The creators of Global Agenda, Hi-Rez Studios, have been working on a new Tribes title for quite sometime. Tribes: Ascend is built on the Unreal Engine and will be Free-To-Play, but does require a purchase of the product up-front. Their delayed closed beta starts on November 4, and you can secure your access by pre-ordering the game at a 33% discount. That gets you:

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

Here's 60 seconds of beta gameplay that may help you make your...

Tribes: Ascend is out later this year, and will be based on the increasingly popular free-to-play model. Developer Hi-Rez Studios says that Tribes: Ascend will offer new paid equipment and weapon load-outs periodically. Currently there is no PSN or XBLA version in the works, with the development team "focused on delivering Tribes: Ascend for PC only." Have a look at the video embed for a gameplay teaser.



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Tribes holds a very special place in the heart of many first person shooter fans. I don't think anyone expected another Tribes, after the good but commercially disappointing third installment that was Tribes: Vengeance. How wrong we were. Hi-Rez Studios has acquired the rights to the Tribes franchise, and is planning on producing an mmo with player-vs-player focused action....