, by Thibaut
In early access since August 27 on PC, SMITE 2 will take an important step next week.
Publisher Hi-Rez Studios has announced that its third-person action MOBA will turn free-to-play on january 14, 2025. Up until now, the game had only been accesible by paying at least €29.99 to get the Founder's Edition. Of course, this will no longer be the case soon enough.
It was only four months ago that Hi-Rez Studios announced the departure of at least thirty people from several departments. Now, it's the studio's executives who have been pushed out the door. A former employee revealed this information in a message posted on X. We know, for example, that President…
Last October, publisher Hi-Rez Studios announced a wave of redundancies and a focus on SMITE 2. Alas, things don't seem to be looking good just four months later. Today we learn that the company will be laying off at least another 30 people from some of its departments, including esports and development.…
Yet another developer team has been hit by a wave of redundancies. This time' it's the creators of SMITE. Stewart Chisam, CEO of Hi-Rez Studios, has said so on X.com. He states that there's a significant number of people affected, mainly in the marketing and publishing branches. Subsidiaries Evil Mojo,…