Highguard is a massive enigma. Following its headline spot at 2025’s iteration of The Game Awards, the title was heavily slated and then went radio silent.
It then reappeared late last week, with its developers announcing they will host a launch-day livestreamed showcase offering “an in-depth look at Highguard direct from the studio, featuring a full gameplay deep dive, year one plans, and much more.”
With that showcase mere hours away, a little bit of steam has begun to build around the mysterious title, with hundreds of viewers sitting in the lobby, eagerly awaiting what the developers have to show.
There Are Already A Lot Of People Waiting For The Highguard Launch Showcase
Gamers have been conditioned to expect the last announcement of major shows, like The Game Awards, to be something special. That so often isn’t the case, but the expectation is always there. You can forgive The Game Awards’ massive audience’s collective groans of disappointment, then, when, after a show that featured a new Larian title, a new Star Wars RPG, and the return of Mega Man, they were greeted with what looked like another generic hero shooter.
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That shared disappointment led to a flurry of dislikes on its official reveal trailer, comparisons to the doomed Concord, and more tears from Titanfall fans. Plus, weeks of silence from the developers. In fact, the only advertisement it got between the reveal and this upcoming launch showcase came from The Game Awards’ very own Geoff Keighley.
There seems to be some hype, or at the very least, morbid curiosity towards the game, though, as ten hours before the showcase is due to go live, hundreds of people are sat on YouTube waiting for it, having some reasonable conversation.
At 8 am GMT (3 am ET/12 am PT), there were regularly between 200 and 300 viewers in the Highguard showcase livestream lobby. These dedicated Highguardians have evidently sat around discussing the game for a while, with a long history of discussion in the YouTube chat.
“All this ‘looks like Concord’ and ‘hero shooter fatigue’ talk is just people mad that it’s not another open world RPG Soulslike dodge and roll clone, when Marvel Rivals already proves there’s no fatigue,” said one viewer. Another added, “After all the hate it’s gotten before release, I really kinda hope the game turns out good. It doesn’t need to be a 10/10, just needs to be fun. And if it’s bad, oh well, nothing ventured, nothing gained.”
Whatever happens at the impending showcase, you can be certain social media will be dominated by people sharing their thoughts over the following 24 hours.
- Released
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January 26, 2026
- Developer(s)
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Wildlight Entertainment
- Publisher(s)
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Wildlight Entertainment
- Multiplayer
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Online Multiplayer
- Cross-Platform Play
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Full
