The developer of a multiplayer shooter given top billing at The Game Awards has laid off multiple staff members just two weeks after its release. Highguard was first revealed at December's ceremony in the end-of-show preview slot traditionally reserved for the biggest upcoming releases. Despite being made by a team of games industry veterans who worked on successful titles such as Call of Duty, Apex Legends and Titanfall, the free-to-play game struggled to retain players since it launched in