The world of heavy steel music is not any stranger to the kind of lore-driven storytelling that envelops all of contemporary popular culture. Even so, no quantity of attention-grabbing make-up and liner notes concerning the depths of hell could make the crossover of Slipknot and mythology-based MOBA Smite a typical incidence. Whereas the sport has recruited everybody from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to the forged of Stranger Issues in current instances, including the masked rockers who gained recognition with edgelords all over the place a long time in the past is taking issues to a different degree.
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As with their different crossovers, every Slipknot member will slip into the boots of an current god within the sport and provides their transfer set a distinctly satanic vibe. Gamers can acquire Corey Taylor, Sid Wilson, Craig Jones, Michael Pfaff, clown, Jay Weinberg, Mick Thomson, Jim Root, and Alessandro Venturella through the in-game retailer by way of particular person purchases. Shopping for three band members will even unlock a Slipknot Music Theme that provides snippets from the band’s hottest hits to your journeys to the battleground.
Xbox Recreation Cross Final subscribers get a head begin on the pack with a free Slipknot Starter Cross. This contains the three gods that the members of Slipknot possess in-game in addition to voice packs for these characters, a 30-day account booster, and a Deal of the Day token.
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Elsewhere on the earth of Smite, the sport’s console iterations are gaining access to the Basic Conquest map, a beforehand PC-only expertise that’s a part of the Smite Evening characteristic. Every Saturday, the sport could have attention-grabbing new modes to beat that provide free rewards to gamers who present up. There’s additionally a brand new Blast from the Previous Battle Cross that provides console gamers a choice of skins from the sport’s historical past for a one-time payment and the time it takes to finish some matches. They gained’t be as thrilling as Clown, however newer gamers will relish this chance to gather some beforehand unattainable beauty bling.
