Hi-Rez Studios just announced that Cthulhu, a member of the Great Old Gods, will be joining the SMITE roster when the game's next major update arrives. He'll be the first god to join the newly created "Great Old Ones" Patheon that the game plans to add and flesh out in the future.
The precise date for when Cthulhu will join the fray didn't come with the announcement, but he will arrive sometime in mid-June. His profile will be available to players even earlier than that, though, as it will go live on the SMITE website come May 27.
On the same day, Hi-Rez Studios will also give players a first look at the character. The studio will be hosting an Update Show on SMITE's Twitch channel at 3 pm ET. Once the show finishes, Cthulhu's profile will go live, and grant players access to the character's lore and abilities.
In the meantime, Hi-Rez provided a new trailer of the god for players to take a look at. Of course, it doesn't feature any Cthulhu gameplay, but it is a nice cinematic that does detail where the character stands in relation to his fellow gods.
SMITE is available now on PC, PS4, Switch, and Xbox One.