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Mech combat FPS 'Hawken' announced
, by Alice O'Connor.
Mar 10, 2011 6:45am PST
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Mech combat FPS 'Hawken' announced
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Summary: multiplayer mech combat FPS in gorgeous run-down future cities. It looks lovely.
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Alice O'Connor
I am more excited than I have any right to be.
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That looks nice, maybe something to distract me from World of Tanks for a little while But
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is my ME...
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funnynamehere
You should really check out www.mechlivinglegends.net, it's a full Mechwarrior mod for Crysis that just k...
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Topsiderover
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If it was a Mech sim (think MechWarrior 2) I would be oh so very excited.
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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...
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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...
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LoioshDwaggie
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whats the #1 thing?
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yAak
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A939QRRSNV4
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athmpsn
i'm thinkin' Loiosh isn't too keen on that, haha
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yAak
The level looks awesome.
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Dick Marcinko
Their environment artist is up there with the best in the business...looks
very
nice!
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PenicillinX57
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Environments look really unique.
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aaarrrgh
Yeah, the smoke effects and missile animations could use some work though.
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one random winner
How long until Harmony Gold sues them too? D:
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Donborvio
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Environment looks awesome but what was with the stuttering in the animation for the mechs?
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Begawkiness
My guess is their networking code still needs work.
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one random winner
Adhesive makes the disclaimer that the Unreal Engine FPS has only been in development for nine months and...
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Twin--Sword
holy shit it's like watching an anime but it is a playable game
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kill9
Totally looking forward to this!
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BlockheadBrown
That was pretty interesting, we will see what comes of it.
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vitek r
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I like my mechs like I like my zombies - slow and shambling. It's purty, though.
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Borzoi
Agreed.
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MechBFP
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I want my mechs to be hulking nuclear-powered behemoths weighting dozens of tons or more! The ground sho...
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Arcanum
that sounds about right!
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Borzoi
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A combination of "mechanical armor" troops and giant mech "mobile all terrain command centers" with every...
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Mechwarrior has mechs, which start at "main battle tank on legs" and then get bigger, and they have power...
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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...
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I don't think that works. It puts them in the same maneuverability and travel realm as the larger mechs,...
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Arcanum
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Well if you're going to only include realistic/traditional weaponry I suppose.
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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
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Arcanum
agility, cost (if you want that included), and possible requirement for multi-man operation of the giant ...
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one random winner
This is a tangent, but the central conceit of the Battletech universe falls apart when you subject it to ...
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trove
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and heavily armored packing some serious SSRMs and twin PPCs. F YEA
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uebersoldat
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do we have a Shack MWLL group?
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MamiyaOtaru
Yes sir we do. Check out the steamgroup Shacknews Living Legends.
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Topsiderover
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Slow mechs are gay
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Godhatesfatpeople
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Shackpile incoming!
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ninj0rc
I agree with him. slow stompy mechs are bad.
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DeBurgo
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http://dudelol.com/DO-NOT-HOTLINK-IMAGES/Come-at-me-bro.jpg
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Godhatesfatpeople
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Hey, dude, do not hotlink images.
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coldfusioncs
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That's why I did it ^__^
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Godhatesfatpeople
First, you can't hotlink on Shack, second....YOU WILL SUFFER THE WRATH OF A THOUSAND SUNS FOR YOUR BLASPH...
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uebersoldat
What about something different? I would loved to see a fast paced, Evangelion style mech game.
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pillzer
Very impressive for an independent developer. I wonder how much money they have to work with.
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DrWaffles
Saw this on RPS earlier. Environments looks fantastic, and gameplay looks rather fun. Looking forward to ...
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Navy Spitfire
Wow, they made this in 9 months? Looks amazing. They need special abilities, like cloaking, rail gun, e...
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Jobos
awesome! i hope there is mod support!
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yAak
Well this has my attention. For a brief moment there, while watching them jet around each other firing r...
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jeffcox111
This looks so badass! Reminds me of Virtual On, and now I just wanna see this with dual joysticks! Being...
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zxinfinity
The jumping mech thing disappoints me, it seems like it will just be a jump and hover fest. As Arcan...
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Derringer
The only thing i want more than homeworld is a new Mech game. Looks good, but i kinda want the super cust...
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squigiliwams
Reminds me of GunZ
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Xencer
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the world needs chromehounds 2, goddamnit. world of tanks is the closest thing we have :|
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Foxhawk
People keep making that comparison, apparently I should have played Chromehounds.
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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...
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Borzoi
goddamn good news! post of they day! informative! CHROMEHOUNDS LIVES!
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Foxhawk
The environment looks great but the game seems to play like a typical fps with jet packs. The great thing...
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jtthe2nd
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Unofficial subtitle: SHOGO 2?
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Dynotaku
^^^^^ This is so what Shogo 2 could have been. More please!
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daggot
Exactly what I was thinking SHOGO!!!!!
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Lickuright
OH GOD YES
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halophoenix
Yeah, I had the same thought... and it's a very good thought.
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Gwyndion
One thing that I loved in Shogo was the sense of scale. You could really feel you were piloting a 100 fee...
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pillzer
This or a mechwarrior game made with the BF 3 engine would be amazing! This looks promising though and I ...
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DarkDeus
If they make this fun, I propose we revive the MechAssault crew!
RED ROCKETS.
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brickmatt
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Reminds me of Phantom Crash
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Squid Division
yea thats what i thought. It looks quite similar.... just needs cloaking...
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spammehardo
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animations look a little jittery, was this multiplayer footage?
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ballystix
Yea, looked more like UT2011, except with mechs instead of derps in HUGE boots.
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dedgecko
Dear god, why the shaky cam? It doesn't look "authentic," it's just annoying and draws my attention away ...
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jacobvandy
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The cockpit view at the end is breathtakingly beautiful.
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cell9song
It does. I can't wait to play this or when it gets ruined by console controls. :I
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Godhatesfatpeople
Robot Jox game?
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pimpium
I like slow mechs as much as the next guy, but this game still looks pretty badass
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ColoradoCNC
where does geedeck stand on this?
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Slowtreme
Ready to Rawken Yer Hawken?
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dodob
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Holy fucking shit. Socks blown.
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dodob
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Not bad for a 6-man team huh?
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Godhatesfatpeople
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/03/10/robot-rock-hawken-is-quite-the-indie-game/ says nine people. ...
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SeaLlama