Smite Card Game Moves to Open Beta

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By Seth G. Macy

Hi-Rez Studios' collectible card game Hand of the Gods: Smite Tactics has left closed-beta.

To mark the occasion, Hi-Rez announced the Venus Competitor’s Pack to "bolster the decks of new players and veterans alike," with 70 cards, a "Venus skin for Aphrodite in Smite," and other bonuses.

In addition to the open beta announcement, Hi-Rez announced Project Olympus, "a new initiative intended to improve core game features" in Smite.

Smite Executive Producer Chris Larson said the update is "full of big changes that Smite fans have wanted for a long time." The first phase of Project Olympus is scheduled to roll out "over the next three Smite patches."

Some improvements coming to Smite in the Project Olympus updates include a 64-bit client, improvements to the HUD and controller support, and a "knowledge bank" to help novice and veteran players alike improve their game.

Hand of the Gods: Smite Tactics was first announced in October 2016, and went into closed beta later that year. The game can be downloaded from its official website.

Seth Macy is a freelance writer. Follow him on Twitter.

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