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'''''PlayTribes''''' was a planned browser-based version of ''[[Starsiege: Tribes]]'', an online multiplayer [[first-person shooter]] developed by the now defunct [[Dynamix]] game studio in 1998 for the PC.  [[InstantAction]] first announced ''PlayTribes'' in March 2009, along with their acquisition of the [[Tribes (series)|Tribes]] intellectual property.<ref>[http://kotaku.com/5171349/instantaction-brings-tribes-to-your-web-browser InstantAction Brings Tribes To Your Web Browser]</ref>  An open beta was scheduled to release that summer but was pushed back after Louis Castle came on board as their new CEO, and changed the focus of the company to develop a new game-embed platform.<ref>[http://www.bravenewgamer.com/2009/12/instantaction-tribes-and-you/ Could Tribes Make a Return? (Updated)]</ref>  The game was shown off in September 2009 at PAX in a relatively playable state.<ref>[http://news.bigdownload.com/2009/09/05/pax-2009-instantaction-tribes-hands-on-impressions/ PAX 2009: InstantAction Tribes hands-on impressions]</ref>  On October 23, 2010, Hi-Rez Studios announced that they had bought the Tribes IP from InstantAction, which canceled any future development on ''PlayTribes''.<ref>[http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2010/10/24/hi-rez-announce-tribes-universe/ Hi-Rez Announce Tribes Universe]</ref>
'''''PlayTribes''''' was a planned browser-based version of ''[[Starsiege: Tribes]]'', an online multiplayer first-person shooter developed by the now defunct [[Dynamix]] game studio in 1998 for the PC.  InstantAction first announced ''PlayTribes'' in March 2009, along with their acquisition of the [[Tribes (series)|Tribes]] intellectual property.<ref>[http://kotaku.com/5171349/instantaction-brings-tribes-to-your-web-browser InstantAction Brings Tribes To Your Web Browser]</ref>  An open beta was scheduled to release that summer but was pushed back after Louis Castle came on board as their new CEO, and changed the focus of the company to develop a new game-embed platform.<ref>[http://www.bravenewgamer.com/2009/12/instantaction-tribes-and-you/ Could Tribes Make a Return? (Updated)]</ref>  The game was shown off in September 2009 at PAX in a relatively playable state.<ref>[http://news.bigdownload.com/2009/09/05/pax-2009-instantaction-tribes-hands-on-impressions/ PAX 2009: InstantAction Tribes hands-on impressions]</ref>  On October 23, 2010, Hi-Rez Studios announced that they had bought the Tribes IP from InstantAction, which canceled any future development on ''PlayTribes''.<ref>[http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2010/10/24/hi-rez-announce-tribes-universe/ Hi-Rez Announce Tribes Universe]</ref>


'''Beta'''
'''Beta'''

Latest revision as of 16:36, 22 January 2012

PlayTribes

Developer(s) GarageGames
Engine Darkstar (modified)
Version 1.40
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows
Release date(s) Cancelled
Genre(s) First-person shooter
Mode(s) Multiplayer

PlayTribes was a planned browser-based version of Starsiege: Tribes, an online multiplayer first-person shooter developed by the now defunct Dynamix game studio in 1998 for the PC. InstantAction first announced PlayTribes in March 2009, along with their acquisition of the Tribes intellectual property.[1] An open beta was scheduled to release that summer but was pushed back after Louis Castle came on board as their new CEO, and changed the focus of the company to develop a new game-embed platform.[2] The game was shown off in September 2009 at PAX in a relatively playable state.[3] On October 23, 2010, Hi-Rez Studios announced that they had bought the Tribes IP from InstantAction, which canceled any future development on PlayTribes.[4]

Beta

A public beta for PlayTribes was originally announced in May 2009. As of March 2010, a version of PlayTribes (1.40.655) standalone executable has been leaked by an anonymous playtester of the beta and has been circulating throughout Tribes dedicated communities on the internet, such as TribalWar.

References