SMITE to Launch With Style

Hi-Rez Studios have announced their MOBA game, SMITE will officially launch in Europe and North America on March 25, with a $100,000 Lan Tournament to celebrate the release.

After over a year in the beta stage, Hi-Rez Studios has announced the release date of its 3D mythology-themed MOBA SMITE. Players will be able to compete against one another in the free-to-play game on March 25, 2014. To commemorate the occasion Hi-Rez will be throwing a $100,000 LAN tournament.

The SMITE beta began in May 2012, with over 2.5 million players registered for the game to date. Players who spent significant amount of time and money in SMITE's Open Beta, will all that progress transferd with the game's release in March. Additionally anyone who reaches level 30 before March 25 will unlock the Cacodemon skin for the God Ymir.

Hi-Rez will be starting a new SMITE Weekly Tournament Series on January 4, 2014. The tournament will have it's culmination on March 29-30 with a $100,000 LAN event in Atlanta, Georgia. The top four teams from Europe and North America will compete for the grand prize.