As far as FPS titles on the PC go, the landscape over the last decade has shifted greatly from what gamers of the 90s knew. Call of Duty and Battlefield titles dominate the market now, as well as consoles, where the crown was previously held by arena-style franchises including Quake, Unreal Tournament, and Tribes. After a nearly 10-year hiatus, however, Tribes is looking to take back that crown and rejuvenate the arena-shooter market. What separates the Tribes franchise from others are two key features: jetpacks and skiing. Although jetpacks have been implemented many times in newer popular titles, most notably in Halo: Reach, they haven’t been done in unison with Tribes’ s smooth skiing mechanic. For those of you unfamiliar with skiing in Tribes, it is exactly what it sounds like: graceful movements utilizing your character’s moment to propel oneself across a vast and open map. Read more