{"id":1501722,"date":"2026-02-18T09:59:57","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T09:59:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/highguard-developer-wildlight-entertainment-reportedly-funded-by-tencent"},"modified":"2026-02-18T09:59:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T09:59:57","slug":"highguard-developer-wildlight-entertainment-reportedly-funded-by-tencent-though-the-scale-of-this-funding-remains-a-mystery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/highguard-developer-wildlight-entertainment-reportedly-funded-by-tencent-though-the-scale-of-this-funding-remains-a-mystery\/","title":{"rendered":"Highguard developer Wildlight Entertainment reportedly funded by Tencent, though the scale of this funding remains a mystery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/highguard-developer-wildlight-entertainment-reportedly-funded-by-tencent-though-the-scale-of-this-funding-remains-a-mystery.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>A new report has revealed that Wildlight Entertainment, the studio behind <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/we-were-turned-into-a-joke-from-minute-one-fired-highguard-developer-reflects-on-games-ill-fated-launch-and-false-assumptions-after-game-awards-reveal\">ill-fated first person shooter Highguard<\/a>, was funded by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/companies\/tencent\">Tencent<\/a> studio group TiMi. The full scope of this funding, its connection if any to recent layoffs, and the reason for its secrecy remains unclear.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/highguard-developer-wildlight-entertainment-reportedly-funded-by-tencent\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/highguard-developer-wildlight-entertainment-reportedly-funded-by-tencent\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new report has revealed that Wildlight Entertainment, the studio behind ill-fated first person shooter Highguard, was funded by Tencent studio group TiMi. The full scope of this funding, its connection if any to recent layoffs, and the reason for its secrecy remains unclear. 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