{"id":2286286,"date":"2026-02-17T20:36:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T20:36:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2286286"},"modified":"2026-02-17T20:36:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T20:36:07","slug":"tencent-secretly-funded-struggling-shooter-highguard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/tencent-secretly-funded-struggling-shooter-highguard\/","title":{"rendered":"Tencent secretly funded struggling shooter Highguard"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div class=\"captioned-image-container\">\n<figure><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!u9xd!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F551308df-992e-4500-a133-0397d895f163_1920x1080.jpeg\" data-component-name=\"Image2ToDOM\" rel=\"\" class=\"image-link image2 is-viewable-img can-restack\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"image2-inset can-restack\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!u9xd!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F551308df-992e-4500-a133-0397d895f163_1920x1080.jpeg 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!u9xd!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F551308df-992e-4500-a133-0397d895f163_1920x1080.jpeg 848w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!u9xd!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F551308df-992e-4500-a133-0397d895f163_1920x1080.jpeg 1272w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!u9xd!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F551308df-992e-4500-a133-0397d895f163_1920x1080.jpeg 1456w\" sizes=\"100vw\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><\/a><figcaption class=\"image-caption\">Highguard. Screenshot: Wildlight Entertainment<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>Chinese gaming giant Tencent was the undisclosed lead financial backer of <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wildlight.gg\" rel=\"\">Wildlight Entertainment<\/a><span>, the studio behind 2026\u2019s most tumultuous game launch, sources familiar with the matter tell Game File.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Neither company has previously discussed the financial relationship, and reps for both did not provide a comment by press time.<\/p>\n<p>Wildlight\u2019s funding has been one of several mysteries swirling around the studio and its debut game, free-to-play first-person multiplayer shooter Highguard.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.gamefile.news \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Highguard. Screenshot: Wildlight Entertainment Chinese gaming giant Tencent was the undisclosed lead financial backer of Wildlight Entertainment, the studio behind 2026\u2019s most tumultuous game launch, sources familiar with the matter tell Game File. Neither company has previously discussed the financial relationship, and reps for both did not provide a comment by press time. 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