Dr Disrespect Says His Fake Highguard Preview Badge Photo Was Just 'Poking Fun' After Dev Confirms He Was Not Invited to Play Early

The developer of Highguard has confirmed streamer Dr Disrespect did not be a preview lawsuit aft helium created a fake badge and pretended to person been invited to play the crippled early.

On January 24, Dr Disrespect (real sanction Guy Beahm), tweeted to say: “Last week we took the Lambo to LA to cheque retired #Highguard. Monday, January 26th astatine 10am PST, we participate different dimension! Yayayaya.”

That comment, which pointed to Highguard’s confirmed merchandise date, came alongside an representation of a expected Highguard lawsuit badge, which immoderate person speculated whitethorn person been generated by AI.

Following Highguard’s launch, questions were raised astir the validity of Dr Disrespect’s post. Then, Wildlight Entertainment creator manager Chin Pua took to X / Twitter to corroborate Dr Disrespect had not attended the event, and that the badge was not official. "I tin corroborate DDR was not invited to immoderate Highguard lawsuit past oregon present," Pua said, "and the badge was not an authoritative badge."

So wherefore did Dr Disrespect station the tweet and its image? In a watercourse playing Highguard yesterday, helium laughed the station disconnected arsenic a joke, and expressed disbelief astatine the societal media contention it had generated.

Dr Disrespect has said his Highguard tweet was a joke. Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images.

Dr Disrespect said on-stream: “‘Last week we took the Lambo to LA to cheque retired #HighGuard.’ That's each we said. Did we accidental we went to the event? Did we accidental we got hands on? Did I accidental I was going to springiness you my reappraisal and feedback today? Huh? Did we accidental we were going to springiness our feedback and reappraisal today? ‘We got hands-on Highguard.’ Did I accidental that? Did we play the game? No. We conscionable enactment unneurotic a photograph poking fun. All these f***ing radical took it seriously. Holy s**t. How encephalon dormant is this f***ing industry? How anserine is this industry?”

Dr Disrespect went connected to deed retired astatine his critics, support his existent brand, and importune helium remains relevant. Dr Disrespect returned to YouTube successful September 2024 3 months aft helium was demonetized and suspended from the YouTube Partner Program pursuing allegations regarding past behaviour with a minor. Beahm has denied immoderate wrongdoing.

Highguard launched past nighttime and met with large Steam concurrents but besides a flood of antagonistic idiosyncratic reviews. Check retired IGN’s Highguard review-in-progress to find retired what we think.

Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images.

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