Post by Morreion on Oct 26, 2010 10:37:57 GMT -5
Tribes Universe (Wikipedia)
Tribes Universe is an upcoming massively multiplayer online shooter developed by Hi-Rez Studios based on the Tribes series. The game, along with Hi-Rez Studios' Tribes IP acquisition, was first announced on October 23, 2010. Alpha testing is said to begin at the start of 2011, with level 50 Global Agenda players getting priority in both Alpha and Beta tests.
The gameplay of Tribes Universe will focus on player versus player (PvP) combat, while the combat itself will take place on large, open maps with more than a hundred players fighting at a time. There will also be a large, persistent world where players fight for territory control. The game will consist of just three different tribes, and is primarily a first-person shooter with third-person view being an option in some vehicles. Both ground and air vehicles will be featured, along with full clan support. Tribes Universe will also include key signature aspects from previous games in the series, such as skiing and jetpacks.
Hi-Rez Announces Development of Tribes Universe (ZAM)
3 factions woohoo!
Lots of vehicles, big maps, 100+ player fights. Sounds good.
Hi-Rez Studios made Global Agenda, another 'MMOFPS' type game...it's interesting that they bought the rights to Tribes.
Hi-Rez has a new 'agenda': Tribes (Keen & Graev's Gaming Blog)
Clearly Hi-Rez received all the feedback from GA and made a decision. I think it went down like this:
Hi-Rez: “Here’s Global Agenda!”
Players: “It’s not like Tribes -OR- Planetside! What is this?!”
Hi-Rez: *Internally* “Umm what should we do? We didn’t release Tribes or Planetside and that’s sorta what we billed our game as being… I know, let’s buy Tribes and make the next installment of this beloved franchise with a blending of features from Planetside!”
As silly as that sounds, I think that’s what happened and it makes sense. It’s also smart.
Hi-Rez: “Here’s Global Agenda!”
Players: “It’s not like Tribes -OR- Planetside! What is this?!”
Hi-Rez: *Internally* “Umm what should we do? We didn’t release Tribes or Planetside and that’s sorta what we billed our game as being… I know, let’s buy Tribes and make the next installment of this beloved franchise with a blending of features from Planetside!”
As silly as that sounds, I think that’s what happened and it makes sense. It’s also smart.
It certainly looks like that's what happened. Very interesting!
