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Hi-Rez Studios Conducts Second Round of Layoffs in Four Months Amid SMITE 2 Push

February 7, 2025 Omer Altay Comments

Hi-Rez Studios, the developer behind SMITE and Paladins, has initiated its second wave of layoffs in four months, impacting roles across game development, QA, and esports. The cuts follow October 2023’s “reorganization” to prioritize SMITE 2—currently in beta—over legacy titles. Key Details Scope: Over 20 employees confirmed laid off so far, per the SMITE subreddit, including programmers and QA staff. [...]

Hi-Rez Studios Announces Major Restructuring And Is Now Known As Hi-Rez Ventures

June 28, 2023 Marc Marasigan Comments

Hi-Rez Studios is undergoing major restructuring in an effort to streamline its operations and refocus its priorities for future growth. As part of the process, Hi-Rez has absorbed several of its subsidiaries into itself to create an entirely new and bigger entity called Hi-Rez Ventures. Hi-Rez Ventures is split into three business units that will operate independently of each other, [...]

Hi-Rez Re-Launches Realm Royale As Realm Royale Reforged

August 22, 2022 E Tay Comments

Hi-Rez Studios, best known for Smite and Paladins, has relaunched their quirky battle royale game with the refreshed title Realm Royale Reforged. While the original Realm Royale never shut down, development had been stalled since 2020. Today's update has led to a surge in concurrent players on Steam, with today's peak surpassing 3,600. In contrast, the game had an average [...]

Hi-Rez Studios Announces New Cross-Platform 3D Physics Brawler ‘Divine Knockout’

June 10, 2022 Marc Marasigan Comments

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Over 30 new games were showcased during the first-ever OTK Games Expo held earlier this week by Asmongold’s streaming group OTK Network. Among them is a new cross-platform multiplayer physics brawler from Hi-Rez Studios and Red Beard Games, titled Divine Knockout. The game is inspired by 2D platform brawlers, like Super Smash Bros. and Brawlhalla, but with a 3D first-person [...]

Electronic Arts And Microsoft Cut Sales To Russia, Hi-Rez Funnels Russian Revenue To UNICEF

March 8, 2022 Marc Marasigan Comments

Electronic Arts, Microsoft, and Hi-Rez Studios have joined other video game developers and companies in protesting Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. EA and Microsoft have cut all ties with the invading country while Hi-Rez is taking a more practical route to show their support for Ukraine. In addition to removing the Russian and Belarusian teams from NHL 2022 and their FIFA [...]

Here Are The Highlights Of Hi-Rez Studios' Annual Showcase

January 6, 2022 Marc Marasigan Comments

Hi-Rez Studios starts the year off with one of the company’s biggest events – the annual Hi-Rez Showcase. This year’s digital event features major announcements, content reveals, and new characters for the studio’s lineup of games, including SMITE, Paladins, and Rogue Company. Over on SMITE, Season 9 kicks off sometime in the next few weeks with a new god, Shiva, [...]

Gamescom 2020 Is Still A Go For August, More Video Game Companies Transition To Work-From-Home Amid COVID-19 Threat

March 16, 2020 Marc Marasigan Comments

Here’s more COVID-19-related news today. Over the past few months, a number of gaming companies and organizers have announced the cancellation of their events, including GDC, EVE Fanfest 2020, and more recently, E3. gamescom 2020, however, which is scheduled for August in Cologne, Germany, is still getting a green light from its organizers since it’s still a few months away. [...]

Hi-Rez Studios Announces New Independent Spin-Off Studio Called Prophecy Games

February 4, 2020 Marc Marasigan Comments

2020 is shaping up to be the year of new game development studios as another one pops up in North America. Hi-Rez Studios has just announced a new spin-off independent game development studio called Prophecy Games. The newly-announced studio is based in Alpharetta, GA and is made up of Hi-Rez veterans with Hi-Rez Founder Erez Goren himself at the helm. [...]

Hi-Rez Launches New Reality Show - The Caster

September 26, 2017 Marc Marasigan Comments

There’s no shortage of reality TV shows in the US. We have The Voice for singers, America’s Next Top Model for models, and America’s Got Talent for, well, talented individuals. Hi-Rez Studios has recently launched their own casting show called The Caster. The Caster is an eight-episode weekly reality show where 10 aspiring game commentators battle it out for a [...]

Smite Rivals

January 10, 2017 Chanel Hwang Comments

Smite Rivals is a free-to-play mobile CCG where players create 8-card decks that are reshuffled in real-time battles on a three-lane map. Craft a deck with structures, spells, minions, and one God card. [singlepic id=64853 w=428 h=240 float=none] Publisher: Hi-Rez Studios Type: CCG Release Date: Unreleased Shut Down Date: March 15, 2017 Pros: +8-card decks in fast, real-time battles. +Three-lane [...]

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