14 DAY TRIAL // Independent video game developer Hi-Rez Studios has announced the official launch of Tribes: Ascend, the science fiction multiplayer shooter that focuses on player skill more than simply on traditional class mechanics.
The team says the new Tribes is the fastest paced shooter in the world and includes features like jetpacks, vehicles, team mechanics, skiing and graphics powered by the Unreal Engine 3 from Epic games.
Tribes: Ascend has exited beta with 9 playable classes, 16 maps and 5 game modes, with more than half a million players having taken part in the testing stage.
Todd Harris, who is the Chief Operations Officer at Hi-Rez Studios, stated, “For the past 15 months, we’ve had a very passionate dev team working hard toward this goal.”
He added, “Along the way some publishers told us modern gamers couldn’t handle an FPS that was fast-paced and skill-based. We believe otherwise. Players seem to agree since we’ve had well over 500,000 join our Beta. We’re excited to now grow the community further with the official release.”