Highguard-servrar stängs ner imorgon när spelarbasen krymper till tvåsiffriga tal

11 mars 2026

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Free-to-play-skjutaren Highguard från Wildlight Entertainment stänger den 12 mars 2026 – vilket gör idag, 11 mars, till den sista dagen – efter förra veckans nedläggningsmeddelande mitt i uppsägningar, Tencents tillbakadragande av finansiering och pågående prestandaproblem. Spelet, tillgängligt på PS5, Xbox Series X/S och PC, såg spelarantalet sjunka till tvåsiffriga tal förra veckan efter en problemfylld lansering.

Mindre än två månader efter lanseringen går Highguards servrar offline imorgon, 12 mars 2026, vilket avslutar en snabb nedgång som beskrevs i Wildlight Entertainments meddelande den 3 mars. Peak concurrent players near 100,000 gave way to double-digit figures by last week, per developer updates, alongside 'mostly negative' Steam reviews citing server and performance issues. Layoffs hit most of the team, and Tencent pulled backing post-launch. En före detta Wildlight-teknisk konstnär framhöll hur online-diskussioner påskyndade fallet, trots insatser som en post-lanseringsroadmap och 5v5-raidläge. Spelare kan spela spelet gratis fram till dagens slut på PS5, Xbox Series X/S eller PC.

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