Game Rant

Hi-Rez Studios Hit With Layoffs

Priye's fondness of gaming started early when he first beat Double Dragon II and couldn't stop himself from doing it all over again every chance he got. Since then, playing a bunch of Contra, GTA, ...
Gameranx

Smite 2’s Hi-Rez Studios Announces Layoffs And Will End Support For Their Other Titles

The company is now betting their future on their next big game. Hi-Rez Studios has announced layoffs and other changes in the company. The company’s CEO Stewart Chisam shared this statement on Twitter ...
Shacknews

Smite 1 & other Hi-Rez game updates halted as studio lays off 70 employees

Layoffs are happening at Hi-Rez Studios as the group moves to reform its priorities around Smite 2. Alongside an layoff of allegedly 70 employees, several games in the Hi-Rez portfolio are halting ...
Kotaku

Studio Abandons A Bunch Of Games As It Goes All In On Smite 2

Smite and Realm Royale developer and publisher Hi-Rez is shifting most of its remaining staff and resources away from some of its current games in order to support 2024’s Smite 2. This means the ...
PC Gamer

Smite developer Hi-Rez Studios lays off employees to ensure 'long-term success'

Hi-Rez CEO Stewart Chisam said the cuts were "difficult but necessary." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The layoffs are being ...
GamesIndustry

Hi-Rez Studios, Inc.

Hi-Rez president and RallyHere CEO Stewart Chisam says we're seeing a bullwhip effect from COVID and the recovery will begin this quarter ...
DualShockers

Hi-Rez Studios Reportedly Laid Off "Dozens" From Smite Dev Team

Alex Co has been writing about games for 15 years and running, and is a huge fan of online shooters and anything horror related. Hi-Rez Studios laid off nearly 30 Smite team members, impacting QA, ...
IGN

Hi-Rez Studios Suffers Layoffs as Smite 2 Struggles in Early Access

Smite 2 developer Hi-Rez Studios has laid off an undisclosed number of employees as the MOBA sequel struggles throughout its early access period. Hi-Rez Studios CEO Stewart Chisam announced the ...
GamesIndustry

Hi-Rez Studios restructure results in layoffs

Update, June 28, 2023: "A little less" than 30 employees were laid off as a result of Hi-Rez's restructuring, GamesIndustry.biz has learned. "It was isolated to a little less than 30 employees, from a ...
Game Rant

Hi-Rez Studios Implementing New Work at Home Policy

After growing up with Pokemon, Kirby, and Animal Crossing, The Elder Scrolls' fifth installment of Skyrim changed her life and she's been an avid gamer ever since. If she's not tending to yet another ...
GameSpot

Brutal Game Layoffs Continue With Smite Developer Hi-Rez

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. The ongoing wave of layoffs in the video game industry continues with Hi-Rez Studios, the developer of the Smite games, announcing it will be letting ...
Pocket Gamer.Biz

How Hi-Rez Studios learned from not launching Rogue Company: Elite

With the end of active development on Hi-Rez's hotly anticipated spin-off of its Rogue Company IP for mobile, we've gotten a unique chance to get insight into the lessons learned from the company's ...