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EXPLAINED: Geoff keighley - The Real Truth

Gamers obsess over Valve boss Gabe Newell telling critically ill Half-Life and Portal writer Erik Wolpaw to "get better" instead of resigning, but the full story is even better

Portal 2's development was especially wild

GamesRadar

Highguard is over, game will officially shut down on March 12

The raid hero shooter lasted a little over a month before announcing the end was nigh.

Dot Esports

Summer Game Fest officially returns this summer with all-new game announcements — here's when you can watch the showcase

Summer Game Fest 2026 officially kicks off this summer, followed by the invite-only Play Days event and The Game Business conference, and its host, Geoff Keighley, has promised all-new game announcements.

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Summer Game Fest 2026: Start time, how to watch, and what to expect

Geoff Keighley's annual midsummer event returns with a two-hour-long showcase.

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Highguard drama prompts Palworld lead to confirm that, no, the hit survival game has no secret investors: "We are 100% independent and self-funded"

After reports claimed Highguard was partially made with Tencent money

GamesRadar

Geoff Keighley shouldn't be blamed for Highguard's failure, Larian publishing boss says: 'There are genuine villains in this industry but I just don't see them here'

Highguard developer Wildlight Entertainment laid off most of its staff yesterday, just 16 days after the game's launch.

PC Gamer

Baldur's Gate 3 publishing director says no, Geoff Keighley isn't to blame for Highguard and its mass layoffs – and folks who think so have "little understanding" of the industry

The situation is "a sad reminder" of its economic instability

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'I think, ultimately, we could have made a different trailer' — Wildlight Entertainment CEO wishes 'Highguard had been received better' amidst the game's negative review score on Steam

Wildlight Entertainment's CEO has admitted the studio could have marketed Highguard better following radio silence leading up to its launch.

TechRadar

"I wish Highguard had been received better," CEO admits, after cancelling a planned Apex Legends-style shadow drop when Geoff Keighley said "let me do something"

Highguard's reveal at The Game Awards did not have the desired effect, you could say

GamesRadar

'Ultimately, we could have made a different trailer': Highguard CEO responds to that poorly-received Game Awards reveal

"Look, I wish Highguard had been received better."

PC Gamer

Get your popcorn, place your bets, and gather round: Highguard will hold a launch showcase next week after 43 days of silence following odd Game Awards reveal

Highguard is real, and about to come out

GamesRadar

Hero shooter Highguard reportedly didn't even pay for the Game Awards slot that's earned it so much preemptive hate—the showrunners thought it deserved the spotlight

Highguard's trailer landed with a thud at 2025's biggest award show, but it didn't pay for the privilege.

PC Gamer

Call of Duty video game co-creator Vince Zampella dies in car crash aged 55

A spokesperson for Electronic Arts said that Vince Zampella's influence on the video game industry was “profound and far-reaching."

Euronews

Vince Zampella, Respawn co-founder and Call of Duty architect, dies at 55

Industry icon Vince Zampella passed away in a car crash.

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Vince Zampella Net Worth Revealed: How Apex Legends Founder Made Gaming History

Vince Zampella, the gaming legend behind Call of Duty, Apex Legends, and Battlefield, died at 55 in a Ferrari crash in California's San Gabriel Mountains. Industry mourns visionary developer.

The Independent UK

Vince Zampella, video game pioneer behind 'Call of Duty,' dies at 55

Vincent Zampella, one of the creators behind such best-selling video games as "Call of Duty," has died at 55

GamesRadar

"Devastating": Industry leaders including EA, Respawn, and Infinity Ward pay tribute to Battlefield lead Vince Zampella, "a titan and legend of this industry"

Vince Zampella's untimely passing is sending shockwaves through the games industry

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Indie devs' anti-Game Awards trailer trend is going viral

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Internet not convinced it should care about another PvP hero shooter, collective eye-roll plunges big Game Awards finale reveal into a YouTube dislikes hole

Geoff Keighley went hard on the hype for Highguard, but it wasn't very convincing.

Destructoid

Geoff Keighley polled viewers on a grade for The Game Awards this year, and this report card would have had most of us in a lot of trouble

This year's show had a lot. Was it good, or bad? That's up to you.

GamesRadar

Titanfall 3 hopefuls are spiralling after The Game Awards 2025 namedrops the beloved FPS twice: "Do you know the definition of insanity?"

Fans instead got Highguard, a shooter that "comes from 61 members of the team that built Apex Legends and Titanfall"

Tom’s Guide

Game Awards 2025 live — all the reveals, announcements, trailers and all the winners

The Game Awards 2025 is set to be the biggest night in gaming, with the best of the year honored and brand new games revealed.

PC Gamer

The Game Awards live coverage: Every reveal and announcement as it happens

Keep up with all the news and awards at The Game Awards 2025.

GamesRadar

Larian's next RPG is a new Divinity, and it's "even larger than Baldur's Gate 3"

Larian says the new Divinity will be its "biggest game ever"

Windows Central

Baldur's Gate 3 developer Larian Studios reveals new Divinity game at the Game Awards 2025 — and it's the team's biggest game ever

Larian Studios officially revealed a new Divinity game during the Game Awards 2025, with a gruesome teaser trailer showing a horrifying outbreak.

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