Highguard’s funding reportedly came from Tencent

It’s no secret that Highguard had a seriously rocky launch. What had been a secret — until today — is where the struggling “raid shooter” got its funding. The game’s developer and publisher, Wildlight Entertainment, has repeatedly referred to the game as “fully funded,” but never disclosed that a majority of that funding came from China’s gaming powerhouse Tencent. According to anonymous sources who spoke to GameFile journalist Stephen Totilo, Tencent was the game’s biggest financial backer.