Wildlight Entertainment, a new studio founded by creators behind Apex Legends and Titanfall, has unveiled Highguard, a free-to-play, player-versus-player raid first-person shooter. It launches January 26, 2026 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC via Steam, with cross-play and cross-progression across platforms. The pitch is straightforward: grab the prize, crack the enemy base, and take territory, but the team is clearly aiming for something built to last.

Wildlight’s leadership framed the reveal as the opening move of a bigger plan. Co-founder and CEO Dusty Welch said in the announcement: “We’re a veteran team who’ve spent years together, creating some of the biggest hits in gaming, including Apex Legends, Call of Duty, and Titanfall. With our first game, we are hyper-focused on creating a new gaming universe of similarly epic scale and quality.”

Co-founder and game director Chad Grenier added that the studio was formed to keep creative decisions in the driver’s seat: “We created Wildlight because we wanted a game studio where design leads and new games can be built without compromise. Our time on Apex Legends and Titanfall taught us a lot about what it takes to build and sustain a successful franchise.”

As described by the developer, Highguard is a PvP raid shooter where players ride, fight, and raid as Wardens, arcane gunslingers sent to battle for control of a mythical continent. Matches revolve around clashing Warden crews for possession of the Shieldbreaker, then pushing into the enemy base to break it apart and secure territory.

The structure suggests a game that wants coordinated squads more than lone-hero highlight reels. Cross-play and cross-progression also make the intent clear: one shared player pool, one continuous account, and fewer excuses for the community to splinter by platform.

Highguard launches January 26, 2026, on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC via Steam, with cross-play and cross-progression supported.

Source: Gematsu