SAN FRANCISCO. March 9, 2012. Today, at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, Hi-Rez Studios announced that Tribes: Ascend will be released on April 12, 2012.
Tribes: Ascend is a fast paced sci-fi FPS for the PC that bills itself the “World’s Fastest Shooter.”
Supporting the announcement Hi-Rez Studios also released a parody trailer titled “Tribes Ascend – Llama Island.”
“Tribes is all about speed and movement,” explains Todd Harris, Hi-Rez Studios’ Chief Operating Officer.
“In fact the community uses the term llama to refer to a player moving too slowly, like a plodding llama. So this video demonstrates the perils of trying to capture a flag while going too slow. The outcome is predictable but no less tragic.”
Watch the Tribes: Ascend Llama Island video here.
Tribes: Ascend is currently in Open Beta with over 400,000 players participating. Hi-Rez has announced that all player progress in Beta will carry over to the release build. Anyone interested in trying Tribes: Ascend can create an account and download the game from http://www.tribesascend.com, without the need for a beta key.
View the Tribes: Ascend Focus video here.
Find Tribes: Ascend on Facebook here.
About Hi-Rez Studios
Hi-Rez Studios was established in 2005 to create exceptional online interactive
entertainment. In February 2010 the company released their first title, the squad-based
shooter MMO Global Agenda. The team is now developing two other AAA free-to-play
online games: Tribes: Ascend, the next installment of the popular Tribes franchise; and the upcoming action MOBA game SMITE. For more information, please contact press@hirezstudios.com or visit www.hirezstudios.com.