Massive layoffs at Hi-Rez Studios. Dev ends development of three games to fully focus on just one - Smite 2

Hi-Rez Studios is another gaming industry company that has experienced huge job cuts. We don't know the exact number of laid-off employees, but according to people associated with the team, 50-60 developers lost their jobs. This decision will greatly affect the company's operations, leading it to stop supporting several projects.

1. Hi-Rez Studios is giving up further development of the games Smite, Paladins, and Rogue Company.
2. All three games will remain active, at least for now, but the company has no plans for any new content for them.
3. The studio is now focusing on Smite 2, although the team responsible for this project has also been affected by layoffs.

This is yet another job cut at Hi-Rez Studios in recent months. Previous layoffs - on a much smaller scale - were carried out in October of last year.

Smite 2 was released in early access in August last year. The game is available on PC, Xbox Series S, Xbox Series X, and PlayStation 5. The production uses a free-to-play model with microtransactions.

1. Smite 2 on Steam

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March 25, 2014

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