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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, ...
Game Rant

Smite Team Reportedly 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, ...
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 ...
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Hi-Rez will only be giving 'minor updates' to Smite and Paladins now it's laying off around 70 employees, but don't worry, Smite 2 is the 'primary focus of the newly ...

Hi-Rez, who some of us on staff haven't exactly forgiven for slowly dropping Tribes: Ascend way back when, has more or less proven that time is a flat circle by doing almost the exact same thing with ...
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 ...
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 to cut an unspecified number of jobs in "difficult but necessary change"

As part of an "internal reorganisation and reprioritisation," Hi-Rez Studios is "laying off some team members across Hi-Rez." Though CEO Stewart Chisam stopped short of confirming how many people ...
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, ...
VentureBeat

RallyHere teams up with Titan Forge Games on live service operations

RallyHere, a division of Hi-Rez Ventures, has partnered with Titan Forge Games to handle Smite 2 live service operations. Alpharetta, Georgia-based RallyHere started out as a division of Hi-Rez ...
GamesIndustry

Hi-Rez Studios shutting down Realm Royale Reforged and Divine Knockout in February

Hi-Rez Studios has announced that two of its multiplayer games will be shutting down on February 17, 2025: Realm Royale Reforged and Divine Knockout. The closures were announced via almost identical ...