Tribes: Ascend is live on Steam
All you reluctant jetpackers no longer have an excuse to play our current favorite multiplayer FPS : Tribes: Ascend is now available on Steam as a free-to-play game.
Offered with the release is the Steam Starter Pack, a $10 DLC package (on sale from $20 until July 4) that includes a lifetime 50% XP Boost (VIP status, in other words), four bonus Weapons for base classes, two class unlocks, four Perks, and 800 Tribes Gold (about $8 worth of in-game currency).
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