Hi-Rez Studio now has a decent cash cow on their hands known as Global Agenda. Gamers who enjoy sci-fi shooters can hop right into Global Agenda for free…putting money into the game only when they see fit with the cash shop. Capitalizing on this position, Hi-Rez Studio has undertaken the rather lofty aim of making a new Starsiege Tribes game called Tribes: Ascend and they released some new concept art for some of the characters from the upcoming game.

In some regards, you could say that Global Agenda was a stepping stone for Hi-Rez considering that both games are sci-fi shooters, utilize multiplayer teamwork, contains high-tech gadgets and armor, has liberal uses of jumpjets, rocket packs and boosters, and I'm sure there will be a lot of other shared gameplay similarities when we finally get to see more of Tribes.

Anyway, the new concept art for the game is actually kind of cool because it doesn’t just show some potentially neat new armor that will be featured in the game, it also has custom notes on the details why certain parts of the armor looks the way it does and how it functions. It definitely makes you think twice about laughing at the 1980s shoulder-pads.

You can check out the new concept art for the game below, and be sure to stay tuned in for more info and updates regarding Hi-Rez Studios’ take on Tribes: Ascend.