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Highguard layoffs confirmed two weeks after game's release
- On February 11, 2026, Wildlight Entertainment laid off multiple staff less than a month after Highguard's January 26 launch.
- Created amid the pandemic, Wildlight Entertainment is a roughly 100-person studio founded by CEO Dusty Welch and game director Chad Grenier, with all staff focused exclusively on Highguard.
- Several developers have posted layoff notices publicly, including level designer Alex Graner on LinkedIn, and multiple Wildlight developers said most of the staff were impacted on February 11, 2026.
- Wildlight said it will keep a core group of developers to support the game, describing the move as an `incredibly difficult decision`, and reporters including Kotaku reached out for comment.
- Highguard drew early comparisons to Overwatch and Concord, and the game quickly added a five-person team mode after launching with a three-person structure.
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