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This SMITE developer walkthrough highlights Bakasura
In this latest video for Hi-Rez Studio's SMITE, we're given an informative look at another one of the game's playable characters: Bakasura. Beyond running down his various abilities, there's a healthy amount of protips explaining how to, in theory, play Bakasura successfully. I'm unsure how SMITE will ultimately fit into the landscape of multiplayer online battle arena games, but I'm increasingly feeling the urge to make time for it. Truth be told, the recent outcry from religious leaders has only intensified my curiosity. Then again, a heathen such as myself would say that. If absolutely nothing else, Hi-Rez can be commended for coming up with a distinct MOBA. Did you know? You can now get daily or weekly email notifications when humans reply to your comments.
Legacy Comments (will be imported soon)5:00 PM on 05.17.2013 Review: Dust 514Dust 514 is one of the most ambitious games of all time. Not content with just offering a shooter within the EVE Online universe, CCP Games seeks to actually connect the game to EVE itself, allowing both titles to influence e...
7:30 PM on 05.16.2013 Star Trek Online adds a new preorder ship, goofy clothesStar Trek Online is less than a week out from its latest big free content update, Legacy of Romulus, which, as may be expected, will introduce the playable Romulan Republic faction and a new line of Romulan Warbirds...
1:00 PM on 05.16.2013 New EA MOBA Dawngate coming from Waystone GamesIt appears as though EA is looking to delve further into the MOBA genre with the premature reveal of Dawngate. The main site went live yesterday, only giving a glimpse at the art style as well as some background on the develo...
6:30 PM on 05.14.2013 The WWII dogfights of War Thunder are headed to PS4Gaijin Entertainment is bringing its free-to-play massively-multiplayer online game War Thunder to PlayStation 4 this holiday season. There's nothing in the way of screenshots for the expanded release, though we do have a te...
12:15 PM on 05.14.2013 Slowly but surely: Rift will become free-to-play in JuneHaving previously put out a lite version of RIFT, Trion Worlds is now committed to introducing a full-fledged free-to-play model for the MMORPG. They're doing it, and doing it well, it sounds like -- "experience the entire g...
5:00 PM on 05.13.2013 The Anno Online open beta starts tomorrowAnno Online will cease operations for its closed beta tomorrow and will enter a full, public open testing session. As an aside, all progress through the closed and open beta will not be wiped, so don't feel limited in that re...
6:00 PM on 05.10.2013 Preview: Anno OnlineSimulation fans have had quite a storied history of games to choose from. While the genre may seem homogenized to outside viewers, sim-nuts can't get enough of the technical nuances of each title, and although they may look s...
1:00 PM on 05.09.2013 Epic: Microsoft, Sony to fully embrace F2P for next-genAt the Game Horizon conference, Epic Games VP Mark Rein warned of the looming free-to-play console storm, reports Joystiq. "The next-gen consoles are going to be fully embracing the free-to-play and these IAP-type business m...
5:15 PM on 05.08.2013 Free-to-play has 'doubled' income for The Old RepublicEA's president of labels Frank Gibeau announced during yesterday's earnings call that after Star Wars: The Old Republic transitioned to a free-to-play model, "the monthly revenue has doubled." Gibeau also confirmed that the g...
1:00 PM on 05.04.2013 It's robot hell in this brilliant Team Fortress 2 shortBack in the glory days of Futurama came the brilliant "Hell Is Other Robots" episode that saw bender going to Robot Hell after committing some sins. The Robot Devil performs a little musical piece detailing Bender's torture in hell, and YouTuber MisterMulluc beautifully recreates the performance in Team Fortress 2 using the Source Filmmaker. This is just wonderful.
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| 11:45 AM on 03.06.2013 $10,000 SMITE tournament to be held at PAX East |

Hi-Rez announced today that an eight-team, 5v5 tournament will be held at PAX East from March 22 - 24 for its third-person free-to-play MOBA SMITE. This is an invitation-only tournament, and seven teams have already been dete...more
| 7:15 PM on 02.28.2013 Hi-Rez introduces one-time payment option for SMITE |

For games to start off as playable for free with microtransaction support only to shift back to a traditional one-time payment option seems a bit silly, but I'm not about to argue against providing customers with choices. Hi-...more
| 3:30 PM on 01.24.2013 Hi-Rez launches open beta for free-to-play SMITE |

After spending a generous amount of time in closed beta, SMITE has opened up. The full release isn't here yet, but now players can get into this rather enjoyable MOBA without having to beg for a key. The video above walks th...more
| 1:30 PM on 11.02.2012 Arena mode and new map added to SMITE |

Hi-Rez Studios' SMITE has been updated with a new team deathmatch-style mode dubbed Arena, including a Colosseum map to play it on. Two teams of five members each earn points for killing other players and minions as opposed t...more
| 9:30 PM on 05.15.2012 SMITE now taking your pre-orders, beta begins soon |

First of all, don't get confused. The upcoming action-MOBA title SMITE is still free-to-play. However, you can now plunk down twenty of your hard-earned dollars and not only be guaranteed beta access, but you'll get an e...more
| 6:30 PM on 04.09.2012 PAX: Hands-on with the new Hi-Rez MOBA, SMITE |

Just because Hi-Rez Studios is busy nearing the launch of its free-to-play FPS Tribes: Ascend doesn't mean they don't have another big title in the works. SMITE is the studio's upcoming MOBA title (like Dota 2 or L...more
| 2:45 PM on 08.03.2011 First screenshots of Hi-Rez Studios' SMITE |

Hi-Rez Studios is getting into the multiplayer online battle arena scene with SMITE. The game was announced earlier this year, but we're only now getting our first real look at it. Various gods spanning multiple mythologies a...more
| 2:00 PM on 05.17.2013 Preview: Civilization V: Brave New World |
With the arrival of the 20th century, I can sometimes get a bit bored in Civilization V. It continues to engage me enough so that I power through to achieve whatever victory path I had chosen, but therein lies the issue. I en...more
| 8:30 PM on 05.16.2013 Company of Heroes 2 announces Red Star edition for retail |
Good news for fans of the Company of Heroes 2 series as now you have a great reason to pick up the physical copy in June. Along with a snazzy steelbook, you also get a Czar's wealth of extra content. Right off the bat, player...more
| 2:00 PM on 05.16.2013 Review: Eador: Masters of the Broken World |
I don't know why I thought that putting a world back together -- conquering various floating landmasses and combining them through sheer force of will -- would be easy. Eador: Masters of the Broken World's similarities to Her...more


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