Hi-Rez Studios, the guys who brought you Global Agenda, a now Free-To-Play MMO, are developing the next Tribes title that will hopefully revitalise the franchise, and bring back the glorious large space battles that Tribes was known for. The Tribes games have been played by well over 1 million gamers and feature fast-paced, jetpack-enabled multiplayer combat. Tribes: Ascend continues that tradition, delivering speed, verticality, vehicles and stunning graphics as a free-to-play game for the PC. Currently you can pre-order the game at a 33% off, which includes:

* VIP Status
* 800 Tribes Gold
* 30-Day Booster
* Closed Beta Access

Tribes will be Free-To-Play, but in the same field of many recent MMO's and the likes of League of Legends and Team Fortress2, where you purchase the game initially, and then pay no monthly fees, but are given the option to either pay upfront for instant unlocks, or grind through the game to unlock without paying. This initial phase of Closed Beta will include Hi-Rez-managed servers in North America, Europe, and Australia, and will include a subset of content and features planned for the launch release. Closed Beta can also be won by signing up at their website, Tribes: Ascend and then hopefully being picked from the no doubt many thousands of other players. So if your extremely desperate for some new school Tribes gameplay, then your best bet is to pre-order, and I'll see you on the field!

A FAQ of the current state of the game is also available here



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