Smite’s new game takes the MOBA to the digital card game arena

Hi-Rez Studios wants to smite the digital card game world.

The developer today announced Smite Rivals during its Hi-Rez Expo in Atlanta. Smite is a multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. This spin-off takes the franchise to the digital card game space, a market worth $1.2 billion. It will be free-to-play for PC and mobile devices. You can sign up for the closed beta here. This is actually the second card-based spin-off for Smite, with Smite Tactics entering its closed beta today. Blizzard’s Hearthstone leads the digital card game market, but it is seeing new competition from The Elder Scrolls: Legends, Duelyst, Hex, and now Smite Rivals.