Paragon Goes Free On August 16th, New Hero Khaimera Releases June 21st

Epic Games announced today that its over-the-shoulder MOBA Paragon will be going free on August 16th. The company is calling it an Open Beta, but the important thing to know is that, following August 16th, you will no longer have to pay an entry fee.

Before it goes free, however, Paragon is getting at least one more hero named Khaimera. He is described as follows.

The TL;DR on Khaimera is that he is a melee fighter who specializes in disrupting team fights with close-up encounters. His Pounce leaps to a target enemy Hero, briefly stunning that Hero and dealing Physical Damage around him. While he’s engaged in fights, his Spirit Regeneration stacks more health regen with each basic attack. His Ultimate, Cull, deals a large amount of damage, both rooting and isolating a target from allies.

Early Access users will be able to try Khaimera out on June 21st. There's also a sufficiently creepy trailer for him embedded below.

Additionally, the patch notes for next week's update have been posted. The update will introduce a Draft Mode, which is "making broad adjustments to Hero and gameplay balance, reworking how Card Experience is distributed between you and your teammates, and changing the role minions play at the various phases of the game," and a top-down "MOBA" camera mode for replays, among other changes.