Highguard Just Exposed The AAA Live Service Scam
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Highguard just announced it's shutting down just six weeks after launch, and the collapse of Highguard reveals a much bigger problem inside the AAA live service industry. In this video I break down what really happened with Highguard, the role of Wildlight Entertainment, and how a studio formed from veteran Apex Legends and Titanfall developers ended up releasing a live service shooter that lost almost its entire playerbase within days. We look at why Highguard failed, how Tencent funding influenced the project, and why Highguard became the latest entry in the growing AAA live service graveyard alongside Concord, Babylon’s Fall, Anthem and Suicide Squad Kill the Justice League. The Highguard story highlights a much wider pattern where AAA publishers chase the next Fortnite, Apex Legends or Warzone instead of building games players actually want to play. We also look at what the Highguard collapse means for the future of AAA multiplayer games, whether Bungie’s upcoming Marathon cou
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