Mech combat FPS 'Hawken' announced

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• Summary: multiplayer mech combat FPS in gorgeous run-down future cities. It looks lovely. : Alice O'Connor
• I am more excited than I have any right to be. : one random winner
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  That looks nice, maybe something to distract me from World of Tanks for a little while But where is my ME... : funnynamehere
  • You should really check out www.mechlivinglegends.net, it's a full Mechwarrior mod for Crysis that just k... : Topsiderover
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  If it was a Mech sim (think MechWarrior 2) I would be oh so very excited. : LoioshDwaggie
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    If I had the money to blow on a game that probably wouldn't sell very well I'd make a mech based MMO that... : one random winner
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      Naw, not yet. ST:O's original version was supposed to be that. It's the #2 thing I want to do if I bec... : LoioshDwaggie
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        whats the #1 thing? : yAak
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          http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A939QRRSNV4 : athmpsn
          • i'm thinkin' Loiosh isn't too keen on that, haha : yAak
• The level looks awesome. : Dick Marcinko
• Their environment artist is up there with the best in the business...looks very nice! : PenicillinX57
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  Environments look really unique. : aaarrrgh
  • Yeah, the smoke effects and missile animations could use some work though. : one random winner
• How long until Harmony Gold sues them too? D: : Donborvio
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  Environment looks awesome but what was with the stuttering in the animation for the mechs? : Begawkiness
  • My guess is their networking code still needs work. : one random winner
  • Adhesive makes the disclaimer that the Unreal Engine FPS has only been in development for nine months and... : Twin--Sword
• holy shit it's like watching an anime but it is a playable game : kill9
• Totally looking forward to this! : BlockheadBrown
• That was pretty interesting, we will see what comes of it. : vitek r
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  I like my mechs like I like my zombies - slow and shambling. It's purty, though. : Borzoi
  • Agreed. : MechBFP
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    I want my mechs to be hulking nuclear-powered behemoths weighting dozens of tons or more! The ground sho... : Arcanum
    • that sounds about right! : Borzoi
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      A combination of "mechanical armor" troops and giant mech "mobile all terrain command centers" with every... : one random winner
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        Mechwarrior has mechs, which start at "main battle tank on legs" and then get bigger, and they have power... : Arcanum
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          Yeah, that works in that universe, but I'd think the minimum should be about the size of two Humvee's ins... : one random winner
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            I don't think that works. It puts them in the same maneuverability and travel realm as the larger mechs,... : Arcanum
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              Well if you're going to only include realistic/traditional weaponry I suppose. : one random winner
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                I'm not. I'm just thinking of scale. A 5-ton vehicle is going to be able to carry far less armor than a : Arcanum
                • agility, cost (if you want that included), and possible requirement for multi-man operation of the giant ... : one random winner
                • This is a tangent, but the central conceit of the Battletech universe falls apart when you subject it to ... : trove
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    and heavily armored packing some serious SSRMs and twin PPCs. F YEA : uebersoldat
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      do we have a Shack MWLL group? : MamiyaOtaru
      • Yes sir we do. Check out the steamgroup Shacknews Living Legends. : Topsiderover
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    Slow mechs are gay : Godhatesfatpeople
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      Shackpile incoming! : ninj0rc
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        I agree with him. slow stompy mechs are bad.

        Mar 10, 2011 2:00pm PST
        I agree with him. slow stompy mechs are bad. : DeBurgo
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        http://dudelol.com/DO-NOT-HOTLINK-IMAGES/Come-at-me-bro.jpg : Godhatesfatpeople
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          Hey, dude, do not hotlink images. : coldfusioncs
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            That's why I did it ^__^ : Godhatesfatpeople
            • First, you can't hotlink on Shack, second....YOU WILL SUFFER THE WRATH OF A THOUSAND SUNS FOR YOUR BLASPH... : uebersoldat
  • What about something different? I would loved to see a fast paced, Evangelion style mech game. : pillzer
• Very impressive for an independent developer. I wonder how much money they have to work with. : DrWaffles
• Saw this on RPS earlier. Environments looks fantastic, and gameplay looks rather fun. Looking forward to ... : Navy Spitfire
• Wow, they made this in 9 months? Looks amazing. They need special abilities, like cloaking, rail gun, e... : Jobos
• awesome! i hope there is mod support! : yAak
• Well this has my attention. For a brief moment there, while watching them jet around each other firing r... : jeffcox111
• This looks so badass! Reminds me of Virtual On, and now I just wanna see this with dual joysticks! Being... : zxinfinity
• The jumping mech thing disappoints me, it seems like it will just be a jump and hover fest. As Arcan... : Derringer
• The only thing i want more than homeworld is a new Mech game. Looks good, but i kinda want the super cust... : squigiliwams
• Reminds me of GunZ : Xencer
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  the world needs chromehounds 2, goddamnit. world of tanks is the closest thing we have :| : Foxhawk
  • People keep making that comparison, apparently I should have played Chromehounds. : Lunatic Angelic
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    Read up on Armored Core 5 - From pretty much went back to the Chromehounds model - plus you'll have to ke... : Borzoi
    • goddamn good news! post of they day! informative! CHROMEHOUNDS LIVES! : Foxhawk
• The environment looks great but the game seems to play like a typical fps with jet packs. The great thing... : jtthe2nd
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  Unofficial subtitle: SHOGO 2? : Dynotaku
  • ^^^^^ This is so what Shogo 2 could have been. More please! : daggot
  • Exactly what I was thinking SHOGO!!!!! : Lickuright
  • OH GOD YES : halophoenix
  • Yeah, I had the same thought... and it's a very good thought. : Gwyndion
  • One thing that I loved in Shogo was the sense of scale. You could really feel you were piloting a 100 fee... : pillzer
• This or a mechwarrior game made with the BF 3 engine would be amazing! This looks promising though and I ... : DarkDeus
• If they make this fun, I propose we revive the MechAssault crew! RED ROCKETS. : brickmatt
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  Reminds me of Phantom Crash : Squid Division
  • yea thats what i thought. It looks quite similar.... just needs cloaking... : spammehardo
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  animations look a little jittery, was this multiplayer footage? : ballystix
  • Yea, looked more like UT2011, except with mechs instead of derps in HUGE boots. : dedgecko
• Dear god, why the shaky cam? It doesn't look "authentic," it's just annoying and draws my attention away ... : jacobvandy
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  The cockpit view at the end is breathtakingly beautiful. : cell9song
  • It does. I can't wait to play this or when it gets ruined by console controls. :I : Godhatesfatpeople
• Robot Jox game? : pimpium
• I like slow mechs as much as the next guy, but this game still looks pretty badass : ColoradoCNC
• where does geedeck stand on this? : Slowtreme
• Ready to Rawken Yer Hawken? : dodob
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  Holy fucking shit. Socks blown. : dodob
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    Not bad for a 6-man team huh? : Godhatesfatpeople
    • http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/03/10/robot-rock-hawken-is-quite-the-indie-game/ says nine people. ... : SeaLlama