Hi-Rez Studios announced today that Global Agenda will include built-in voice chat powered by Vivox when it launches in the first quarter of 2010. Players will be able to use the feature to communicate with their teammates and listen to in-game news broadcasts. Users who choose to subscribe to the action MMO will also be able to use the chat system to talk with friends even when they're not playing Global Agenda.

To celebrate the addition of the built-in voice chat, Hi-Rez Studios will be hosting a live dev chat on Facebook using the Vivox Voice application on Nov. 18 at 10 p.m. EST. Details on how to connect to the chat can be found in the full announcement, which is posted after the jump.

ATLANTA, GA, November 10, 2009 — Hi-Rez Studios, currently developing the action MMO Global Agenda™, announced today that upon release in early 2010 the game will include built-in voice chat and a number of other voice features powered by Vivox. 

To celebrate this feature set, Hi-Rez Studios will host a live chat with developers inside the Global Agenda Vivox Voice on Facebook room on Wednesday, November 18th – 10:00pmEST/7:00pmPST, bridging the game's existing community with Facebook users worldwide. 

Players inside the virtual world of Global Agenda will be able to use features such as in-game voice chat to communicate with teammates during play and enjoy in-game news broadcasts describing key victories and events associated with Global Agenda's persistent territory control gameplay. In addition, monthly subscribers to the game will be able to use out-of-game player voice chat to talk with 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.

"Global Agenda's combat is very team oriented, requiring close and real-time coordination between teammates in a mission," said Todd Harris, Executive Producer at Hi-Rez Studios. "Voice provided by Vivox allows our players to easily communicate with each another without requiring a separate, non-integrated solution."

Global Agenda is a fast-paced massively multiplayer action game set in Earth's near future, a spy-fi world of advanced technology and player-driven conflict. Players determine which factions to aid and which to oppose. 

“Global Agenda re-defines fast paced MMO gameplay,” said Rob Seaver, CEO of Vivox. “With Vivox voice built into the world, players will be able to link up, strategize and coordinate their battles in real-time.  It is a pleasure to work with Hi-Rez Studios to craft a distinctive universe where player experience ultimately rules the world.”

Upon release in Q1 2010, players can experience Global Agenda’s award-winning multi-player PvP and PvE content after a one-time purchase of the game at retail or digital distribution outlets without a monthly fee, supporting character progression to max level and unlocks of full device inventories. 

For those that subscribe to the optional "Global Agenda: Conquest" package, additional elite-level missions will be available that benefit your agency in the Alliance vs Alliance campaign for persistent territory control and scarce resources.

Details for the Hi-Rez Studios dev chat in Facebook
Date: Wednesday, November 18th 
Time: 10:00pmEST/7:00pmPST
RSVP:  http://www.facebook.com/globalagenda
Instructions: To participate, download the Vivox Voice app at http://apps.facebook.com/vivoxvoice/ then join us at http://bit.ly/TC4Hy.
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