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/highguard-studio-developer-layoffs-wildlight-entertainment-2000667841\">Kotaku<\/a>) on the previously assumed layoffs, confirming that it&#8217;s &#8220;made an incredibly difficult decision to part ways with a number of our team members&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>More than one of these (now former) employees have commented on the situation, claiming that &#8220;most&#8221; of the people who were working on the game have been laid off.<\/p>\n<p>Wildlight clarifies that it&#8217;s &#8220;keeping a core group of developers to continue innovating on and supporting the game&#8221;.<\/p>\n<div class=\"for-mobile insert insert-label\">\n<div id=\"inject-primis-player\" data-src-primis=\"https:\/\/live.primis.tech\/live\/liveView.php?s=117168&amp;vp_content=plembed39b4tigwxqjz&amp;cbuster=%%CACHEBUSTER%%&amp;playerApiId=primis_player_float&amp;schain=1.0,1!ziffdavis.com,22392450815,1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>We&#8217;ll be real: it&#8217;s not looking good for Highguard.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>Original Story:<\/strong> Assuming a fresh <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/alex-graner-a37262114_alex-graners-resume-activity-7427480816940892161-hmDh\/\">Linkedin<\/a> post is accurate, developer Wildlight Entertainment has laid off &#8220;most&#8221; of its staff following the underwhelming launch of its hero shooter, Highguard.<\/p>\n<p>Highguard released just over a couple of weeks ago, so these supposed layoffs are hitting <em>a lot<\/em> faster than many onlookers may have anticipated.<\/p>\n<p>Senior level designer <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/alex-graner-a37262114?trk=public_post_follow-view-profile\">Alex Graner<\/a> is the apparent source for all of this, stating that he was laid off at some point earlier today.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This one really stings as there was a lot of unreleased content I was really looking forward to that I and others designed for Highguard,&#8221; Graner writes.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s obviously a sickening blow for those, like Graner, who put their all into the project, only to see the whole thing struggle to stick the landing.<\/p>\n<p>You may recall that Highguard was first revealed right at the end of The Game Awards 2025, which didn&#8217;t really do it any favours considering the heightened expectations that surround such a slot on Geoff Keighley&#8217;s annual show.<\/p>\n<p>Still, Highguard released on its planned 26th January date, and although initial interest was promising, player numbers fell off a cliff in the space of just a few days.<\/p>\n<p>The swift introduction of a 5v5 mode did seem to help the title out for a little while, but it apparently wasn&#8217;t enough.<\/p>\n<p>We would assume that an official statement on the Highguard&#8217;s future will be published soon, and we&#8217;ll update this story once that happens.<\/p>\n<div class=\"insert-label centered insert lazyload for-mobile insert-extended lazyload\">\n<div id=\"PS_MPU_X_V698D5948530BE\" style=\"min-width:300px; 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Jack of All Trades PS5 Shooter Is Fine<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"tagline\">Master of none<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article><\/div>\n<p class=\"text source\">[source <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\" title=\"External Link: https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/alex-graner-a37262114_alex-graners-resume-activity-7427480816940892161-hmDh\/\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/alex-graner-a37262114_alex-graners-resume-activity-7427480816940892161-hmDh\/\">linkedin.com<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:pushsquare.com\/ssl\/ps5\/related-info\/ecd757eb5b24ad635ca5df2337b30a36 @ 1770868671 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"see-also\">\n<dl>\n<dt>Related Games<\/dt>\n<dd class=\"first\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\" first last\"><strong>Highguard<\/strong> (PS5)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/dd>\n<dt>See Also<\/dt>\n<dd class=\"first\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\" first\"><strong>Highguard (PS5)<\/strong> Review<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\">The Best PS5 Games (2026)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"footer\">\n<ul class=\"share-this \">\n<li class=\" first\">Share:<\/li>\n<li class=\"value\"><span class=\"accent-bg share-count\">50<\/span><span class=\"icon icon-caret-right accent\"><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ui-share-page whatsapp accent\" title=\"Share this on WhatsApp\" data-service=\"whatsapp\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"#\"><span class=\"icon icon-whatsapp\"><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ui-share-page bsky accent\" title=\"Share this on Bluesky\" data-service=\"bsky\" data-username=\"pushsquare.com\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"#\"><span class=\"icon icon-bsky\"><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ui-share-page facebook accent\" title=\"Share this on Facebook\" data-service=\"facebook\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"#\"><span class=\"icon icon-facebook\"><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ui-share-page twitter accent\" title=\"Share this on Twitter\" data-service=\"twitter\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"#\"><span class=\"icon icon-twitter\"><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ui-share-page threads accent\" title=\"Share this on Threads\" data-service=\"threads\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"#\"><span class=\"icon icon-threads\"><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ui-share-page messenger accent for-mobile\" title=\"Share this on Facebook Messenger\" data-service=\"fbmessenger\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"#\"><span class=\"icon icon-messenger\"><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ui-share-page reddit accent for-desktop\" title=\"Share this on Reddit\" data-service=\"reddit\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"#\"><span class=\"icon icon-reddit\"><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"article-stats\" data-article-id=\"197360\" data-comments=\"50\" data-shares=\"50\" data-likes=\"2\">\n<li class=\" first\">2<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ui-comments accent icon icon-comments\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/02\/most-of-highguards-dev-team-laid-off-just-two-weeks-after-live-service-shooters-launch#comments\">50<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"insert soft-bg below-article for-mobile insert-extended lazyload\">\n<div id=\"PS_MPU_X_H698D59485351E\" style=\"min-width:300px; 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He still takes his fighting games seriously, but RPGs are his true passion. The Witcher, Persona, Dragon Quest, Mass Effect, Final Fantasy, Trails, Tales \u2014 he&#8217;s played &#8217;em all. A little too much, some might say.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\" first\"><span class=\"icon icon-profile\"><\/span> Author Profile<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"return replyTo('ShogunRok');\" href=\"#\"><span class=\"icon icon-comments\"><\/span> Reply<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"insert with-label centered block lazyload for-desktop lazyload\">\n<div id=\"PS_MPU_X_A698D594853666\" style=\"min-width:300px; min-height:250px;display:flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items:center; justify-content: center;\" data-dfp-id=\"pushsquare\/desktop_web_display\/article\" data-dfp-sizes=\"300x250\" data-dfp-targeting=\"pos=1,gto=false,experiment=nl-article-foot-after-author\" class=\"lazyload\" data-dfp-refresh-direct=\"true\" data-prebid-config=\"LAZY_DESKTOP\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"comments-list\">\n<section id=\"comments\" class=\"block comments\">\n<header class=\"widget-header\">\n<p>Comments <span 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datetime=\"2026-02-11T23:31:53+00:00\">5 hours ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Damn, that&#8217;s rough, hope they find work soon.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">5<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment9018790\" data-author=\"users\/135786\" data-subject=\"comments\/9018790\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"9018790\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/135786\/avatar.jpg?v=1711573297\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Deadlyblack\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/02\/most-of-highguards-dev-team-laid-off-just-two-weeks-after-live-service-shooters-launch#comment9018790\">2<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Deadlyblack<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-02-11T23:33:12+00:00\">5 hours ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Regardless of what people may think of a game upon release, it&#8217;s always a shame to see the devs laid off after a game is released.<\/p>\n<p>Hopefully everyone can find employment quick.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">6<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment is-supporter\" id=\"comment9018792\" data-author=\"users\/76297\" data-subject=\"comments\/9018792\" data-dislikes=\"1\" data-id=\"9018792\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/76297\/avatar.jpg?v=1650329794\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"AdamNovice\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/02\/most-of-highguards-dev-team-laid-off-just-two-weeks-after-live-service-shooters-launch#comment9018792\">3<\/a><\/li>\n<li>AdamNovice<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-02-11T23:35:16+00:00\">5 hours ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Games just aren&#8217;t allowed to grow anymore, you either knock it out of the park from the get go and establish a large player base or jobs will be at risk.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">5<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment9018793\" data-author=\"users\/322563\" data-subject=\"comments\/9018793\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"9018793\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Drago201\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/02\/most-of-highguards-dev-team-laid-off-just-two-weeks-after-live-service-shooters-launch#comment9018793\">4<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Drago201<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-02-11T23:35:19+00:00\">5 hours ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Given the games actual falloff I am not surprised \ud83d\ude12<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment9018794\" data-author=\"users\/239790\" data-subject=\"comments\/9018794\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"9018794\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/239790\/avatar.jpg?v=1726674494\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Andee\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/02\/most-of-highguards-dev-team-laid-off-just-two-weeks-after-live-service-shooters-launch#comment9018794\">5<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Andee<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-02-11T23:35:25+00:00\">5 hours ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>What a terrible state for the industry to be in, this can&#8217;t keep happening<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">5<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment9018795\" data-author=\"users\/322563\" data-subject=\"comments\/9018795\" data-dislikes=\"1\" data-id=\"9018795\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Drago201\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/02\/most-of-highguards-dev-team-laid-off-just-two-weeks-after-live-service-shooters-launch#comment9018795\">6<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Drago201<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-02-11T23:36:04+00:00\">5 hours ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@AdamNovice it lost 90% of the player base that&#8217;s the opposite of growth \ud83d\ude05<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">5<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment9018799\" data-author=\"users\/324429\" data-subject=\"comments\/9018799\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"9018799\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/324429\/avatar.jpg?v=1677288447\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"MidnightDragonDX\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/02\/most-of-highguards-dev-team-laid-off-just-two-weeks-after-live-service-shooters-launch#comment9018799\">7<\/a><\/li>\n<li>MidnightDragonDX<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-02-11T23:39:00+00:00\">4 hours ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>On the bright side, if it doesn\u2019t shut before Friday, it\u2019ll have survived longer than Concord. In all seriousness, sucks for everyone impacted.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment9018804\" data-author=\"users\/344469\" data-subject=\"comments\/9018804\" data-dislikes=\"3\" data-id=\"9018804\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Bluemoon2008\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/02\/most-of-highguards-dev-team-laid-off-just-two-weeks-after-live-service-shooters-launch#comment9018804\">8<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Bluemoon2008<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-02-11T23:45:22+00:00\">4 hours ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>How many of those devs are laid off simply because their job is done though as opposed to those losing their jobs because they can&#8217;t afford to keep them on? Didnt they say a week or so ago, they can survive on a tiny player base?<\/p>\n<p>As with any game, certain roles become obsolete the second a game is released so it makes no sense to be employing people with nothing to do anymore. About time the games media accept that game dev work is essentially contracted. A building site isn&#8217;t going to hire an electrician or a plasterer when they&#8217;re laying foundations, nor are they going to need to keep a bricklayer once the shell of the build is finished, devs have got to get used to going into a role for a specific period and then moving on once their job is done, games cost too much now to be keeping staff they dont need on.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment9018811\" data-author=\"users\/363159\" data-subject=\"comments\/9018811\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"9018811\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/363159\/avatar.jpg?v=1763675777\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"scottXedgar\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/02\/most-of-highguards-dev-team-laid-off-just-two-weeks-after-live-service-shooters-launch#comment9018811\">9<\/a><\/li>\n<li>scottXedgar<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-02-11T23:49:13+00:00\">4 hours ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>&#8220;Made by devs that worked on _______&#8221; has become a phrase that translates to failure more than success.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment9018815\" data-author=\"users\/344992\" data-subject=\"comments\/9018815\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"9018815\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Carnage\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/02\/most-of-highguards-dev-team-laid-off-just-two-weeks-after-live-service-shooters-launch#comment9018815\">10<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Carnage<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-02-11T23:50:43+00:00\">4 hours ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>The game business is very tough. Overwatch\u2019s very recent, very successful reboot probably didn\u2019t do Highguard\u2019s already modest player numbers any wonders. Hopefully the developers land on their feet.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment9018819\" data-author=\"users\/175814\" data-subject=\"comments\/9018819\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"9018819\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/175814\/avatar.jpg?v=1550237925\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"dskatter\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/02\/most-of-highguards-dev-team-laid-off-just-two-weeks-after-live-service-shooters-launch#comment9018819\">11<\/a><\/li>\n<li>dskatter<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-02-11T23:56:28+00:00\">4 hours ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Well, at least no one paid for it, unlike Concord. Not up front, anyway. Refunds for whatever battle pass\/in game purchases were applicable might be hard to get, and I hope everyone can get their money back.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment9018823\" data-author=\"users\/330088\" data-subject=\"comments\/9018823\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"9018823\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Dan12836666\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/02\/most-of-highguards-dev-team-laid-off-just-two-weeks-after-live-service-shooters-launch#comment9018823\">12<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Dan12836666<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-02-11T23:59:58+00:00\">4 hours ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Why keep working on these live service games if they are going keep failing doesnt make sense at all shame see anyone lose there jobs but you know the definition of insanity<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment is-supporter\" id=\"comment9018824\" data-author=\"users\/76297\" data-subject=\"comments\/9018824\" data-dislikes=\"1\" data-id=\"9018824\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/76297\/avatar.jpg?v=1650329794\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"AdamNovice\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/02\/most-of-highguards-dev-team-laid-off-just-two-weeks-after-live-service-shooters-launch#comment9018824\">13<\/a><\/li>\n<li>AdamNovice<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-02-12T00:00:18+00:00\">4 hours ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@Drago201 That&#8217;s my point, if a game can&#8217;t keep a large player base within the first couple of weeks then it seems it just isn&#8217;t allowed to grow again.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment9018826\" data-author=\"users\/303353\" data-subject=\"comments\/9018826\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"9018826\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Fishmasterflex96\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/02\/most-of-highguards-dev-team-laid-off-just-two-weeks-after-live-service-shooters-launch#comment9018826\">14<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fishmasterflex96<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-02-12T00:08:53+00:00\">4 hours ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@AdamNovice mean it\u2019s entirely the fault of the devs and the leadership here. Even a shadow drop would have been stupid. You need to do early access to build the game up and figure out what players actually want.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment9018829\" data-author=\"users\/303353\" data-subject=\"comments\/9018829\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"9018829\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Fishmasterflex96\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/02\/most-of-highguards-dev-team-laid-off-just-two-weeks-after-live-service-shooters-launch#comment9018829\">15<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fishmasterflex96<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-02-12T00:09:40+00:00\">4 hours ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Unfortunate but not shocking. Highguard was far from a bad game but it didn\u2019t truly do anything special to set itself apart from the competition. T<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment9018830\" data-author=\"users\/330996\" data-subject=\"comments\/9018830\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"9018830\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/330996\/avatar.jpg?v=1689605068\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"DennisReynolds\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/02\/most-of-highguards-dev-team-laid-off-just-two-weeks-after-live-service-shooters-launch#comment9018830\">16<\/a><\/li>\n<li>DennisReynolds<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-02-12T00:10:23+00:00\">4 hours ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Geoff really screwed these guys over. That said the game isn&#8217;t good enough regardless.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment9018831\" data-author=\"users\/191364\" data-subject=\"comments\/9018831\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"9018831\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/191364\/avatar.jpg?v=1525824811\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"AhmadSumadi\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/02\/most-of-highguards-dev-team-laid-off-just-two-weeks-after-live-service-shooters-launch#comment9018831\">17<\/a><\/li>\n<li>AhmadSumadi<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-02-12T00:14:21+00:00\">4 hours ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>I won\u2019t revel in the failure of anyone\u2019s hard work. But at some point they\u2019ll have to realize this push isn\u2019t working. Far more misses than hits. And when you\u2019re asking the gaming community to flock to a new live service every 2-3 months how can you expect any of it to be successful?<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">5<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment9018832\" data-author=\"users\/272380\" data-subject=\"comments\/9018832\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"9018832\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Americansamurai1\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/02\/most-of-highguards-dev-team-laid-off-just-two-weeks-after-live-service-shooters-launch#comment9018832\">18<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Americansamurai1<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-02-12T00:14:53+00:00\">4 hours ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>The risk of live service title, they can generate massive capital or fail epic.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment9018833\" data-author=\"users\/191364\" data-subject=\"comments\/9018833\" data-dislikes=\"1\" data-id=\"9018833\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/191364\/avatar.jpg?v=1525824811\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"AhmadSumadi\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/02\/most-of-highguards-dev-team-laid-off-just-two-weeks-after-live-service-shooters-launch#comment9018833\">19<\/a><\/li>\n<li>AhmadSumadi<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-02-12T00:15:36+00:00\">4 hours ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@AdamNovice in a world where we can get almost everything shipped to us within 24 hours, you\u2019ll have to expect that people will spoil themselves on instant gratification.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment9018836\" data-author=\"users\/280776\" data-subject=\"comments\/9018836\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"9018836\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/280776\/avatar.jpg?v=1737283317\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"graymamba\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/02\/most-of-highguards-dev-team-laid-off-just-two-weeks-after-live-service-shooters-launch#comment9018836\">20<\/a><\/li>\n<li>graymamba<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-02-12T00:16:29+00:00\">4 hours ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>I\u2019ve said it before and I\u2019ll say it again, dev\u2019s and publishers betting <strong>EVERYTHING<\/strong> on GaaS is like your layman remortaging their house and spending it all on lottery tickets. Sure, you <strong>might<\/strong> get rich\u2026 but you\u2019ll <strong>probably<\/strong> lose your house!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">4<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment9018837\" data-author=\"users\/103228\" data-subject=\"comments\/9018837\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"9018837\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/103228\/avatar.jpg?v=1624284665\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"nessisonett\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/02\/most-of-highguards-dev-team-laid-off-just-two-weeks-after-live-service-shooters-launch#comment9018837\">21<\/a><\/li>\n<li>nessisonett<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-02-12T00:18:47+00:00\">4 hours ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Geoff is genuinely semi-responsible for these people losing their jobs. Highguard was never going to be a huge hit but the instant wave of vitriol generated by putting it there in that show instantly set it up for failure. Lessons to be learned, nothing wrong with early access periods and building hype slowly.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment9018841\" data-author=\"users\/175814\" data-subject=\"comments\/9018841\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"9018841\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/175814\/avatar.jpg?v=1550237925\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"dskatter\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/02\/most-of-highguards-dev-team-laid-off-just-two-weeks-after-live-service-shooters-launch#comment9018841\">22<\/a><\/li>\n<li>dskatter<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-02-12T00:23:19+00:00\">4 hours ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@AdamNovice It couldn\u2019t keep it in the first 24 hours, let alone a single week.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment9018843\" data-author=\"users\/357780\" data-subject=\"comments\/9018843\" data-dislikes=\"1\" data-id=\"9018843\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/357780\/avatar.jpg?v=1764208700\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"StitchJones\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/02\/most-of-highguards-dev-team-laid-off-just-two-weeks-after-live-service-shooters-launch#comment9018843\">23<\/a><\/li>\n<li>StitchJones<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-02-12T00:24:00+00:00\">4 hours ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@nessisonett if a game is good people will play it. if its trash its trash. Look at the hate Horizon hunters is getting and that wasn&#8217;t even in a state of play, let alone an awards show. People don&#8217;t want these kinds of games in a crowded space of live service. Highguards #&#8217;s keep getting more abysmal because the game is garbage. Simple. How is this remotely Geoff&#8217;s fault people got laid off? They made a game nobody wanted is why.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">4<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment is-supporter\" id=\"comment9018845\" data-author=\"users\/287844\" data-subject=\"comments\/9018845\" data-dislikes=\"1\" data-id=\"9018845\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/287844\/avatar.jpg?v=1738803045\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"somnambulance\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/02\/most-of-highguards-dev-team-laid-off-just-two-weeks-after-live-service-shooters-launch#comment9018845\">24<\/a><\/li>\n<li>somnambulance<span title=\"Push Square Supporter\" class=\"icon icon-hookshot supporter-badge\"><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-02-12T00:27:15+00:00\">4 hours ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@DennisReynolds I think Geoff probably thought the game looked great and figured it would resonate strongly with the Apex crowd that has started to fall off over the years. This game and Concord will be studied eventually as a failure to understand what gamers actually want. Not that gamers actually know what they want because I\u2019m sure many DO want a unique live service game that goes new places. Otherwise, Arc Raiders would be dead too.<\/p>\n<p>In the modern era, games such as this are either an immediate hit or they\u2019re dead in months. I do agree with @AdamNovice here: the game was simply doomed from the start and it\u2019ll never have the chance to evolve into something gamers may enjoy because there\u2019s apparently no foresight in game development to allow a game any time to develop. Like Concord, there\u2019s a kernel of a good idea, but the execution is just so far off and it\u2019ll never receive the water to organically grow like titles used to 10, 20 years ago. A game can get better though if developers listen to feedback. I mean, people adore Cyberpunk now and that game was actual Cyberjunk at launch, and was in a far more grievous launch state than Highguard.<\/p>\n<p>Every game is a gamble. Regardless of quality. I mean, to use Apex as an example, I thought that one was a weaker, late entry into BR and hero shooters, but other people really liked it, even though there were already established games in the genre that seemed well regarded.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment9018847\" data-author=\"users\/357780\" data-subject=\"comments\/9018847\" data-dislikes=\"1\" data-id=\"9018847\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/357780\/avatar.jpg?v=1764208700\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"StitchJones\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/02\/most-of-highguards-dev-team-laid-off-just-two-weeks-after-live-service-shooters-launch#comment9018847\">25<\/a><\/li>\n<li>StitchJones<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-02-12T00:28:31+00:00\">4 hours ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@AdamNovice Here&#8217;s a better idea. Stop developing games nobody wants. Horizon Hunters is getting bashed already and that game wasn&#8217;t even introduced in a SOplay, let alone an awards show. Overwatch had great pedigree and success behind it and Blizzard couldn&#8217;t even get a sequel to that game to work these days. Concord cancelled shortly after release. Bungie the OG of the Halo Series can&#8217;t even try to get something new in the live service arena w\/ marathon. People been bashing Marathon since the beta. See the trend? Dev&#8217;s are obv too stupid to see this and force their dumb hero shooter or live service ideas anyways, then wonder why nobody is playing them after launch and people get fired. The math is simple. They turn it into quantum mechanics<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment9018853\" data-author=\"users\/278236\" data-subject=\"comments\/9018853\" data-dislikes=\"4\" data-id=\"9018853\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/278236\/avatar.jpg?v=1622147732\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"KundaliniRising333\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/02\/most-of-highguards-dev-team-laid-off-just-two-weeks-after-live-service-shooters-launch#comment9018853\">26<\/a><\/li>\n<li>KundaliniRising333<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-02-12T00:41:00+00:00\">3 hours ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Lmfao. Well yah. That game was a choice. Unlike like let&#8217;s say horizon hunters, which was forced.<\/p>\n<p>Until these devs and\/or shareholders get the message in terms of generic copy and past money extraction schemes glossed over with the most basic and overused paint: We will continue to see the same overand over again. Hell divers, arc raiders found success for very specific reasons that differentiate themselves from this slop.<\/p>\n<p>If you aren&#8217;t willing to take those risks and take a fun to play and experience approach first to development, then you aren&#8217;t going to have a job in this industry long.<\/p>\n<p>People are over it. The zombies that fuel their metrics on what most people play are fundamentally flawed as those people rarely play something new or even really game at all. They are a completely different subset of &#8220;gamers,&#8221; that will never leave their addiction long term to play your version of the same thing even if it has some viral hype or glazing from these mainstream sites&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment9018854\" data-author=\"users\/337403\" data-subject=\"comments\/9018854\" data-dislikes=\"1\" data-id=\"9018854\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/337403\/avatar.jpg?v=1705299668\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Lavishturtle\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/02\/most-of-highguards-dev-team-laid-off-just-two-weeks-after-live-service-shooters-launch#comment9018854\">27<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Lavishturtle<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-02-12T00:42:17+00:00\">3 hours ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Horizon sent out that survey today. Seems strange so fast after that terrible trailer. Highguard never had a chance. Horizon has no chance either. Sony will never learn until they fire Herman. People are losing their jobs because they aren&#8217;t allowed to make the games people want to buy and play. Brain dead management is mandating these garbage games. I hope they find work with a real studio that wants to make great games.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment is-supporter\" id=\"comment9018861\" data-author=\"users\/4271\" data-subject=\"comments\/9018861\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"9018861\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/4271\/avatar.jpg?v=1529104267\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"get2sammyb\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/02\/most-of-highguards-dev-team-laid-off-just-two-weeks-after-live-service-shooters-launch#comment9018861\">28<\/a><\/li>\n<li>get2sammyb<span title=\"Push Square Supporter\" class=\"icon icon-hookshot supporter-badge\"><\/span> <span title=\"Push Square \/ Hookshot Staff\" class=\"icon icon-star user-admin\"><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-02-12T00:47:52+00:00\">3 hours ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Wow this sucks<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment9018862\" data-author=\"users\/341664\" data-subject=\"comments\/9018862\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"9018862\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/341664\/avatar.jpg?v=1755618524\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"PuppetMaster\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/02\/most-of-highguards-dev-team-laid-off-just-two-weeks-after-live-service-shooters-launch#comment9018862\">29<\/a><\/li>\n<li>PuppetMaster<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-02-12T00:48:07+00:00\">3 hours ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>2XKO x Highguard \ud83e\udd1d<\/p>\n<p>Who thought it was a good idea to launch a live service game with very barebone contents and boring gameplay. As for 2XKO case, Riot is crazy enough to locked some skins behind very expensives bundle that cost more than buying a brand new AAA game.<\/p>\n<p>My sympathy for the devs though. I hope they land a new job asap.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment9018869\" data-author=\"users\/344730\" data-subject=\"comments\/9018869\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"9018869\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/344730\/avatar.jpg?v=1725383348\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Can-You-Believe-Sith\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/02\/most-of-highguards-dev-team-laid-off-just-two-weeks-after-live-service-shooters-launch#comment9018869\">30<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Can-You-Believe-Sith<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-02-12T00:54:01+00:00\">3 hours ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Who really didn\u2019t see this coming \ud83e\udd14<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment9018876\" data-author=\"users\/56336\" data-subject=\"comments\/9018876\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"9018876\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/56336\/avatar.jpg?v=1750254552\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"jFug\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/02\/most-of-highguards-dev-team-laid-off-just-two-weeks-after-live-service-shooters-launch#comment9018876\">31<\/a><\/li>\n<li>jFug<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-02-12T00:59:57+00:00\">3 hours ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Another tombstone in the live service graveyard. \ud83e\udea6<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment9018887\" data-author=\"users\/103228\" data-subject=\"comments\/9018887\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"9018887\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/103228\/avatar.jpg?v=1624284665\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"nessisonett\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/02\/most-of-highguards-dev-team-laid-off-just-two-weeks-after-live-service-shooters-launch#comment9018887\">32<\/a><\/li>\n<li>nessisonett<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-02-12T01:17:34+00:00\">3 hours ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@StitchJones If that was true then Fortnite and Roblox wouldn\u2019t be the most played games in the world and Shenmue and Planescape: Torment would have been commercial success stories. Sh*t sells every day, any notion that good games make money and bad ones don\u2019t is complete nonsense.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">4<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment9018890\" data-author=\"users\/357780\" data-subject=\"comments\/9018890\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"9018890\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/357780\/avatar.jpg?v=1764208700\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"StitchJones\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/02\/most-of-highguards-dev-team-laid-off-just-two-weeks-after-live-service-shooters-launch#comment9018890\">33<\/a><\/li>\n<li>StitchJones<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-02-12T01:25:06+00:00\">3 hours ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@nessisonett so with that rationale, Highguard failed because its a great game, but Geoff sabotaged it by showing it last at the GA&#8217;s??? That notion is what&#8217;s complete nonsense. Sorry. That game is pure garbage and the trailer looked like garbage. Makes no difference when or where you showed that game, its trash and the #&#8217;s don&#8217;t lie.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment9018898\" data-author=\"users\/292638\" data-subject=\"comments\/9018898\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"9018898\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/292638\/avatar.jpg?v=1632796121\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"2here2there\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/02\/most-of-highguards-dev-team-laid-off-just-two-weeks-after-live-service-shooters-launch#comment9018898\">34<\/a><\/li>\n<li>2here2there<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-02-12T01:43:37+00:00\">2 hours ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>I hope the same doesn&#8217;t happen to that Horizon online thing\/game<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment9018900\" data-author=\"users\/333150\" data-subject=\"comments\/9018900\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"9018900\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Contimaloris\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/02\/most-of-highguards-dev-team-laid-off-just-two-weeks-after-live-service-shooters-launch#comment9018900\">35<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Contimaloris<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-02-12T01:46:03+00:00\">2 hours ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Hopefully this live service gold rush will die down now. The vein has run dry people.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment9018901\" data-author=\"users\/337970\" data-subject=\"comments\/9018901\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"9018901\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/337970\/avatar.jpg?v=1707217747\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Frmknst\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/02\/most-of-highguards-dev-team-laid-off-just-two-weeks-after-live-service-shooters-launch#comment9018901\">36<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Frmknst<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-02-12T01:47:23+00:00\">2 hours ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>How Geoffie has to feel to be responsible for people losing their job..<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment9018905\" data-author=\"users\/310011\" data-subject=\"comments\/9018905\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"9018905\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/310011\/avatar.jpg?v=1652482932\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"pyrrhic_victory\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/02\/most-of-highguards-dev-team-laid-off-just-two-weeks-after-live-service-shooters-launch#comment9018905\">37<\/a><\/li>\n<li>pyrrhic_victory<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-02-12T01:51:08+00:00\">2 hours ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Unfortunate for them, but not surprising.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment9018915\" data-author=\"users\/276991\" data-subject=\"comments\/9018915\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"9018915\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Treestar\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/02\/most-of-highguards-dev-team-laid-off-just-two-weeks-after-live-service-shooters-launch#comment9018915\">38<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Treestar<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-02-12T02:07:13+00:00\">2 hours ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Common theme from many of these games is unlikable character design. If your characters don&#8217;t resignate with players, it&#8217;s common for everyone to dog pile on the game and never give it a chance.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment9018920\" data-author=\"users\/118968\" data-subject=\"comments\/9018920\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"9018920\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/118968\/avatar.jpg?v=1645030856\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"BAMozzy\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/02\/most-of-highguards-dev-team-laid-off-just-two-weeks-after-live-service-shooters-launch#comment9018920\">39<\/a><\/li>\n<li>BAMozzy<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-02-12T02:17:54+00:00\">2 hours ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>I&#8217;m sure they got paid for their work and I doubt that MANY poured their Heart and Soul into a project, working to create someone elses idea and help that come to fruition.<\/p>\n<p>No-one wants to hear of job losses, but they may have been &#8216;hired&#8217; to create that one game and now that game is out, their work is done. If I was hired to help paint a massive mural art project to ensure its finished on time, I&#8217;d be surprised if the Artist keeps me &#8217;employed&#8217; once that work is finished.<\/p>\n<p>I also don&#8217;t know if they&#8217;d keep people who obviously haven&#8217;t made a very popular product, one that sells and brings in money to not only recuperate that investment cost, but also bring in enough revenue to keep them employed. You could argue that they&#8217;ve worked on a product that few wanted, is &#8216;average&#8217; at best and likely forgotten in a very short time. I doubt I&#8217;d keep staff employed if what they produced is mediocre and not very successful. Not saying that&#8217;s the Staff&#8217;s fault, but its also not grounds to keep them either. Unless you think you can turn its fortunes around, its better to cut your costs\/losses at the earliest point.<\/p>\n<p>People are worried about AI making Slop, but there are plenty of Humans making mediocre games, trying to jump on a trend and do their version of anothers Success, lacking any real creativity, innovation or unique qualities.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment9018925\" data-author=\"users\/103228\" data-subject=\"comments\/9018925\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"9018925\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/103228\/avatar.jpg?v=1624284665\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"nessisonett\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/02\/most-of-highguards-dev-team-laid-off-just-two-weeks-after-live-service-shooters-launch#comment9018925\">40<\/a><\/li>\n<li>nessisonett<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-02-12T02:27:46+00:00\">2 hours ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@StitchJones It\u2019s not that simple. Good games fail. Bad games succeed. Failing is not an indicator of quality. This game failed due to many factors, one of which absolutely is the backlash to being shown off in a prime spot at one of Geoff\u2019s shows. Another factor is that it\u2019s a live service shooter in a crowded market. Things aren\u2019t completely black and white.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">5<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment9018928\" data-author=\"users\/357780\" data-subject=\"comments\/9018928\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"9018928\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/357780\/avatar.jpg?v=1764208700\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"StitchJones\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/02\/most-of-highguards-dev-team-laid-off-just-two-weeks-after-live-service-shooters-launch#comment9018928\">41<\/a><\/li>\n<li>StitchJones<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-02-12T02:29:04+00:00\">2 hours ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@Lavishturtle What i can&#8217;t understand in this industry full of layoffs is, there&#8217;s plenty of people who need new jobs every year with all this. Why don&#8217;t the studios who have been stable for many years, even decades, hire these people and have more than one project in full production at a time? There&#8217;s no reason why a studio like ND can&#8217;t make and keep up with a TLOU online game and have interstellar going at the same time. No reason why Insomniac can&#8217;t give us the Marvel superhero entries and then something fresh, using their insane talents at the same time.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment9018933\" data-author=\"users\/357780\" data-subject=\"comments\/9018933\" data-dislikes=\"1\" data-id=\"9018933\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/357780\/avatar.jpg?v=1764208700\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"StitchJones\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/02\/most-of-highguards-dev-team-laid-off-just-two-weeks-after-live-service-shooters-launch#comment9018933\">42<\/a><\/li>\n<li>StitchJones<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-02-12T02:41:04+00:00\">1 hour ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@nessisonett you contradict yourself in your reply. You say it was shown off at a bad time during the GA&#8217;s, which means if it was properly shown off it would have succeeded.<\/p>\n<p>While at the same time you are saying it was prob destin to fail, because its another hokey her shooter in a crowded market.<\/p>\n<p>To me that means, it does not matter one bit when or where you showed this game off, the real problem is we don&#8217;t need more live service hero shooters. And clearly nobody wanted this, cause look at the abysmal #&#8217;s. So that GA&#8217;s placement is irrelevant to its demise.<\/p>\n<p>If you go watch podcasts by the more respected people who have been in this industry for awhile now and are not judgmental and give all games a chance, they gave their take on highguard during the GA&#8217;s and they all said the same thing as soon as that hokey trailer played, showing that putrid art style and generic hero shooter gameplay. They were all like &#8220;wtf is this crap?&#8221; That was their impression of the game and it matched everyone else&#8217;s because that slop appealed to nobody and is a bad game. Period. Regardless of reveal placement.<\/p>\n<p>Then when you fast forward to Highguards launch and listen to their podcasts to see what their take is on the game after actually playing it, they all said it was boring and not very well executed by the developers. Show this thing off like they did Horizon Hunters, under the radar and it still would have failed.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment9018941\" data-author=\"users\/346032\" data-subject=\"comments\/9018941\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"9018941\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/346032\/avatar.jpg?v=1760627458\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Nnfyrbsnss\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/02\/most-of-highguards-dev-team-laid-off-just-two-weeks-after-live-service-shooters-launch#comment9018941\">43<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Nnfyrbsnss<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-02-12T03:03:24+00:00\">1 hour ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>What a shock&#8230;. Lol<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment9018947\" data-author=\"users\/276317\" data-subject=\"comments\/9018947\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"9018947\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/276317\/avatar.jpg?v=1639051683\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"nomither6\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/02\/most-of-highguards-dev-team-laid-off-just-two-weeks-after-live-service-shooters-launch#comment9018947\">44<\/a><\/li>\n<li>nomither6<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-02-12T03:18:56+00:00\">1 hour ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>when\u2019s the next video game crash happening? i\u2019m waiting for the reset<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment9018948\" data-author=\"users\/276317\" data-subject=\"comments\/9018948\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"9018948\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/276317\/avatar.jpg?v=1639051683\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"nomither6\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/02\/most-of-highguards-dev-team-laid-off-just-two-weeks-after-live-service-shooters-launch#comment9018948\">45<\/a><\/li>\n<li>nomither6<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-02-12T03:19:41+00:00\">1 hour ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@Lavishturtle more like brain dead corporate suits that took over a once great &amp; niche entertainment medium<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment9018955\" data-author=\"users\/212033\" data-subject=\"comments\/9018955\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"9018955\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/212033\/avatar.jpg?v=1595224013\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Friendly\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/02\/most-of-highguards-dev-team-laid-off-just-two-weeks-after-live-service-shooters-launch#comment9018955\">46<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Friendly<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-02-12T03:32:08+00:00\">1 hour ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>If they didn\u2019t spend money on the Game Awards slot they would have had money to pay a lot of these developers for a few months at least &#8211; since a GA slot costs on average more than a million and this was the main slot of the night. And it didn\u2019t do the game much of a favor sadly <i title=\":worried:\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/cdnjs.cloudflare.com\/ajax\/libs\/twemoji\/14.0.2\/svg\/1f61f.svg)\" class=\"twa twa-lg twa-worried\"><\/i>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment9018963\" data-author=\"users\/192411\" data-subject=\"comments\/9018963\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"9018963\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/192411\/avatar.jpg?v=1746536302\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"RBMango\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/02\/most-of-highguards-dev-team-laid-off-just-two-weeks-after-live-service-shooters-launch#comment9018963\">47<\/a><\/li>\n<li>RBMango<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-02-12T03:59:06+00:00\">39 mins ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Anyone with half a brain knew this was coming.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment9018973\" data-author=\"users\/117994\" data-subject=\"comments\/9018973\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"9018973\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/117994\/avatar.jpg?v=1426107667\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"sonicmeerkat\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/02\/most-of-highguards-dev-team-laid-off-just-two-weeks-after-live-service-shooters-launch#comment9018973\">48<\/a><\/li>\n<li>sonicmeerkat<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-02-12T04:11:55+00:00\">26 mins ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Eh I&#8217;ve heard it&#8217;s perfectly fine but that&#8217;s about it, being extremely bad would have maybe been a bigger draw.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment9018980\" data-author=\"users\/318256\" data-subject=\"comments\/9018980\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"9018980\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/318256\/avatar.jpg?v=1667924016\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"MasterChiefWiggum\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/02\/most-of-highguards-dev-team-laid-off-just-two-weeks-after-live-service-shooters-launch#comment9018980\">49<\/a><\/li>\n<li>MasterChiefWiggum<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-02-12T04:17:24+00:00\">21 mins ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Brutal. I really hope this GAAS trend dies down (or off) soon. It\u2019s just too risky.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment9018987\" data-author=\"users\/48408\" data-subject=\"comments\/9018987\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"9018987\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/48408\/avatar.jpg?v=1507900272\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Boxmonkey\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/02\/most-of-highguards-dev-team-laid-off-just-two-weeks-after-live-service-shooters-launch#comment9018987\">50<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Boxmonkey<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-02-12T04:27:41+00:00\">10 mins ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Ouch! Why did you do this Geoff!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p class=\"empty\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"ui-load-comments ui-cta-button\" onclick=\"this.innerHTML = 'Please Wait...'; this.classList.add('loading'); return false\" href=\"news\/2026\/02\/most-of-highguards-dev-team-laid-off-just-two-weeks-after-live-service-shooters-launch#comments\"><span class=\"icon icon-comments\"><\/span> Show Comments<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"reply\" class=\"block comments\">\n<header class=\"widget-header\">\n<p>Leave A Comment<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p class=\"empty\">Hold on there, you need to login to post a comment&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"related-group optional\">\n<div class=\"insert centered block with-label lazyload for-mobile lazyload\">\n<div id=\"PS_MPU_X_E698D594856482\" style=\"min-width:300px; min-height:250px;display:flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items:center; justify-content: center;\" data-dfp-id=\"pushsquare\/mobile_web_display\/article\" data-dfp-sizes=\"300x250\" data-dfp-targeting=\"pos=1,gto=false,experiment=nl-article-after-comments\" class=\"lazyload\" data-dfp-refresh-direct=\"true\" data-prebid-config=\"Lazy_Load_HP_MPU\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- cache: html:pushsquare.com\/ssl\/ps5\/related\/articles\/highguard,ps5,wildlight-entertainment @ 1770852559 --><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-articles\">\n<h2 class=\"heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Related_Articles-2\"><\/span>Related Articles<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"item\">\n<p class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/ea3dcab717bb0\/75x75.jpg\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"PS Plus Extra Games for February 2026 Leaked, Full Lineup at State of Play\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"heading\">PS Plus Extra Games for February 2026 Leaked, Full Lineup at State of Play<\/p>\n<p class=\"description\">Big PS5 exclusive incoming<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"item\">\n<p class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/4a1a9939c4323\/75x75.jpg\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"70+ PS5, PS4 Games to Buy in PS Store's Critics' Choice Sale (North America\/Europe)\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"heading\">70+ PS5, PS4 Games to Buy in PS Store&#8217;s Critics&#8217; Choice Sale (North America\/Europe)<\/p>\n<p class=\"description\">Top PS5 and PS4 games going cheap<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"item\">\n<p class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/7ffae8e7c973e\/75x75.jpg\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"These 11+ PS5, PS4 Games Are Coming Out This Week (9th-15th February)\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"heading\">These 11+ PS5, PS4 Games Are Coming Out This Week (9th-15th February)<\/p>\n<p class=\"description\">Yakuza! 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