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Hi-Rez Studios is an American video game developer and publisher. They are well-known for creating Paladins, Smite and Rogue Company.

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Realm Royale starts PS4, Xbox One closed beta

Heroic Leaps, the studio carved out of Hi-Rez Studios to handle development of Realm Royale, have announced that their game is starting a closed beta on consoles and buying the Founder's Pack on PlayStation 4 or Xbox One grants you access.

DECEMBER 12

Smite is coming to Nintendo Switch in 2019

During the keynote addressing at Hi-Rez Expo 2018, Titan Forge Games announced Nintendo Switch release for the MOBA game Smite. The company also revealed closed beta date and full cross-platform and cross-progression support coming in 2019.

Semir OmerovicNOVEMBER 16

Sony snubs Paladins Switch-PS4 crossplay

Sony have continued to snub the idea of crossplay between PlayStation 4 and just about any other gaming console, with Paladins for the Switch being the latest victim of the company's quest to keep hobbitses away from their precious.

SEPTEMBER 24

The curious case of Realm Royale development

In its current state, surviving to see the winter will be a gleaming success for Realm Royale. Once a refreshing take on the genre, the game has been reduced to a shell of what it used to be and a reminder of what it could've become.

SEPTEMBER 11

Hi-Rez CEO melts down on Realm Royale stream

Hi-Rez CEO Erez Goren, usually known as HiRezErez, recently jumped into a streamer's Twitch chat to apparently provide first hand info on how Realm Royale might progress in the future - but ended up telling the streamer to stop playing.

SEPTEMBER 7

Paladins changes Maeve's Street Justice

Paladins' update 1.4 has landed, bringing along a new event mode and mid season balance, the latter of which included a change to Maeve's talent Street Justice that was a thorn in community's side for months. It's not exactly a nerf though.

AUGUST 24

Realm Royale's Steam pop dropped by 94%

Having begun its career under the name Paladins: Battlegrounds, Realm Royale has had quite the start to its career when it launched in Steam's Early Access. However, it seems that things are not as rosy in Hi-Rez as they were at launch.

AUGUST 17

Hi-Rez Studios splits into three studios

Hi-Rez Studios, the guys that brought us Smite, Paladins and the latest battle royale themed offshoot thereof, Realm Royale, have decided to split into three internal studios so as to allow for proper focus on each of the company's games.

AUGUST 15

Paladins gets new event, skins and Vault

Hi-Rez Studios have rolled out the 1.4 update for their co-op shooter Paladins, adding a new 4v4 event dubbed the Dragon's Call, along with exclusive Dragon's Call skins, the Vault and a hefty mid-season balance pass on most champions.

AUGUST 13

Realm Royale beta for PS4 starting soon

Hi-Rez Studios have announced that Realm Royale's beta for PlayStation 4 will start during the week starting 30 July 2018, but they failed to provide an exact starting date. Interested players are prompted to sign up and wait. Fair enough.

JULY 24

Realm Royale Battle Pass weekend is underway

Hi-Rez Studios have announced that the ongoing weekend will have a 50 per cent experience boost for Realm Royale Battle Pass holders in order to celebrate the launch of the feature. Oddly enough, they announced it one day after launch.

JULY 14

Paladins' new champion Koga details

Hi-Rez Studios have released the update 1.3 for their team based multiplayer shooter Paladins: Champion of the Realm. The new update brought a new champion named Koga with it, who seems to be a gun totting ninja that's out for blood.

JULY 12

New classes coming to Realm Royale soon

Realm Royale is celebrating its three million players milestone while Hi-Rez Studios are looking to promote the game further. They have recently announced the cosmetic-filled Alpha pack as well as two new classes coming next month.

JUNE 29

Paladins gets Ameri-Khan skin, hero tweaks

Contrary to what they're often accused of, Hi-Rez Studios can be quite creative, with quite giggle-worthy results whenever they do. Anyway, the 1.2 update to their co-op shooter Paladins comes with a new skin and a bunch of hero tweaks.

JUNE 28

Realm Royale patch update time confirmed

Hi-Rez Studios have announced that the next weapon balance and drop patch will go live on 26 June 2018, at 09:30 EDT or 15:30 CEST. Fans seem to be ecstatic for the new changes, following the backlash from disastrous balance update.

JUNE 25

Realm Royale elemental legendary weapons

Hi-Rez Studios are pressing the attack with their successful release of Realm Royale by updating it frequently. This doesn't always mean the updates are welcome, as players are voicing their concerns about the elemental weapon update.

JUNE 16

Paladins Furia update is late for consoles

Paladins' patch 1.1 has landed over two weeks ago on PC but it was expected to roll out on Xbox One at a later date. However, this has coincided with E3 and Nintendo Switch launch so the update had to be postponed to 27 June 2018.

JUNE 15

Paladins are coming to Nintendo Switch

A keen observer watching over Nintendo eShop caught a glimpse of Hi-Rez Studios' co-op shooter Paladins in the wild and it looks like we'll be seeing the game on the Switch on 12 June 2018, with the Founder's Pack already available.

JUNE 7

Realm Royale launches on Steam's Early Access

Hi-Rez Studios, the developer of co-op shooter Paladins, have decided to branch their game out into the battle royale genre and the end result is Realm Royale. The game launched on Steam's Early Access today and looks to shake things up.

JUNE 5

Furia is the newest addition in Paladins

Limited time game modes seem to be at the geight of their popularity since everyone and their cats are now releasing them. Such is the case with Hi-Rez who announced the Abyss mode along with the upcoming champion Furia in a sizable update.

JUNE 1

Paladins Strike rips off Overwatch's artwork

As if Hi-Rez studios needed more Overwatch clone accusations chucked their way, right? Anyway, it turns out that recently released artwork for Paladins Strike, mobile edition of the co-op shooter, straight up rips off Blizzard's Overwatch.

MAY 22

Paladins updates will change after launch

Players have expressed their worries about Paladins' readiness for the upcoming release and inadvertently spawned a "ready for launch" meme. This prompted Hi-Rez studios to respond to players' concerns and hint at their future plans.

MAY 7

Paladins is coming out of beta next week

Hi-Rez Studios have announced that their free-to-play hero shooter Paladins will leaving early access on 8 May 2018. The game will be available on PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, and it will award 200 Crystals to existing players.

MAY 3

Paladins Realm Royale closed alpha begins

Hi-Rez Studios are introducing a new game mode for Paladins. It will come as a standalone client separate from the main title. Don't expect "instant" invites until the closed alpha phase provides for some basic stability and balance.

APRIL 10

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