All Hi-Rez Studios (Publisher) News

PS Plus Essentials monthly games will be losing five games in January 2023. The 'free' games from December 2022 will be leaving Sony's service, so make sure you grab the PS5 and PS4 games as soon as possible.

Posted 30 days ago by Kes Eylers-Stephenson 3

Sony officially unveiled three games coming to PS5 and PS4 as part of December 2022's monthly games lineup for PS Plus Essential, Extra, and Premium users. Get ready for RPG royalty with Mass Effect Legendary Edition.

Posted 1 month ago by Sean Lawson 10

The PS Plus monthly games are now officially announced for December 2022. We will be getting Mass Effect Legendary Edition, Biomutant, and Divine Knockout on PS5 and PS4 systems. Are you happy with them?

Posted 1 month ago by Kes Eylers-Stephenson 7

Sony has released the PS Plus games for December 2022, with the Mass Effect Legendary Edition, Biomutant, and Divine Knockout coming for PS5 and PS4. Here is the trophy list for every game, including difficulty and length.

Posted 1 month ago by Kes Eylers-Stephenson 6

PlayStation Plus' monthly games for December 2022 have leaked, bringing another trio of free games to the Essential tier — including an RPG masterpiece. PS Plus Premium and Extra subscribers may also claim the new games, too.

Posted 1 month ago by Sean Lawson 20

We have just picked up new trophies for Divine Knockout. There are 20 trophies, none of which are hidden.

Posted 2 months ago by Rich Stone 0

In this week's chart, FIFA 22 makes an entry despite not being officially released yet. Kena: Bridge of Spirits, NBA 2K22, Death Stranding: Director's Cut, Diablo II: Resurrected, and SMITE all make first-time appearances.

Posted 1 year ago by Kes Eylers-Stephenson 1

Sony has revealed the final free content that will be released for its Play at Home initiative.

Posted 1 year ago by Kes Eylers-Stephenson 9

We have just picked up new trophies for Rogue Company. There are 21 trophies, none of which are hidden.

Posted 2 years ago by Rich Stone 0

Heroic Leap Games have released a new hotfix for Realm Royale, which should hopefully fix tracking for some of the game's cumulative trophies. Unfortunately you might have to restart progress.

Posted 4 years ago by Sam Quirke

The latest patch for SMITE has landed, adding Vapor Wave Poseidon and providing a few fixes. Season Six is due soon, and a live stream has highlighted some of the features players can expect when it arrives.

Posted 4 years ago by Sam Quirke

We have just picked new trophies for Realm Royale. There are 21 trophies, none of which are hidden

Posted 4 years ago by Rich Stone

Another week means another round-up of new game releases to look forward to. The highlight is clearly Resident Evil 2, but there's also the charming looking Wandersong and the Realm Royale Beta.

Posted 4 years ago by Sam Quirke

This week, the game was taken down for maintenance on all platforms so that the major update, v2.01 Fire and Ice, could be added to the game.

Posted 4 years ago by Rebecca Smith

Slim pickings this week with the only major release being ACE COMBAT 7: Skies Unknown. There's a Grand Tour based driving game and a whole bunch of indie curios throughout the rest of the week.

Posted 4 years ago by Sam Quirke

The star of SMITE's latest patch, which hit consoles on Tuesday, is the newest playable character, King Arthur. The update also continues the long-running Odyssey event with more quests and content and more.

Posted 4 years ago by Kelly Packard

This week saw the arrival of version 5.20, otherwise dubbed "A Necessary Darkness". The patch adds new God skins and other purchasable items, as well as the usual bug fixes players can expect to see.

Posted 5 years ago by Rebecca Smith

Paladins: Champions of the Realm has released its update 1.5, featuring a couple of customizations, some general feature improvements and some bug stomping. There's a video overview to sum everything up.

Posted 5 years ago by Sam Quirke

The latest patch for Paladins introduces a new event called The Dragon's Call, a 4v4 battle in which you need to carry the Warder's Key Sphere into the opponent's Vault four times. Plus, there's new skins and unlockables.

Posted 5 years ago by Sam Quirke

The latest update for deity-battling SMITE brings with it an adventure in the classic Joust map, which was replaced with the newer version in Season 3. Plus, there's some new skins and bug fixes to enjoy as well.

Posted 5 years ago by Sam Quirke

The fiery Goddess of Volcanoes, Pele, joins the SMITE roster in the latest patch, along with a few new skins, some cosmetics and of course, some bug fixes. The patch is available now.

Posted 5 years ago by Sam Quirke

After a successful Early Access period on Steam, Hi-Rez's answer to Fortnite is coming to consoles. It's a fantasy themed Battle Royale game and you can try out the closed beta from next week.

Posted 5 years ago by Sam Quirke

The latest Champion to arrive in Paladins is Koga the Lost Hand. Along with the new champion comes a new Deathmatch map, a new Battle Pass and a Cosmetic Wheel

Posted 5 years ago by Sam Quirke

This weekend, players can earn double worshipers, experience and favor in SMITE.The key to the event is in the name, however; this Party Up Weekend requires players to be partied with one another to reap the benefits.

Posted 5 years ago by Kelly Packard

The newest SMITE patch is just about ready to launch for consoles. Developer Hi-Rez Studios' new patch cycle is allowing console players to enjoy updates closer or even on the same day as the PC patch launch.

Posted 5 years ago by Kelly Packard

Free-to-play team shooter Paladins: Champions of the Realm is gearing up for the fourth of July in update 1.2 with the extremely patriotic Ameri-Khan skin.

Posted 5 years ago by Luc1d

Developer Hi-Rez Studios launched a week of double worshipers, experience and favor in their third-person MOBA SMITE. The event has good timing since a lot of players were exposed to the game thanks to Games With Gold.

Posted 5 years ago by Kelly Packard

In the chaos of E3 week, some developers are just trying to bring you their regularly scheduled content. Hi-Rez Studios is one of them, having just released the Medusa's Deathmatch patch for SMITE.

Posted 5 years ago by Kelly Packard

We recently receive notes for the new SMITE 5.9 Dragon’s Fortune update. The notes include new skins, bug fixes, and a video.

Posted 5 years ago by Dave Bricker

Update 1.1 for Paladins: Champions of the Realm brings an aggressive new support champion called Furia, the Angel of Vengeance, and challenges players to escape the Abyss in the Rise of Furia event.

Posted 5 years ago by Luc1d

With patch 5.8, available now, PC and console got a simultaneous launch. Patch 5.8: Lord of Darkness is the official entry of the Slavic pantheon to SMITE.

Posted 5 years ago by Kelly Packard

In celebration of SMITE's Masters LAN, which starts on May 9th, developer Hi-Rez Studios is running a Triple Everything event for the duration of the tournament.

Posted 5 years ago by Kelly Packard

The week of free access to Paladins' 30+ champions has ended, but it has been replaced with a new event. For the better part of a week, players can earn triple performance experience and triple performance gold while partied.

Posted 5 years ago by Kelly Packard

The 5.7: Drop the Beat patch has made its way to SMITE console. Highlights from the patch include the new ranked split, console-specific bug fixes, additions to the season ticket and more.

Posted 5 years ago by Kelly Packard

Paladins: Champions of the Realm, which has been in testing on PC since 2015 and console since 2016, is about to leave beta. The celebration is starting now before the official launch on May 8th.

Posted 5 years ago by Kelly Packard

With the limited-time mode Da Ji and the Legend of the Foxes making its exit from SMITE a few patches ago, players knew another mode would be replacing it. Release your inner demon in Inner Demon Arena.

Posted 5 years ago by Kelly Packard

Players looking to boost their gold and experience earned in Paladins can earn 20% bonus gold and experience this weekend when playing in a party. VIP Points are also doubled during the event.

Posted 5 years ago by Kelly Packard

You know what's a great way to make a trophy grind even shorter? Taking advantage of double experience weekends!

Posted 5 years ago by Kelly Packard

MOBA fans don't usually need incentives to enjoy their favorite games, but if there's one available, why not? Earn double everything in SMITE this weekend as long as you're in a party.

Posted 5 years ago by Kelly Packard

SMITE console is ready for the next round of patch releases. Tuesday is the usual patch day, but as players have surely noticed, the patch didn't launch yesterday. It'll be coming later this week instead.

Posted 5 years ago by Kelly Packard

SMITE is hosting a lengthy in-game birthday event along with a celebration offering sales, worshiper and XP boosts and more. The new patch should arrive this week as well.

Posted 5 years ago by Kelly Packard

It's been a rough week for SMITE console. Patch 5.3: Hero of the Trojan War launched, but Achilles was unplayable at first, and the patch came with a heap of other bugs and issues that have been rectified by a hot fix.

Posted 5 years ago by Kelly Packard

Following server downtime, developer Hi-Rez Studios has released update 1.2 for Hand of the Gods: SMITE Tactics, which should alleviate the major issues and bring about a few balance changes.

Posted 5 years ago by Kelly Packard

Players looking to increase their amount of worshipers, experience and favor need not look further than SMITE's latest event: a Party Up Weekend. The event promises double worshipers, XP and favor for partied players.

Posted 5 years ago by Kelly Packard

SMITE's fifth season, and second season of Adventure game modes, has kicked off. The first Adventure of Season 5 is a horde mode called Da Ji and the Legend of the Foxes.

Posted 5 years ago by Kelly Packard

In celebration of the Year of the Dog, players can earn triple worshipers in SMITE's event weekend. Access is also opened up to all Chinese gods.

Posted 5 years ago by Kelly Packard

We have just picked up the trophy list for Hand of the Gods: SMITE Tactics. There are 44 trophies, none of which are secret

Posted 5 years ago by Rich Stone

Hi-Rez has announced they are ready to push Hand of the Gods to a full release and have also released details of what the transition into full release means for current players.

Posted 5 years ago by Kelly Packard

Following Season 5's launch on PC last week, developer Hi-Rez has confirmed Season 5 will launch for consoles on February 6th. There will be brand-new map, an item overhaul, ranked rewards, the 2018 season ticket, and more.

Posted 5 years ago by Kelly Packard