‘Highguard’: Wildlight Founders on How Their Debut Game Is Not Like ‘Concord’ or ‘Overwatch’

‘Highguard’: Wildlight Founders on How Their Debut Game Is Not Like ‘Concord’ or ‘Overwatch’

As "Highguard" is released, founders at game studio Wildlight address comparisons to "Overwatch" and the now-canceled "Concord."

Highguard's negative reaction is mostly overblown, like most things on social media, but I should have seen it coming

Wading through the shark-infested sea of feedback is this game's reality now.

Highguard Studio Was Not Afraid To 'Make A Concord,' Senior Executive Bluntly Says

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Highguard, 2026's First Contentious Title, Performs Poorly at Launch

Not quite Concord 2, but definitely not 2016's Overwatch.

Hands On: Highguard Is Real and Potentially Great on PS5

Get off your high horse.Highguard is, in fact, real, and we’ve played it. Wildlight Entertainment, a collective of ex-Respawn developers, has launched a free-to-play PvP raid shooter, and after a couple of matches, we’re intrigued to sink some more time into it.This is, admittedly, our very early impressions, but like many, we wanted to know the kind of game that Geoff Keighley was willing to bet his entire reputation on. After closing out The G…