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Press release:
Brighton, UK – 6 December 2022.
The Alpharetta-based (Georgia, the US) indie games publisher Hi-Rez Studios and Brighton-based (England) indie games developer Red Beard Games, are today super excited and proud to announce that their3rd-person platform fighter “Divine Knockout“, is now available for PC (via Steam) and consoles (PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, and the Xbox One).

Also today, all PlayStation Plus subscribers can enjoy the Founders Edition of DKO (including the full game, 8 gods, cosmetics and a special bonus Skin for SMITE) included as part of December’s monthly games.

Playable with cross-play and cross-progression on all platforms, DKO is gaming’s first third-person platform fighter. This change of perspective brings players right into the heart of the action.

Set in a vibrant stylized world of gods and mythology, players battle across arenas featuring deadly environmental mechanics. Each of the unique playable gods can unleash devastating abilities at the push of a button, inflicting massive damage based on the player’s timing, positioning and moment-to-moment decisions.

DKO is available to purchase today in two different versions:

Founders Edition – $24.99 (€24.99 / £21.99)
Ultimate Edition – $49.99 (€49.99 / £43.99)

Both Editions give players:

Access to the full game
8 playable gods
Several cosmetics including god Skins
Stormy Chibi Susano in SMITE – Exclusive Skin based on DKO stylized art

“We are excited that players all around the world can now jump into DKO with any of their friends across PC, PlayStation and Xbox”, says Alexandre Grimonpont, Executive Producer at Red Beard Games.

“From day one, we’re bringing together a huge community of cross-platform fighters across 1v1, 2v2 and 3v3 game modes. Join the KO crew!”

DKO is available to purchase today on PC (Steam and Epic Games Store), PlayStation and Xbox:

PC (Steam): https://store.steampowered.com/app/1294660/Divine_Knockout_DKO/
PC (Epic Games Store): https://store.epicgames.com/p/divine-knockout
PlayStation 5 & PlayStation 4: https://store.playstation.com/concept/10003138
Xbox Series X/S & Xbox One: https://www.xbox.com/games/store/divine-knockout/9PGCWJM2R9B9

For all the latest information and assets for DKO, please visit:

Launch trailer: youtu.be/V8krWq_6YDc
Assets: hrz.io/DKO-Media-Kit
Website: divineknockout.com
TikTok®: tiktok.com/@dkogame
Instagram®: instagram.com/DKOGame
Twitter®: twitter.com/DKOGame
Facebook®: facebook.com/DKOGame
SnapChat®: snapchat.com/add/dkogame
YouTube®: youtube.com/c/DKOGame

About Red Beard Games:
Red Beard Games is a development studio under the Hi-Rez banner, based in Brighton, UK. Consisting of a multicultural team of senior developers from Sony, Microsoft, Ninja Theory, Jagex, Ubisoft, Codemasters, Carbine Studios, ArenaNet, and Hi-Rez Studios, this team of talented and passionate developers is bringing years of games-as-a-service experience to their first title, Divine Knockout. For more information about Red Beard Games please visit www.redbeardgames.com.

About Hi-Rez Studios:
Based in Alpharetta, Georgia, Hi-Rez is an industry-leading video game publisher and developer at the forefront of the free-to-play, games-as-a-service industry. Hi-Rez’s games have been played by more than 100 million people worldwide across PC, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, iOS and Android. With three games regularly among the Top 10 free-to-play games on Steam, Hi-Rez 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 has also been recognised for its company culture, leadership and diversity as an employer.

For more information on Hi-Rez, visit www.hirez.com.