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Press release:
Alpharetta, Georgia USA – 7 JANUARY 2021.
Hi-Rez Studios have started 2021 with a bang by announcing a swathe of updates for their free-to-play titles “SMITE“, “Rogue Company” and “Paladins” – courtesy of today’s Hi-Rez Showcase event.

Held entirely online this year, Hi-Rez Showcase is the publisher’s headline event for the year, featuring the Hi-Rez Presents keynote reveal, unique panel sessions and community events. Among the major announcements are:

SMITE – 2020 was the best ever year for Hi-Rez Studios’ incredibly popular mythical MOBA. This year’s Season 8: Dawn of Babylon will be even better, with an all-new evolving Babylonian pantheon Conquest map (first in 3 years), new Gods (including Tiamat and Gilgamesh), new battle passes, new collaborations and plenty more esports action throughout the year.

Rogue Company – With a blockbuster 2020 launch (gaining over 15 million players) Hi-Rez Studios’ newest title will enjoy four seasons of cross-play shooter action this year; each featuring new Rogues (including Kestrel), new maps (such as Hollows), new events and much more.

Paladins – The 45+ million players of the fantasy team-based shooter sensation can look forward to even more content this year in Season 4: Calamity. 2021 will see more champions, more frequent updates, all-new limited time events, event passes, and more. The first Champion of the year will be the much-anticipated Yagorath – teased for years in Paladins lore this threat from beyond the Realm is bent on subsuming all life and existence.

“2020 was a huge year for Hi-Rez Studios and our development teams, with the massively successful launch of Rogue Company, plus record years for both SMITE and Paladins,” said Stew Chisam, Hi-Rez Studios CEO.

“With 2021 calendars for each game full of content updates, Hi-Rez Studios will continue to deliver world class gaming experiences for our growing millions of fans.”

The full Hi-Rez Presents keynote can be watched here: www.twitch.tv/smitegame

For more information about Hi-Rez Showcase, including updates on all the panels and announcements, please visit www.hirezshowcase.com.

For the latest updates on each of the games, please visit their respective sites:

Rogue Company: www.roguecompany.com

SMITE: www.smitegame.com

Paladins: www.paladins.com

The Hi-Rez Studios action continues this weekend, with the finals of the SMITE World Championship being held this Sunday 10 January. Teams from across the globe will compete for the $600,000 prize pot. For the latest information on the SMITE Pro League and World Championships please visit www.smiteproleague.com. To watch the World Championships visit the official SMITE Twitch www.twitch.tv/smitegame.

About Rogue Company:

Rogue Company is a free-to-play multiplayer shooter with crossplay and cross-progression across all major platforms: Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, and PC on the Epic Games Store.

Rogue Company mercenaries are indispensable to solving the world’s deadliest and most challenging missions. Group up with friends and dominate the competition in various PVP game modes in iconic locations. For more information visit www.roguecompany.com.

About SMITE:
SMITE is the online Battleground of the Gods, a mythology-themed action game for PC and consoles. Since launching in Europe and North America in March 2014, SMITE has quickly established itself as the #1 MOBA on console, with over 30 million players.

Themed around gods of mythology and offering a third-person camera and more game modes than any other leading game in its genre, the game provides a unique, action-packed experience that puts the player in the thick of the action. SMITE is free-to-play on PC through Steam and the Epic Games Store, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch. For more information on SMITE, visit www.smitegame.com.

About Paladins:
Paladins is a fantasy team-based shooter with strategy elements and deep character customization through its unique use of cards. These cards amplify and augment a character’s core set of abilities in many interesting ways. Paladins is free-to-play for PC and current-generation consoles and boasts over 45 million players worldwide. For more information on Paladins, visit www.paladins.com

About Hi-Rez Studios:
Based in Alpharetta, Georgia, Hi-Rez Studios is an industry-leading video game publisher and developer at the forefront of the games-as-a-service industry. Hi-Rez Studios’ games have been played by more than 100 million people worldwide across PC, Xbox One®, PlayStation®4, Nintendo Switch™, iOS and Android.

With multiple games regularly among the Top 10 free-to-play games on Steam, Hi-Rez Studios is one of the few Western developers to have successfully launched multiple, multi-platform games-as-a-service titles to a large audience.

Having won multiple awards and accolades for innovation and technology, Hi-Rez Studios has also been recognised for its company culture, leadership and diversity as an employer. More information about Hi-Rez Studios can be found at: www.hirezstudios.com.