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Update [02\/12\/26]: <\/span><\/span>Wildlight Entertainment has confirmed it has laid off all but a “core group” of developers who will continue to support <\/span>Highguard<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n “Today we made an incredibly difficult decision to part ways with a number of our team members while keeping a core group of developers to continue innovating on and supporting the game. We’re proud of the team, talent, and the product we’ve created together,” <\/span>said the studio in a \u00a0statement posted on X<\/a><\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n “We’re also grateful for players who gave the game a shot, and those who continue to be a part of our community.”<\/span><\/p>\n Original story [02\/11\/26]: <\/span><\/span>Wildlight Entertainment has reportedly laid off a significant portion of its staff, a move that comes within weeks of the launch of its inaugural game, the free-to-play hero shooter <\/span>Highguard<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n Early reports of layoffs at the studio have started to circulate on LinkedIn, with <\/span>one impacted developer<\/a><\/span> saying that “most” of the studio’s 100-plus developers have been impacted. Since that post, other developers with previous employment at Wildlight have started to post on LinkedIn in search of work.<\/span><\/p>\n