Free-to-play hero shooter Paladins has always invited comparisons to Overwatch. There's a tanky knight character with a deployable shield and a bearded dwarf who builds turrets. While developer Hi-Rez Studios has always denied cloning Blizzard's game, a mobile port of Paladins lifted artwork from the game, a foul the studio is blaming on a contractor.

The issue surfaced two days ago when a Reddit poster Arcieth noted the comparison on the Paladins subreddit, pointing out that promotional material for the mobile game Paladins Strike appears to feature background art from Overwatch, specifically the loading screen artwork for Control map Lijiang Tower.

The image, which promotes a new skin for the champion Lex, was featured on Paladins official Twitter last month.

Since 2016, hero shooter Paladins has been deflecting accusations that devs copied Blizzard's massively successful hero shooter Overwatch. Yesterday in a turning-of-the-tables tweet, Paladins' president Stewart Chisam side-eyed Overwatch's newest hero Brigitte for her similarities to the Paladins hero Ash.

Hero shooter Paladins is adding a new battle royale mode called "Battlegrounds," an entirely unique addition that by no means is meant to reference any other game.

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A new update to go live on Paladins' public test server is already drawing a lot of criticism from some of the hero-based shooter's most dedicated players. In addition to the normal gameplay tweaks, the OB64 patch introduces a new system for how players can use cards to customise their favourite characters and make them more powerful.

Hi-Rez Studio's hero shooter caught some flak last year for looking and feeling a lot like Overwatch, but it's still managed to maintain a healthy presence on Steam's most-played games list. We'll see if the trend continues as Paladins launches into free open beta on PS4 and Xbox One.

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After launching into open beta on PC earlier this month and riding Overwatch comparisons to a steady spot on Steam's "top games by player count" list, Hi-Rez's hero shooter Paladins is gearing up for its PlayStation 4 and Xbox One debut.

You could argue that being free-to-play immediately gives Hi-Rez's shooter an advantage. But the free-to-play game is quickly picking up popularity on Steam, surpassing long-time favourites on Steam such as Rust, Skyrim, Arma 3 and GTA V.

Paladins, a video game that looks very much like Overwatch, has taken some heat for its similarities to Blizzard's popular team shooter -- to the point where last night one of Paladins' top developers felt compelled to write a big ol' Reddit post explaining how it isn't a clone at all.

Hi-Rez Studios' free-to-play hero shooter Paladins entered open beta yesterday, and while its collectible card-based character customisation system sets it apart from other games in the genre, Androxus here is pretty much Reaper with horns.

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