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Read More »Titan shuts down when sponsors back out after CS:GO hacking scandal
Titan, one of the most well-known new multi-discipline eSports franchises of the last two years has shuttered its doors. The team, which began with a Malaysian Dota team who placed in the top 10 at Valve’s The International in 2013, expanded to cover Quake, CS:GO and most recently, Smite. However, …
Read More »Smite arrives on Steam
Free-to-play eSports hit Smite is now available through Valve’s Steam service. The Steam version of Hi-Rez’s third person MOBA, which is also available on Xbox One, is no different to the SKU that has for a while already been available on PC bar for the added potential of tapping into …
Read More »‘If Smite hadn’t worked out we would definitely have had to downscale’
Hi-Rez Studios COO Todd Harris on making tough decisions and learning from failure
Read More »Hi-Rez COO Todd Harris on eSports prize splits and Xbox One
Smite developer Hi-Rez Studios is turning focus more on the sustainability of eSports as they push to bring MOBAs to console. Chief Operating Officer of the Atlanta-based company, Todd Harris, told eSports Pro that last month’s decision to cap the World Championship prize pool at $1m was made in order …
Read More »Hi-Rez announces Smite Xbox One invitational alongside SWC 2016
The Smite World Championships 2016 will comprise of both a PC and Xbox One tournament when it returns to Atlanta’s Cobb Performing Arts Centre on January 7-10 . Hi-Rez Studios revealed the championships, now renamedSmite World Championship Presented By Xbox One, will test players of the original PC title and …
Read More »Hi-Rez capping Smite World Championship prize pool at $1m
The total prize pool for Hi-Rez Studios’ Smite World Championships has been capped at $1m, according to President Stewart Chisam. The $1m limitation is less than half of the total from this year’s SWC – which awarded $2.6m in prize money to eight top teams in January – and also …
Read More »Smite’s year-long bans on pro players are harsh, but fair
Five competitive Smite players have received professional suspensions of up to one year for account sharing, Hi-Rez Studios announced yesterday. The bans have affected players from four organisations in the Smite Pro League circuit, including two top-tier North American teams, Cognitive Gaming and Enemy eSports, and one European (Trig eSports). …
Read More »INTERVIEW: Stewart Chisam, president of Hi-Rez Studios, on breaking into eSports with Smite
After developing the critically-acclaimed first-person shooter Tribes: Ascend, Hi-Rez Studios decided to make its move into eSports with a brand new MOBA title – Smite. Stewart Chisam tells MCV about the firm’s journey into the world of pro-gaming How did Hi-Rez get involved in competitive gaming? We made our first …
Read More »COG Prime scoops $1.3m Smite World Championship win
The winners of the first ever Smite World Championships have been crowned, with American team COG Prime scooping the $1.3m prize. The US team bettered European rivals Titan in the final, although the losers still pocketed $522,452 thanks to the colossal $2.5m prize pool developer Hi-Rez Studios had previously raised …
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