Episode 202 - Highguard Shuts Down Six Weeks After Launch

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The episode discusses the shutdown of the PvP shooter Highguard and Sony's shift back to console-only releases for most of its games.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode... --> Just over a month after it launched, the axe has fallen on troubled PvP shooter Highguard. Developer Wildlight Entertainment announced today that the game's next update will be its last, and it will be taken offline on March 12. --> Sony is reportedly abandoning its strategy of bringing its first-party PlayStation games to PC, with the company now set to return to console-only releases for all but a select number of online titles. --> Pokémon c...

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Host: Gamers Week Podcast

Topics covered

• Highguard shutdown
• Sony PlayStation strategy
• PvP shooter news
• gaming updates
• console gaming

Keywords

• Highguard
• Wildlight Entertainment
• Sony
• PlayStation
• PvP shooter
• gaming news
• console releases

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Wildlight Entertainment, Sony

Products: Highguard

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