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Fallen Empire: Legions, the Tribes-esque, first person action browser game has just entered the public beta. The GarageGames Studios game is only available through GarageGames Studio’s InstantAction, a browser game site also in its beta phase. Players can sign up for InstantAction (it’s free), and then play Fallen Empire: Legions anytime they want. (Be advised - you need Windows XP SP2 or Vista to play!)

Fallen Empire: Legions is a 3D browser game which allows players to play alone or with others in two available modes - Deathmatch and Capture the Flag. Once you decide what class you want your character to be (chaingun specialist, grenade specialist, gunner, rocket specialist, sniper and sniper specialist are all available) and what weapon to use (chaingun, grenade launcher, rocket launcher or sniper rifle), you can then choose what mode to play in and if you want play on teams or on your own.

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InstantAction, a new online game hub, has just entered its open beta phase. The service provides free, 3D in-browser games for members. So far only four games are initially available, but five more are also planned. The site also offers incredibly accessible multiplayer options, as friends can be invited to join a game through a URL link.

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The Tribes series of games were only moderately successful, but acquired a cult status with quite a few players still playing games in the online sci-fi shooter game series. Leaked alpha-level game videos hint at the return of Tribes-esque gameplay. The videos were serendipitously discovered by Shacknews.com, as they were available through unprotected website links on GarageGames’ InstantAction.com, a browser-based video game service launching in 2008.

Probably the links to these alpha-level game videos, only meant for internal use, remained unnoticed as InstantAction.com is still under development. An anonymous source, claimed to be close to GarageGames, told Shacknews.com that the videos depicted early work on the title and were meant for internal use.

The new game bearing a stark resemblance with Tribes shouldn’t surprise anyone, for GarageGames was founded by many Dynamix (Tribes’ developer) veterans after the developer was disbanded by its owner Sierra. The new InstantAction online games platform is going to rival Flash-based games, and will allow complete 3D game content to be rendered inside the browser unlike Flash.

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