Global Agenda developer, Hi-Rez Studios, has announced that it is now the proud owner of the Tribes Universe franchise after completing a purchase of the IP from GarageGames. Hi-Rez has two teams working: One to continue development of Global Agenda and one to begin working on Tribes Universe. Alpha testing of Tribes Universe is slated to begin in early 2011 and GA players of level 50 will have priority for inclusion.

Some of the features for Tribes Universe:

* Three Tribes (factions)
* Full clan (agency) support
* First person view (third person for some vehicles)
* Full vehicle support (ground and air)
* Full persistent world with territory control (no instances)
* PvP focused
* Huge outdoor maps (about 10x the area of sonoran desert)
* Large scale fights (100+ players)
* Jetpacks, skiing, lots of weapons, etc

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