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From The Editor

B

ack in April 2014, the SMITE Community
Magazine released its first issue to the

public. We were very nervous about how this
passion project would do but, much to our
delight, the community loved it and couldn’t
wait for the next issue. Nine months later and
here we are at the SMITE World Championships,
sponsored by Curse Voice! Oh how time flies.
If you’re anything like myself, you may
not be the most professional of players. Don’t
get me wrong, I can hold my own in SMITE,
but when it comes to the eSports scene, I’m a
little lost. Because of this, we tasked our team
this month to create a special edition to not
only celebrate eSports within the game we all
love, but also to help those who don’t have the
greatest understanding of the scene feel a little
bit more at home whilst enjoying the SWC.
We go through the history of the scene, why
LANs are the place to be, why picks and bans
are very important and so much more! We’ve
even got an interview with the man himself,
Stew, President of Hi-Rez Studios! So, get
yourself comfy and enjoy the rest of the event!
Kris West
Editor

@TheGameOnMag

EDITORIAL
Editor-in-Chief - Steve Greenfield
Editor - Kris West
Production Manager - Allison Jean
CONTENT CREATORS
Staff Writer - Jorg van der Velden
Staff Writer - Frank Jusino
Staff Writer - Derrick Moody
Staff Writer - Ashley Eaton-Jephcote
Staff Writer - Tanner Schelle
Staff Writer - Timothy Tian
DESIGN
Lead - Kris West
Additional - Steven Dawson
EDITING
Editing - Alex Hamilton
Editing - Andrew Duncan
Editing - Anthony Badalamenti
Editing - Christian Wootton
Editing - Dom D’Angelillo
Editing - Emsey P. Walker
Editing - Harriet Bailey
Editing - James Bralant
Editing - Ryan Davies
Editing - Reece Armstrong
Special thanks to everybody at HiRez Studios who has
been so supportive over the past nine months. Not
only did they help us grow as a project, but they’ve
continued to support our development through-out.

/GameOnMagazine

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