[Register now] SMITE got much bigger last year, not just because of the player base, but also due to the publishing deal with Tencent Games over in China. With the 2 million USD World Championship due to start this week,…
SMITE – Community initiative begins to increase tournament prize pool
[Game website] Developer of SMITE, Hi-Rez Studios, just revealed a new crowd pool initiative to increase the bounty for its upcoming World Championship tournament. Known as The Odyssey, a new item will be sold each week, with each sale contributing…
SMITE – Popular MOBA heading to Microsoft’s Xbox One next year
[Game website] Over at Gamescom 2014, Microsoft and developer Hi-Rez Studios announced the arrival of SMITE on Xbox One in 2015. A very popular alternative to MOBA games such as League of Legends and Dota 2, SMITE is unique given…
Smite – World Championship coming January 2015 with $600,000 prize pool
[Game website] After a successful run since the Open Beta phase over a year ago, developer Hi-Rez Studios announced the first Smite World Championship. Coming this January with a base 600,000 USD prize pool, teams from North America, Asia, Europe and South America will…
SMITE – Publisher for China server officially announced for 3D MOBA
As teased a few days back, China’s biggest online gaming company, Tencent Games, has been confirmed as the China publisher for Hi-Rez Studios’ runaway hit, SMITE. Powered by Unreal Engine 3, this 3rd person MOBA wil be entering beta this…
SMITE – Rumor points to China server announcement at Gamescom 2013
Tencent is looking to monopolize the MOBA market in China, with League of Legends already in the bag and also a new self-developed MOBA, Battle of the Gods. A teaser website for Tencent’s new game was released earlier, with a…