Our latest coverage of hi-rez studios.
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, [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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, [...]
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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. [...]
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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. [...]
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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 [...]
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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. 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 arena to summon cards. +Cross-platform [...]
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Hi-Rez, the studio behind Smite and Paladins, announced a new mobile card game at its annual convention earlier this week. Gamers and press attending the Hi-Rez Expo event had a chance to get a hands on demo of the upcoming SMITE Rivals. Rivals keeps the traditional 3-lane MOBA layout but the gameplay mechanics are drawn from Supercell's smash-hit Clash Royal. Players [...]
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