Hi-Rez Studios officially announces the Tribes: Ascend closed beta testing they first revealed last week. As previously revealed, this will commence on November 4th, and those interested in participating can sign up on the Tribes: Ascend Website. They also reveal that you can take the chance out of this equation by preordering the game, saying: "This initial phase of Closed Beta will include Hi-Rez-managed servers in North America, Europe, and Australia, and will include a subset of content and features planned for the launch release. Additional information regarding the features included in the initial Closed Beta can be found in the online FAQ." That FAQ also reveals system specs for the beta:

The system requirements for the launch version of Tribes: Ascend have not yet been finalized. However, below are the minimum and recommended system requirements to participate in the Tribes: Ascend Closed Beta.

Minimum requirements

• OS: Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista or Windows 7
• Processor: Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz or Althon X2 2.7 GHz
• RAM: 2GB (XP), 3GB (Vista, Win7)
• Graphic card: ATI or Nvidia graphics card with 512MB video ram or better and Shader Model 3.0+ support. (ATI Radeon 3870 or higher, Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT or higher).
• Sound card: DirectX compatible sound card
• Hard drive: 10 GB free

Recommended system requirements

• OS: Windows 7 64-bit
• Processor: Quad-core Intel or AMD CPU
• RAM: 4GB
• Graphics card: ATI or Nvidia graphics card with 1GB video ram or better and Shader Model 3.0+ support (Nvidia GeForce GTX 560+ or ATI Radeon 6950+).
• Sound card: DirectX compatible sound card
• Hard drive: 10 GB free

Note: Due to potential programming changes, the Minimum System Requirements for Tribe: Ascend may change over time.