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Hi-Rez Studios Conducts Second Round of Layoffs in Four Months Amid SMITE 2 Push 1c4p26

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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. [...]

SMITE’s Year 11 Update Promises A New Goddess And A Sweeping Balance 4f1w14

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SMITE 2 may already be in development but Hi-Rez Studios isn’t done with SMITE just yet. The original game’s dev team is preparing a big update for its 11th open beta launch anniversary, aptly named the Year 11 update. The highlight of the update is the debut of the mythology-inspired MOBA’s 130th playable deity – the Egyptian sky goddess Nut. [...]

SMITE Kicks Off G.I. Joe Crossover Event And Welcomes Ix Chel To The Battlefield 635z43

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Hold on to your helmets, folks! The gods of SMITE are about to enter the battlefield with some unexpected guests - G.I. Joe! Get ready to see Duke, the Baroness, and Cobra Commander go head-to-head with the third-person MOBA's mythical deities (sorry, Destro didn't make the cut). And if you're a Prime Gaming subscriber, you might even score some free [...]

SMITE Gets A New God And A Magic: The Gathering Crossover Event For Its 10th Birthday 56mj

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SMITE is celebrating its 10th anniversary this month and is giving away a free Unlimited Skin Chest to players who play at least 10 games until January 26th. Hi-Rez Studios also held the third-person MOBA’s 9th World Championship event this past weekend where the studio revealed a whole host of new content coming to the game when Season 10 begins [...]

Hawaiian Hero Maui Arrives In SMITE Alongside The Reaping Halloween Event 64245a

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The mischievous Polynesian demigod, Maui, has officially made his SMITE debut as the third-person MOBA’s newest melee guardian. Maui, a.k.a. the Hero of Hawaii, specializes in crowd control and is able to pull in enemies or stun them using his magical hook, buff allies using magical seawater, or pull up an island to knock enemies into the air and block [...]

Maui, The Hero Of Hawai’i Will Be ing The SMITE Roster Of Gods Next Week 2663i

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Maui, the Polynesian demigod of the wind and sea, and his trusty giant fishhook will soon be ing the star-studded lineup of gods in SMITE. Details about his role, playstyle, and skillset are scarce at the moment but Hi Rez Studios did release a new cinematic trailer to tide you over. The trailer shows the Maui, who looks nothing like [...]

John Rambo s The SMITE Roster As A Prime Gaming Exclusive Skin 1z3w55

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After going up against the champions of Paladins in February, John Rambo is now going toe to toe with the gods and goddesses of SMITE as the iconic action hero s the roster of Hi-Rez Studios’ third-person MOBA in a limited-time crossover event. “Mythical John Rambo from the 2008 film, Rambo, is summoned out of the jungles of Burma to [...]

SMITE Celebrates 8th Birthday With New Skins And The New Chibi Bot Battle 32m2b

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Hi-Rez Studios’ mythology-inspired third person MOBA SMITE is celebrating its 8th birthday today and the team is marking the occasion with two new events, a new battle , and a new set of god skins. First up is the Heavenly Light event which comes with new skins for players to unlock or purchase as well as new questlines to complete. [...]

SMITE Nerfs Mages And Several Gods In Nerf-Filled Update 9.2 5i6xx

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Mage-type gods and goddesses in SMITE got a huge buff back in January to bring them back into the meta. The recent update for the third-person MOBA, however, tunes them back down with nerfs to overall damage and magical penetration. “Mages were struggling last season. The 9.1 Update brought some of the biggest buffs the class has seen in a [...]

SMITE Adds New Slash Game Mode, Reworks Conquest Map And Relics 6f6v3a

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SMITE has just kicked off its 9th Season with the addition of a new game mode called Slash, the first game mode added to the third-person MOBA in years. The newly-added game mode was first announced during Hi-Rez Studios’ annual showcase held earlier this month. “Slash takes elements from both the Siege and Clash modes and merges them together into [...]

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