Now however, Hi-Rez is moving away from its tried and tested formula, as Smite's 99th and 100th playable characters will be King Arthur and Merlin. More figures of legend than actual gods ...

During a speech at the company's keynote presentation, Smite's 99th and 100th playable characters were revealed, with the legendary King Arthur and the wizard Merlin heading to the game next year.

But they're not gods. SMITE's tagline--"Battleground of the Gods"--doesn't really ring true as the two newest characters to come to the game are King Arthur and Merlin. King Arthur will apparently ...

Onto the new gods! Well, not all of them are gods. The 99th and 100th characters to join Smite’s mega-pantheon are King Arthur and Merlin, who probably don’t need much of an introduction.

The Leviathans jungler also wants to see some of the newer gods make it in early, such as Merlin and Toph. One thing Adapting wants to see out of gameplay in Smite 2 is a better distinction of ...