Hi-Rez Studios has had their hands full for a while. Ever since the controversial move of dropping Tribes: Ascend they've begun work on several games at once, namely Smite and Paladins. One is a MOBA and the other is a hero shooter, both hot commodities, and both successful in their free-to-play format.
While you may not have heard of the latter it's maintained a status in the top 20-played Steam list for some time, and it'll probably shoot up a bit after it finally launches next week. Yep, Hi-Rez has announced that Paladins is going to be ending its early access period and will see a full release on May 8 on PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
Strangely, Hi-Rez also pivoted into the battle royale scene before many other developers got around to doing it -- announcing the mode in February. It'll be interesting to see the identity of Paladins develop over time, especially with the accusations that they borrowed many archetypes from Overwatch.
via destructoid https://www.destructoid.com/hero-shooter-paladins-is-finally-coming-out-of-early-access-next-week-501445.phtml