Hi-Rez Studios stepped away from Tribes: Ascend [official site], their free-to-play revival of the classic FPS series, in 2013 to focus on their MOBA Smite. When they recently announced a new F2P FPS, the MOBA-tinged Paladins, well, they chances of them returning to Tribes seemed even slimmer. And yet!

Over the weekend, Hi-Rez announced ‘Out of the Blue’, the first patch for Tribes since March 12, 2013. Emerging from between green and violet onto a public test server later this month, it’ll bring a new map, balance changes, and more.

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