Some years ago, mechs were one of the big things in gaming but when FPS games became the big thing on consoles, the market for mech games began to shrink. Hawken looks to change that and bring mechs back in a big way.
Setting its sights on the 12.12.12 release date, Hawken will bring a FPS mech perspective in fast paced arena style gameplay. The PC only title will launch with a team deathmatch, free-for-all deathman, “siege” and one additional still to be announced mode. There is additional content planned for DLC. To separate the gameplay from traditional FPS systems, Hawken will not have an ammunition system but instead have weapons prone to overheating which will cause a player to have to retreat and recover.
Check out the live action trailer below for Hawken which looks stunning and gives players an idea of the world they will soon find themselves immersed in. Hawken is due out on December 12th of this year on PC. Stick to the Flickcast for more E3 2012 news.
The Definition of “Geek Chic.” Comic books, sci-fi movies, Buffy: The Vampire Slayer, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS, Lord of the Rings and more all rolled up in a Diesel wearing, club going socialite package. Having worked in both advertising and television, John is a lifetime writer always being a part of the creative process. John knows the television world between his experience on being involved with the production process of over two hundred episodes of prime time tv and being a self admitted media whore.
Yes he has a weakness for trash tv, Michael Bay-esque action movies and the raunchy teen comedy as well. Never try to debate the Original Star Wars Trilogy versus Star Trek with him because the Holy Trilogy always comes out on top. Having partied with movie stars to Playboy centerfolds, John is somehow always able to find someone’s inner geek.
The simplest rules that John lives by is to have fun and doing what makes him happy. There’s no shame in being a geek. Play Halo, read Spider-Man and proudly display the whole series of Neon Genesis: Evangelion on your DVD rack. And most importantly, make sure to read his weekly comic book pull list reviews at The Flickcast.
