The MOBA genre has enjoyed a resurgence this year, and one Smite 2 dev says it could be down to the growing popularity of Soulslikes.
Smite 2 began its 24/7 closed alpha on Aug. 27, the same month that Predecessor, a game built from the now defunct Paragon, released its 1.0 version—and Valve revealed Deadlock in arguably the worst-kept secret in gaming.