Latest Reviews of Hi-Rez Studios Games
Review Rogue Company (Switch) - A Solid, If Unspectacular Hero Shooter With Plenty Of Potential
Derivative delight
Hi-Rez Studio's Rogue Company arrives on Nintendo Switch in paid beta form with three tiers of Founder's Packs – starter, standard, and ultimate – available to competitive shooter fans whose trigger fingers are too itchy to wait for the free to play version slated to arrive later this year. This one's an absolute mish-mash of...
Review Realm Royale (Switch) - A Battle Royale That's More Than Just Fortnite With Chickens
Royale rumble
In 2019, few genres are quite as fickle and difficult to predict as battle royale. Plenty of games have attempted to grab a piece of this lucrative pie over the last couple of years, but for every Fortnite, PUBG and Apex Legends there are countless others that have failed to capture that same zeitgeist. Usually when a BR title stumbles...
Review Smite (Switch) - A Godly MOBA That Gives League Of Legends A Run For Its Money
Holier than thou
Following its success with Paladins: Champions of the Realm – which brought the team-based shooter genre to Switch with platform parity and solid performance – developer Hi-Rez Studios has now given its other big online hit the same handheld-friendly treatment. While Paladins has proved itself to be Overwatch’s only real...
Review Paladins - Founder's Pack (Switch eShop)
We are the Champions
Note: This review was originally for the Paladins - Founder's Pack, a £25 package comprising the game and various extras which was the only way to play at launch. Paladins has since gone completely free-to-play. With Nintendo Switch fast accumulating all manner of new multiplayer experiences - including the global phenomenon...
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News Hi-Rez Studios Is Ending Support For Hero Shooter 'Paladins' On Switch
The dev's second game to abandon Switch
Support for the Nintendo Switch version of free-to-play shooter Paladins is ending in late June, Evil Mojo Games and Hi-Rez Studios have announced. This is the second free-to-play shooter from Hi-Rez Studios to end service on the hybrid console in just over a week after the developer also announced that Rogue...
News Free-To-Play Shooter 'Rogue Company' Ends Service On Switch In June
"This choice wasn’t made easily"
Service for the Switch version of Rogue Company will be ending on 20th June 2023, publisher Hi-Rez Studios has announced. The studio released a statement earlier today confirming the decision, along with a note that it will continue to provide full support to the PC, PlayStation, and Xbox versions. (Thanks,...
News Danny Phantom, Rocko, And More Nickelodeon Favourites Join 'Smite' In New Crossover
"Wait, you're not Dib!"
The Godly free-to-play MOBA Smite has just revealed its next crossover event coming later this month, and it might just be one of the most unexpected ones yet. Nintendo Everything reports that coming this July to the MOBA are Nickelodeon favourites Rocko, Danny Phantom, Invader Zim, Jenny (or XJ9), and Powdered Toastman...
News A Stranger Things Cross-Promo Is On The Way To The Godly MOBA Smite
More will be revealed at the Summer Game Fest
There are a lot of great free-to-play offerings available on the Nintendo Switch and one arguably worth your time is Hi-Rez Studios godly offering Smite. It made its debut on the eShop back in 2019 and the content for it has continued to roll out since then. In the latest update, the official social...
News Dr Disrespect Gets His Own Skin And Map In Rogue Company
The controversial streamer joins the battle
Twitch streamers and YouTubers appearing in video games has become increasingly common nowadays. The latest internet star to receive this treatment is the controversial figure Guy "Dr Disrespect" Beahm. He joins the online multiplayer shooter Rogue Company as a Legendary Skin for the character Dallas...
Feature Rogue Company Goes Free-To-Play - We Speak To The Devs About The Latest Update
F2P launch brings Custom Matches, Masteries and more
Team-based online shooter Rogue Company has reached the end of its paid Early Access period and is now available to play for free on Switch eShop. While some players will have picked up one of the various Founder's Packs when the game launched back in July, there will likely be a huge influx of...
Update: And it's available now!
Update: And the game has now appeared on Switch eShop in three guises: the Starter Founder's Pack (£13.49 / $14.99), the Standard Founder's Pack ($29.99) and the Ultimate Founder's Pack ($59.99). Original Story (Mon 20th Jul, 2020 15:35 BST): Following last month's new footage of Rogue Company, the upcoming...
News Check Out This New Footage Of Free-To-Play Cross-Play Shooter Rogue Company
"It's pretty amazing to play Rogue Company on a handheld device like the Switch"
Hi-Rez Studios' Rogue Company has been bubbling under nicely for some time now, and we've just been treated to some more gameplay footage which shows off the title's brand of free-to-play, 5v5 online shooting action. The player assumes the role of a 'Rogue', who must...
News Enlist In Rogue Company, A 5v5 Online Team Shooter Coming From Hi-Rez
Maybe you can hire them
Announced in yesterday's Nintendo Direct, Hi-Rez Studios - the maker of Paladins, SMITE and Realm Royale - is bringing a brand new IP to Switch (and other consoles). Rogue Company is a 5v5 online shooter tha
News Realm Royale Is Now Available As A Free Download On Switch
Ready up!
Last month, after a series of rumours and leaks, Hi-Rez Studios released the Realm Royale Founder's Pack on the Switch eShop. This paid version of the game gave Nintendo owners a helping hand with additional goodies and essentially early access ahead of its free-to-play launch on the system. If you are one of the individuals who has been...
Video Let's Play Realm Royale On The Nintendo Switch
Don't be a chicken
After months of rumours and leaks, Realm Royale has finally been released on the Nintendo Switch. Thanks to the lovely people over at Hi-Rez Studios, our senior video producer Alex Olney has been able to take an early look at the Founder's Pack offering. If you haven't heard about this game before, it's described as a class-based...
Feature Hi-Rez Studios On Bringing Realm Royale To Switch
We chat with the team behind this fantasy take on the battle royale genre
Following weeks of rumours and leaks suggesting that Hi-Rez Studios was bringing its free-to-play battle royale Realm Royale to Switch, we can exclusively confirm that the game is coming to Nintendo's console. It joins team-based first-person shooter Paladins and MOBA
News It Looks Like Hi-Rez Studios Is Bringing Realm Royale To The Nintendo Switch
Fantasy Fortnite
At the beginning of February, it was discovered Hi-Rez Studios was likely releasing its free-to-play multiplayer fantasy title Realm Royale on the Switch in the near future. If the previous findings weren't already convincing enough, dataminers have now uncovered even more evidence of a possible Nintendo release. A
Reminder SMITE Is Now Free-To-Play On Switch
Get your MOBA on for the best possible price
Following its closed-beta at launch, SMITE is now free-to-play on Switch and includes crossplay with PS4 and Xbox One players. Not only that, but players on other consoles can also pick up their game on Switch, with all progress and gear being shared across platforms. The MOBA was always free-to-play...
Rumour Hi-Rez Fantasy Game Realm Royale Is Switch-Bound According To Latest Datamine
Following in the footsteps of Paladins and SMITE
For the third time now, it looks dataminers have uncovered Hi-Rez’s next project for the Nintendo Switch. These latest findings suggest the free-to-play multiplayer fantasy title Realm Royale is Switch-bound. The following line “Merge Nintendo crown” was found within the latest datamine,...
Rumour Dataminers Uncover SMITE Founder's Pack For Nintendo Switch
The gods are coming
More evidence suggesting Hi-Rez Studios' MOBA - SMITE - is on its way to the Nintendo Switch eShop has been uncovered. The same datamining website for the game has now located a founder's pack - specifically for Nintendo's hybrid system. You might recall Paladins also received a founder's pack prior to its own Switch release,...
News Nintendo Switch Version Of Paladins Is Adding Gyro Controls Next Month
Requested by fans
Since its release on the Switch eShop, Paladins has provided players with a fun free-to-play team-based experience. Earlier this week, Hi-Rez Studios and Evil Mojo Games released update 1.6 - adding in the undead pirate champion Captain Admiral, the new Onslaught map and multiple skins. In the latest episode of Ninten
News Paladins Dark Tides Update Introduces Undead Pirate Champion Admiral Dredge
Out now
Hi-Rez Studios' free-to-play team-based shooter Paladins continues to differentiate itself from the competition with plenty of unique updates. The latest one - update 1.6 - introduces the undead pirate champion, Admiral Dredge, along with a new map (Onslaught), an event and nine new skins. The above trailer explains Admiral Dredge's...
Rumour SMITE Patch Notes Suggest Hi-Rez Releasing Free-To-Play MOBA On Nintendo Switch
Become a god
SMITE data miners have allegedly found a reference to the Nintendo Switch buried within the free-to-play MOBA's latest patch. Given the fact the game is published by Hi-Rez Studios - who have already released Paladins on the eShop, it wouldn't be a surprise if the US-based company brought across its god-themed title as well. If you're...
Soapbox What Splatoon 2 Can Learn From Fortnite And Paladins, And Vice Versa
War-fair
The excellent F2P titles Fortnite and Paladins have both launched on the Nintendo Switch recently, bringing two different flavours of online shootery to the platform, minus any price tag. This would all be excellent news if it wasn't for the fact that I haven't touched Splatoon 2 since. Before you reach for your pitchfork,...
Video Digital Foundry Praises The Switch Port Of Paladins
A "remarkable" effort
Digital Foundry is at it again, this time putting the Paladins - Founder's Pack through a series of tests to find out if it's potentially the best third-party port we've seen so far on the Switch. Starting out with a review of the framerate, the analysis is quick to note how the game in docked mode runs at a smooth 60fps,...
News Paladins Confirmed For Nintendo Switch Launch Next Week
60fps gameplay with cross-platform play
Update: It's official; Paladins has its very own page on the eShop. It will be bringing 60fps action along with cross-platform multiplayer when it hits Switch on June 12th - that's the same day as Nintendo's E3 show. Original Story: The pre-E3 leaks just keep on coming. It's now a given that Fortnite is
News Hi-Rez Studios Is Ending Support For Hero Shooter 'Paladins' On Switch
The dev's second game to abandon Switch
Support for the Nintendo Switch version of free-to-play shooter Paladins is ending in late June, Evil Mojo Games and Hi-Rez Studios have announced. This is the second free-to-play shooter from Hi-Rez Studios to end service on the hybrid console in just over a week after the developer also announced that Rogue...
News Free-To-Play Shooter 'Rogue Company' Ends Service On Switch In June
"This choice wasn’t made easily"
Service for the Switch version of Rogue Company will be ending on 20th June 2023, publisher Hi-Rez Studios has announced. The studio released a statement earlier today confirming the decision, along with a note that it will continue to provide full support to the PC, PlayStation, and Xbox versions. (Thanks,...
News Danny Phantom, Rocko, And More Nickelodeon Favourites Join 'Smite' In New Crossover
"Wait, you're not Dib!"
The Godly free-to-play MOBA Smite has just revealed its next crossover event coming later this month, and it might just be one of the most unexpected ones yet. Nintendo Everything reports that coming this July to the MOBA are Nickelodeon favourites Rocko, Danny Phantom, Invader Zim, Jenny (or XJ9), and Powdered Toastman...
News A Stranger Things Cross-Promo Is On The Way To The Godly MOBA Smite
More will be revealed at the Summer Game Fest
There are a lot of great free-to-play offerings available on the Nintendo Switch and one arguably worth your time is Hi-Rez Studios godly offering Smite. It made its debut on the eShop back in 2019 and the content for it has continued to roll out since then. In the latest update, the official social...
News Dr Disrespect Gets His Own Skin And Map In Rogue Company
The controversial streamer joins the battle
Twitch streamers and YouTubers appearing in video games has become increasingly common nowadays. The latest internet star to receive this treatment is the controversial figure Guy "Dr Disrespect" Beahm. He joins the online multiplayer shooter Rogue Company as a Legendary Skin for the character Dallas...
Feature Rogue Company Goes Free-To-Play - We Speak To The Devs About The Latest Update
F2P launch brings Custom Matches, Masteries and more
Team-based online shooter Rogue Company has reached the end of its paid Early Access period and is now available to play for free on Switch eShop. While some players will have picked up one of the various Founder's Packs when the game launched back in July, there will likely be a huge influx of...
Update: And it's available now!
Update: And the game has now appeared on Switch eShop in three guises: the Starter Founder's Pack (£13.49 / $14.99), the Standard Founder's Pack ($29.99) and the Ultimate Founder's Pack ($59.99). Original Story (Mon 20th Jul, 2020 15:35 BST): Following last month's new footage of Rogue Company, the upcoming...
News Check Out This New Footage Of Free-To-Play Cross-Play Shooter Rogue Company
"It's pretty amazing to play Rogue Company on a handheld device like the Switch"
Hi-Rez Studios' Rogue Company has been bubbling under nicely for some time now, and we've just been treated to some more gameplay footage which shows off the title's brand of free-to-play, 5v5 online shooting action. The player assumes the role of a 'Rogue', who must...
News Enlist In Rogue Company, A 5v5 Online Team Shooter Coming From Hi-Rez
Maybe you can hire them
Announced in yesterday's Nintendo Direct, Hi-Rez Studios - the maker of Paladins, SMITE and Realm Royale - is bringing a brand new IP to Switch (and other consoles). Rogue Company is a 5v5 online shooter tha
News Realm Royale Is Now Available As A Free Download On Switch
Ready up!
Last month, after a series of rumours and leaks, Hi-Rez Studios released the Realm Royale Founder's Pack on the Switch eShop. This paid version of the game gave Nintendo owners a helping hand with additional goodies and essentially early access ahead of its free-to-play launch on the system. If you are one of the individuals who has been...
Video Let's Play Realm Royale On The Nintendo Switch
Don't be a chicken
After months of rumours and leaks, Realm Royale has finally been released on the Nintendo Switch. Thanks to the lovely people over at Hi-Rez Studios, our senior video producer Alex Olney has been able to take an early look at the Founder's Pack offering. If you haven't heard about this game before, it's described as a class-based...
Feature Hi-Rez Studios On Bringing Realm Royale To Switch
We chat with the team behind this fantasy take on the battle royale genre
Following weeks of rumours and leaks suggesting that Hi-Rez Studios was bringing its free-to-play battle royale Realm Royale to Switch, we can exclusively confirm that the game is coming to Nintendo's console. It joins team-based first-person shooter Paladins and MOBA
News It Looks Like Hi-Rez Studios Is Bringing Realm Royale To The Nintendo Switch
Fantasy Fortnite
At the beginning of February, it was discovered Hi-Rez Studios was likely releasing its free-to-play multiplayer fantasy title Realm Royale on the Switch in the near future. If the previous findings weren't already convincing enough, dataminers have now uncovered even more evidence of a possible Nintendo release. A
Reminder SMITE Is Now Free-To-Play On Switch
Get your MOBA on for the best possible price
Following its closed-beta at launch, SMITE is now free-to-play on Switch and includes crossplay with PS4 and Xbox One players. Not only that, but players on other consoles can also pick up their game on Switch, with all progress and gear being shared across platforms. The MOBA was always free-to-play...
Rumour Hi-Rez Fantasy Game Realm Royale Is Switch-Bound According To Latest Datamine
Following in the footsteps of Paladins and SMITE
For the third time now, it looks dataminers have uncovered Hi-Rez’s next project for the Nintendo Switch. These latest findings suggest the free-to-play multiplayer fantasy title Realm Royale is Switch-bound. The following line “Merge Nintendo crown” was found within the latest datamine,...
Rumour Dataminers Uncover SMITE Founder's Pack For Nintendo Switch
The gods are coming
More evidence suggesting Hi-Rez Studios' MOBA - SMITE - is on its way to the Nintendo Switch eShop has been uncovered. The same datamining website for the game has now located a founder's pack - specifically for Nintendo's hybrid system. You might recall Paladins also received a founder's pack prior to its own Switch release,...
News Nintendo Switch Version Of Paladins Is Adding Gyro Controls Next Month
Requested by fans
Since its release on the Switch eShop, Paladins has provided players with a fun free-to-play team-based experience. Earlier this week, Hi-Rez Studios and Evil Mojo Games released update 1.6 - adding in the undead pirate champion Captain Admiral, the new Onslaught map and multiple skins. In the latest episode of Ninten
News Paladins Dark Tides Update Introduces Undead Pirate Champion Admiral Dredge
Out now
Hi-Rez Studios' free-to-play team-based shooter Paladins continues to differentiate itself from the competition with plenty of unique updates. The latest one - update 1.6 - introduces the undead pirate champion, Admiral Dredge, along with a new map (Onslaught), an event and nine new skins. The above trailer explains Admiral Dredge's...
Rumour SMITE Patch Notes Suggest Hi-Rez Releasing Free-To-Play MOBA On Nintendo Switch
Become a god
SMITE data miners have allegedly found a reference to the Nintendo Switch buried within the free-to-play MOBA's latest patch. Given the fact the game is published by Hi-Rez Studios - who have already released Paladins on the eShop, it wouldn't be a surprise if the US-based company brought across its god-themed title as well. If you're...
Soapbox What Splatoon 2 Can Learn From Fortnite And Paladins, And Vice Versa
War-fair
The excellent F2P titles Fortnite and Paladins have both launched on the Nintendo Switch recently, bringing two different flavours of online shootery to the platform, minus any price tag. This would all be excellent news if it wasn't for the fact that I haven't touched Splatoon 2 since. Before you reach for your pitchfork,...
Video Digital Foundry Praises The Switch Port Of Paladins
A "remarkable" effort
Digital Foundry is at it again, this time putting the Paladins - Founder's Pack through a series of tests to find out if it's potentially the best third-party port we've seen so far on the Switch. Starting out with a review of the framerate, the analysis is quick to note how the game in docked mode runs at a smooth 60fps,...
News Paladins Confirmed For Nintendo Switch Launch Next Week
60fps gameplay with cross-platform play
Update: It's official; Paladins has its very own page on the eShop. It will be bringing 60fps action along with cross-platform multiplayer when it hits Switch on June 12th - that's the same day as Nintendo's E3 show. Original Story: The pre-E3 leaks just keep on coming. It's now a given that Fortnite is