Tribes: Ascend



Tribes: Ascend is first shooter that is being developed as part of the Tribes franchise. Hi-Rez Studios is currently developing the game. They made this announcement on March 11, 2011 at the Penny Arcade Expo East. The game will be simultaneously released on the Xbox 360 and Windows. It will keep many of its iconic features such as skiing and jet packs. though the Xbox 360 version is currently on hold. Iconic aspects from previous Tribes games such as jetpacks and skiing will be featured in the game.

Loadouts
The game will use a freemium payment system, which means that players will pay for loadouts. Loadouts will only support three weapons - two in hand and one melee. It has yet to be revealed how many load outs players can bring into a map.

Classes

 * Infiltrator
 * Juggernaut
 * Pathfinder
 * Scrambler
 * Soldier
 * Wraith

Game modes and Maps
Currently, Hi-Rez is working on Capture the Flag, Team Deathmatch, and Rabbit game modes. They have mentioned that some games will have a more urban feeling.

The map Katabatic from Tribes 2 is already confirmed as being in the game.

Mods and Servers
The game will be released without any mod of map making features. The game will also leave out user-hosterd serves.

Forums

 * Official subforum on HiRezStudios.com
 * Thread on Junkyard