Overview
- The surprise Game Awards finale unveiled Highguard from Wildlight Entertainment, a team of veterans behind Apex Legends and Titanfall.
- Highguard launches January 26, 2026 as a free-to-play title on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S with cross-play and cross-progression.
- Players fight as Wardens in objective-driven raids, contesting the Shieldbreaker before breaking into and destroying the enemy base to secure territory.
- The aesthetic mixes mounts, magic, and familiars with firearms and abilities for a hybrid fantasy and science-fiction look.
- Wildlight, founded in 2021, says the team has spent about four years building the new IP ahead of this unusually short reveal-to-release window.