Death of a Game: Highguard

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#DOAG . Death of a Game is a series dedicated to uncovering the mysteries surrounding the death of a game or company. nerdSlayer defines the term "death" in the context of the show as either... 1. Literally dead. 2. Had a mass exodus of players and never recovered (expectations etc). 3. The company ceased to exist. We follow a timeline of events, to uncover clues concerning why a game or company doesn't do well, and attempt to put it all together at the end for a deduction explaining how or why the game failed based on the evidence gathered.

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Sources:

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/highguard-is-fine-when-you-dont-have-an-internet-in-your-ear-telling-you-its-nasty/
https://www.ign.com/articles/highguard-launches-to-big-steam-concurrents-but-its-getting-absolutely-destroyed-in-user-reviews
https://www.ign.com/articles/we-know-theres-a-lot-of-eyes-on-us-after-our-game-awards-trailer-as-highguard-goes-live-dev-insists-were-in-this-for-the-long-haul
https://www.dexerto.com/gaming/highguard-devs-say-they-didnt-expect-the-hate-but-theyre-confident-in-their-game-3309463/
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/highguard-dev-mourns-the-game-the-future-seemed-bright-before-tga-reveal/1100-6538152/?ftag=CAD-01-10abi2f
https://www.ign.com/articles/former-highguard-developer-reflects-on-disastrous-announcement-and-launch-we-were-turned-into-a-joke-from-minute-1
https://www.ign.com/articles/highguard-episode-2-is-here-with-a-new-warden-map-ranked-mode-and-more
https://www.ign.com/articles/highguard-dev-assures-fans-a-new-patch-is-on-the-way-after-website-troubles-spark-fears-of-game-shut-down
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highguard
https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/new-studio-wildlight-entertainment-formed-by-triple-a-game-veterans
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4128260/Highguard/
https://x.com/PlayHighguard/status/2028923492125819287
https://www.gamefile.news/p/tencent-highguard-wildlight-entertainment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qR9Xbzt5t0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYgZOD7FMU4
https://kotaku.com/highguard-game-awards-trailer-rust-hero-shooter-interview-2000663137
https://kotaku.com/highguard-breaks-radio-silence-and-the-internet-reacts-2000662650
https://gamerant.com/highguard-player-count-comment-reaction/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2026/01/17/highguard-did-not-pay-for-its-infamous-game-awards-finale-slot/
https://www.polygon.com/highguard-trailer-tgas-2025-last-reveal/
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/highguard-manages-almost-100k-steam-players-on-day-one-amidst-over-13k-negative-reviews/
https://www.eurogamer.net/we-were-turned-into-a-joke-from-minute-one-fired-highguard-developer-reflects-on-games-ill-fated-launch-and-false-assumptions-after-game-awards-reveal
https://www.vice.com/en/article/highguard-dev-breaks-silence-after-website-shutdown-promises-more-updates/