SMITE community mourns the passing of a star Hi-Rez esports caster, halts league events

On Friday, Hi-Rez startled the SMITE community by abruptly postponing all of its esports events for the weekend, a move made more bizarre by the fact that the company wouldn't say why. That had led to speculation about everything from a possible legal scandal to a bitcoin snafu. But I'm sorry to report today that the real reason is much worse: A member of the Hi-Rez team passed away.