HiRez Layoffs - How did we get here? - Hayvering

I also meant to mention the scary prospect of them considering they don't need as many art people with the state of AI art being as it is - I really hope this isn't the case, but figured it was worth noting for completeness.

Obviously my focus is more on Smite in this video, but people working on other HiRez titles will be disproportionately affected.

In Scottish English, haver (from the Scots havers (oats)) means "to maunder; to talk foolishly; to chatter"

Stew tweet: https://x.com/schisam/status/18410721...
Reddit post with affected employees:   / list_of_hirez_employees_affected_by_todays  
Smite $500m revenue source: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/rallyh...

Twitter:   / hayzersmite  
Twitch:   / hayzer  

0:00 - Intro
0:25 - Stew's Tweet
3:00 - List of employees affected
5:45 - How did we get here?
10:37 - Effect on Smite 2
13:50 - Esports 300k tourney
17:43 - Outro