The venerable on-line shooter Tribes made a shock comeback in late 2023 as Tribes 3: Rivals, and with a launch set to occur later this 12 months developer Prophecy Video games has introduced the primary Rival Rumble event, an open-to-all competitors that is set to get underway on January 27.
The event could possibly be an enormous one: Entry is free, there isn’t any cap on the variety of signups, everybody who joins will play, and whereas there shall be separate competitions for North America and the European Union, anybody can leap in, even when they do not dwell in these areas.
Signups shall be open till January 25, after which crew captains shall be “decided based mostly on curiosity,” in response to Prophecy. Captains will then draft their groups—the precise drafting course of remains to be being nailed down however most likely will not be too completely different out of your common fantasy soccer league, besides that captains presumably will not know something about who they’re signing up.
That guarantees to make issues attention-grabbing, and even balanced in a means: It’s kind of just like the proverbial monkeys and typewriters, besides as an alternative of getting infinite time to recreate the works of Shakespeare, you get in the future after which hit the stage with no matter lands on the web page.
Good or dangerous, the world can have the chance to bear witness. The North American event shall be broadcast on Twitch on January 27, whereas the EU will observe on January 28, and there’s a small prize pool of $4,500 per division up for grabs. That is not an quantity that is liable to draw main professionals, however it’s nonetheless a pleasant incentive to not dick round an excessive amount of, particularly provided that that is basically a playtest.
Talking of which, if you would like to offer Tribes 3 a shot however do not need to decide to a event schedule, that is an possibility too: Common playtesting will even be out there through the event, so you may simply hop in and have at it. If that is extra your pace, you may request entry to playtesting on the Tribes 3 Steam web page.
Prophecy Video games additionally teased an “thrilling announcement” that can drop sooner or later through the event weekend—I do not know what it’s however, placing on my videogame sleuth hat, I might guess that it would simply be a launch date. Tribes 3 is presently slated to launch within the first quarter of 2024, and since we’re now within the first quarter of 2024 I’ve to assume that the studio most likely has a strong date nailed down.
In contrast to its predecessor Tribes: Ascend, Tribes 3 is not going to be free to play: Prophecy mentioned when the sport was revealed in December that it’s going to value $20 with all “gameplay objects” unlocked. Non-compulsory cosmetics, emotes, and voice packs shall be out there for separate buy and, in some instances, unlockable through gameplay.
To join the Rivals Rumble event, or when you’re desirous about serving as a caster on Twitch, head over to rivalsrumble.com and push the button. It’s also possible to sustain with all the pieces that is taking place through the Tribes 3: Rivals Discord.