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New Shooter Game Ends Early Access and Permanently Shuts Down After Only 2 Months

Another 2026 multiplayer shooter bites the dust just months after release, this time without even reaching its 1.0 launch.

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New multiplayer shooters seem to be having bad luck in the early part of 2026. Wildlight Studios’ raid-based fantasy FPS Highguard met an unfortunate end earlier this month after releasing in late January following its controversial Game Awards reveal, and now another shooter is closing down just months after having been released.

pubg: Blindspot is shutting down

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, known more simply as PUBG, was one of the first games to usher in the age of battle royale shooters a decade ago. As the genre lost steam over the years and other games like Fortnite, Apex Legends, and Call of Duty: Warzone began hogging PUBG‘s spotlight, the shooter had to adapt, turning toward an on-the-go audience with PUBG Mobile.

Over time, PUBG started looking to expand........

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