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Rick Lane

Tempest Rising's playable third faction has invaded its beta branch, as its developer commences testing for the next two weeks

An Enlightened unit stands covered in crimson tendrils in Tempest Rising.

Tempest Rising developer Slipgate Ironworks has officially introduced superweapons into its action-packed RTS, adding massively powerful instruments of destruction for each of its factions. But when Slipgate revealed its digital WMD's last week, it also hinted there was more big news on the horizon for its Command & Conquer tribute.

At the time, I speculated this would be the long-awaited addition of a third playable faction to the RTS, and I was right! Well, sort of. Tempest Rising's third faction is playable now in the RTS, but only in beta, and only for the next two weeks.

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