{"id":104705,"date":"2016-09-21T08:21:59","date_gmt":"2016-09-21T06:21:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=104705"},"modified":"2016-09-21T08:23:08","modified_gmt":"2016-09-21T06:23:08","slug":"hi-rez-studios-says-paladins-of-the-realm-is-not-an-overwatch-rip-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/104705-hi-rez-studios-says-paladins-of-the-realm-is-not-an-overwatch-rip-off","title":{"rendered":"Hi Rez Studios says Paladins of the Realm is not an Overwatch rip-off"},"content":{"rendered":"

A little while ago, Hi Rez Studios\u00a0launched the Open Beta for its team-based hero shooter Paladins of the Realm<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The trailer for the game caused quite a stir online, with many gamers drawing clear comparisons to Blizzard’s Overwatch.<\/p>\n

While we have seen blatant Overwatch clones<\/a><\/strong> appear in the mobile space, these games have not yet appeared on major platforms such as PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.<\/p>\n

Todd Harris from Hi-Rez Studios has remained adamant that Paladins is not an Overwatch clone, and says the game’s features were implemented long before the release of Overwatch.<\/p>\n

“While Overwatch is a fine game, we want people to understand that game development is an iterative process with many ideas coming from past projects,” said Harris.<\/p>\n

“This is true for Hi-Rez and almost every other game studio. For a hero shooter, the game that deserves the most credit for the genre is TF2.”<\/p>\n

You can read the lengthy post by Harris defending Paladins of the Realm\u00a0here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The similarities between the two games caught public attention after the following video went viral on YouTube:<\/p>\n