Sean McBride, creative director of Tribes: Ascend, likened the game's history to be “death by a thousand cuts”. The final update, dubbed Parting Gifts, was released on September 29, 2016. Due to the nature of the patch, the company reverted all previous in-game purchases. In December 2015, Hi-Rez Studios announced a patch, called Out Of The Blue, for the game which introduced major changes. Despite the previous statement, a small team resumed development in August 2015. In July 2013, Hi-Rez halted further development on Tribes: Ascend to focus on Smite, citing lackluster financial returns from Tribes: Ascend and Global Agenda. In February 2013, Hi-Rez released a Game of the Year Edition, which unlocked all classes, weapons, equipment, and perks in a single package.

The game entered open beta on Febru (with some modes disabled such as Rabbit) and was officially released on April 12, 2012. Aspects from previous Tribes games such as jetpacks and skiing are featured in the game. Tribes: Ascend is a free-to-play first-person shooter developed and published by Hi-Rez Studios for Microsoft Windows, as part of the Tribes series.

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