Highguard will close this month

Another high-profile live-service game will be shut down shortly after launch: this time it’s a free-to-play team shooter Haygard.

Developer Wildlight Entertainment says so, though Haygard The game has reached 2 million players, and the game will be permanently shut down on March 12. This happened less than two months after the match It debuted on January 26. “Despite the passion and hard work of our team, we have not been able to build a sustainable player base to support the game long-term.” The studio explained.

Before the game is over for good, you’ll be getting one final update either tonight or tomorrow that will add a new character and weapon, among other changes.

All of this comes as publishers and developers continue to chase the high player numbers and steady revenue streams that come from big live service successes like fortnite. However, this is still a very difficult field to break into, with recent success stories such as Sagittarius Raiders Incredibly rare. Even studios that focus on single player love Alan Wake Developer Remedy has tried to expand into live service releases With less than excellent results.