Kevin Sorbo Voices Hercules in Smite

Legendary actor Kevin Sorbo of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys fame has lent his voice to the latest playable character in Smite. The 3rd-person MOBA by Hi-Rez Studios has proved to be a spectacular hit and now boasts 10 million players.

Smite - Kevin Sorbo Hercules Voicepack Trailer

As a special thanks to the community, the Hercules character will be gifted to all players who win 10 PvP matches during the month of August. Eligible players will also receive a Hercules retro skin and voice pack by the Hercules actor from the 90s cult classic tv series. No word on whether his ultimate summons the 'Iolaus' companion.

The official post also reminds fans that the studio's latest, as of yet unannounced game, will be playable at Gamescom. For the full scoop, read the complete press release below, but first the intro to Hercules: The Legendary Journeys:

ATLANTA – July 24, 2015 – Today Hi-Rez Studios announced that more than 10 million unique players worldwide have played SMITE, the Studio’s mythology-themed action online battleground arena.

To celebrate this epic community milestone, Hi-Rez Studios is reviving the original Hercules character model from SMITE’s early PC beta days as an all-new “Retro Herc” skin on both PC and Xbox One. Anyone who wins 10 PvP matches in August will unlock Hercules as a playable god, along with the Hercules retro skin and a new Hercules voice pack featuring Kevin Sorbo, the star of TV’s Hercules: The Legendary Journeys – all for free. Hi-Rez Studios revealed the promotion today in a new video, featuring Sorbo, who has a special message for the internet.

To continue their momentum, Hi-Rez Studios will be at gamescom August 5 - 9th to show off SMITE on both PC and Xbox One. The Studio will also unveil a new, soon-to-be announced game, allowing attendees to be among the very first to play this surprising new title at Booth A-051 in Hall 9. Also at gamescom, Hi-Rez Studios will host the SMITE Pro League Fall Kickoff featuring Fnatic and Titan on the ESL main stage on Friday, August 7, from 10:00 to 13:00 CEST. From 13:00 to 14:00 CEST, Hi-Rez will stream a live showmatch of its new game. Both match-ups will be broadcast at twitch.tv/smitegame.

2015 has been a year of rapid growth for SMITE, beginning with January’s inaugural SMITE World Championship, which raised at the time the third highest individual prize pool in eSports history. Since then, Hi-Rez Studios has invested heavily in building SMITE’s community, leading up to next January’s SMITE World Championship presented by Xbox One. The show will feature SMITE tournaments on both PC and Xbox One, the latter of which is currently in Open Beta.

SMITE is in its second season on PC and will launch officially on Xbox One later this summer. For the latest from SMITE on both platforms, please visit www.SmiteGame.com , and follow the game on Facebook and Twitter.

About SMITE

SMITE is the online Battleground of the Gods, a mythology-themed action game for the PC and soon to be on Xbox One. Since launching in Europe and North America in March 2014, SMITE has reached over 10 million players, and quickly established itself as one of the top games in the rapidly growing MOBA genre. Themed around gods of mythology and offering a third-person camera and more game modes than any other leading game in its genre, the game provides a unique, action-packed experience that puts the player in the thick of the action. SMITE is free-to-play on PC and in open beta on Xbox One.

About Hi-Rez Studios

Atlanta-based Hi-Rez Studios was established in 2005 to create exceptional online interactive entertainment, and is now one of the largest video game studios in the Southeast United States. Its games include the squad-based shooter Global Agenda, the critically acclaimed Tribes: Ascend and SMITE, the Battleground of the Gods. www.HiRezStudios.com

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