Hi-Rez Studios is getting into the multiplayer online battle arena scene withSMITE. The game was announced earlier this year, but we’re only now getting our first real look at it. Various gods spanning multiple mythologies are all out to get each other, apparently. Fairly cool premise, given the genre.

The full reveal ofSMITEwill happen at gamescom, which kicks off on August 17. What’s more, Hi-Rez is going to haveTribes: Ascendplayable; for those not attendingQuakeCon 2011, this will be your first public chance to try out the game’s multiplayer.

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The opening area of the Whisper mission, in a small grove.

The Divide in the Cosmodrome, where the Guardian was resurrected.

A holofoil Ribbontail, as seen in collections.

The Phoneutria Fera hand cannon, inspired by the Season of the Haunted armor set. It has a unique, galactic glow.

Three Fuses appear in a match of Apex Legends' Wild Card mode.

Mad Maggie opens a supply bin and an item with a symbol indicating infinite ammo appears.

Legends slide through a zipline in King’s Canyon in Apex Legends.

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The Yeartide Apex tex Mechanica SMG with a Holofoil glow.