Tencent secretly funded struggling shooter Highguard

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Neither company has previously discussed the financial relationship, and reps for both did not provide a comment by press time.

Wildlight’s funding has been one of several mysteries swirling around the studio and its debut game, free-to-play first-person multiplayer shooter Highguard.