[aldo_14]

Vivendi Universal Games announced today that it will be distributing the videogames Starsiege®: Tribes® and Tribes 2 for free on a special-edition DVD-ROM bundled with the newsstand edition of the June issue of Computer Gaming World magazine and online via FilePlanet.com. The giveaway is meant to celebrate the fourth-quarter release of Tribes: Vengeance, the next installment in the venerable Tribes franchise of PC action games.

The special versions of these games will be available in the June issue of Computer Gaming World, which will hit newsstands starting May 4, 2004, and will be simultaneously accessible for online download through FilePlanet.com.

Released in 1998, Starsiege: Tribes was the first major online-only first-person action game. The combination of team-based gameplay, expansive outdoor terrains, multiple play modes, customizable characters, and controllable vehicles created a game that was an instant hit among fans and press alike. Its sequel, Tribes 2, was released in 2001 and further refined the genre, winning numerous industry awards. Together, both games have sold nearly a million copies worldwide.

( http://www.bluesnews.com/ )

Worthwhile or not?

[Stealth]

not, because you could Email me and i'd give you the link to the full version anyway.

And for the record, if anyone ever wants to play me, just let me know...

[kasperl]

Stealth: Wouldn't Fileplanet give a better bitrate then your sources? And legal might just be preferable to some people, you know....

[Stealth]

Originally posted by kasperl
Stealth: Wouldn't Fileplanet give a better bitrate then your sources? And legal might just be preferable to some people, you know....

possibly, but then again with FilePlanet (unless you pay) you're going to have to wait in line (particularly for the full version of a game like Tribes... everyone and their mother's going to be downloading it "for free") so you'll be waiting in line for a few hours anyway.  plus you'll have to wait two months for it to come out.

and legal?  yeah, may not be preferable to "some" people, but then that's your loss i guess.

[WMCoolmon]

If you like strategy-based FPSs, yes. But then you'd probably already have Tribes.

[Mystical]

That is true, Tribes is one of the most well-known FPS out there, and as you said, anyone interested in it is probably going to have it by now

[Sandwich]

Never played it, but I've always been interested in it. Does online play require some sort of pay-per-month crap dealie?

[WMCoolmon]

No, and I've seen it at the local CompUSA for about $5...

[Nico]

got the first tribe in a magazine, tried it, wasn't really thrilled...

[Knight Templar]

Originally posted by Stealth


possibly, but then again with FilePlanet (unless you pay) you're going to have to wait in line (particularly for the full version of a game like Tribes... everyone and their mother's going to be downloading it "for free") so you'll be waiting in line for a few hours anyway.  plus you'll have to wait two months for it to come out.

 

... And it still would be faster than Swooh.