The Source Of Highguard‘s Mysterious Funding Was Reportedly Chinese Tech Giant Tencent
in newsletterKotaku · 2026-02-17 · 3 min read · top_stories
Tencent's TiMi studio group reportedly funded Wildlight Entertainment's four-year development of Highguard, according to Game File. Wildlight kept the backing secret despite Tencent's typical transparency about Western studio investments. The revelation comes after the studio's mass layoffs and as Highguard hemorrhages 95% of its PC concurrent players post-launch, raising questions about the game's viability.
Appeared in 2026-02-18.