Global Agenda launches on Steam

Hi-Rez Studios has announced the launch of its MMO shooter Global Agenda, now available on Steam.

The game has players moving around in groups of four, perhaps similar to a Borderlands experience, except that along with a complete co-op experience, objective-based multiplayer is also included in the indie that doesn't look like an indie.

The game is available now and goes for $50, with an optional conquest subscription package that gives access to extra content. A four-pack is available as essentially a 'buy 3 get 1 free' deal at $150, if you happen have three interested friends/chums/comrades/etc. From the description:

2155. From the ashes of the devastating Third Great War rose the Commonwealth, an oppressive world government determined to control the entire planet. The few remaining independent factions retaliate the only way they can, with elite teams of special operatives trained in advanced warfare tactics and equipped with high-tech weaponry. The future of humanity is their battleground, where knowledge is power, technology is a race, and everyone has a Global Agenda.

• Create your agent - Create, customize, and develop multiple agent characters, complementing your FPS skills with accessible RPG-style progression. Unlock weaponry and cutting edge devices including jetpacks, grenade launchers, mines, deployable turrets, stealth suits, holographic decoys, robotic droids and HUNDREDS of others.
• Co-Op with friends online - Four players share the same online mission experience - working as a team, communicating via built-in text and voice chat, infiltrating facilities, defeating end bosses, and earning technology upgrades.
  
• Compete in fast-paced, multiplayer matches - Teamwork and tactics are paramount within objective-based game types designed from the ground up to support intense and balanced player vs. player combat.

INCLUDED WITH OPTIONAL CONQUEST SUBSCRIPTION PACKAGE

Conquer persistent territory - Player formed agencies compete for scarce territory, resources, and technology on a persistent world map. Create and upgrade facilities, attack and defend territories, and engage in Base Raids, production, politics and deception on your way toward world domination.