The fast-action shooter Tribes: Ascend is going into Open Beta this Friday, February 24th. With over 300,000 players participating in the closed beta, Hi-Rez has newly expanded capacity in North America, Europe, and Australia as well as new local servers in Brazil and Asia, which should help their growing community. Finally, before the game hits Open Beta, there will be a significant patch to include major content updates and new features.

• New gametype, Arena Deathmatch, with two initial maps.
• New Capture The Flag map, Temple Ruins.
• New Team Deathmatch map, Inferno.
• Two new unlockable items for the Soldier class' Proximity Grenade and Utility Pack.
• New default suits for Doombringer and Brute.
• Ability to view either Blood Eagle or Diamond Sword skins from Class menu.
• Service supporting Name Change.
• Large number of bug-fixes and balance adjustments.

If you are interested in trying Tribes: Ascend, as of Friday 5pm GMT anyone will be able to create and account and play by downloading the game.