Hi-Rez Studios recently announced that their upcoming MMO-based action title, Global Agenda, will support the in-game voice chatting software provided by audio tech company, Vivox.

According to Todd Harris, Executive Producer at Hi-Rez Studios...

"Global Agenda's combat is very team oriented, requiring close and real-time coordination between teammates in a mission,"... "Voice provided by Vivox allows our players to easily communicate with each another without requiring a separate, non-integrated solution. Our beta community has rated the voice quality to be superb and we are excited to work with Vivox to bring this capability to our player base."

Take note that Vivox is the same company working with Epic Games on their upcoming MMO as well. So it’s not like gamers will be receiving second-rate service. In fact, Hi-Rez will be using Vivox to broadcast voice messages regarding in-game events, leaderboard stats and even player progress.

A list of features regarding the voice service for Global Agenda can be viewed below. The game is due for release in the first quarter of 2010. Need more info? Feel free to drop by the Official Website.

Vivox Support For Global Agenda Includes:

* In-Game Player Voice Chat - push to talk voice chat enables team communication within co-op player-vs-environment missions as well as competitive player-vs-player missions.

* In-Game News Broadcasts - delivery of voice broadcasts within the game that describe key victories and events associated with Global Agenda's persistent territory control gameplay.

* Out Of Game Player Voice Chat (Subscriber Only): Subscribers gain the ability to talk with Agency members and other Global Agenda players while playing other games or simply browsing the web. Players can use a variety of access methods including the Vivox Web Voice within the toolbar controls, Vivox Voice on Facebook, or calling into a specified chat channel from their phone.