Mech Shooter Hawken Comes To Xbox One And PlayStation 4 In July

Mech-based shooter Hawken is coming to Xbox One and PlayStation 4 next month, game producer Josh Clausen has confirmed. Originally released on PC back in 2012 as an open beta, continued development of the free-to-play shooter has changed hands over the years from Adhesive Games to Reloaded Games and remains popular.

Mech-based shooter Hawken is coming to Xbox One and PlayStation 4 next month, game producer Josh Clausen has confirmed. Originally released on PC back in 2012 as an open beta, continued development of the free-to-play shooter has changed hands over the years from Adhesive Games to Reloaded Games and remains popular.

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But what sets Hawken apart from the likes of Respawn Entertainment’s Titanfall and other such sci-fi shooters? Clausen says it’s all about the “well-developed universe” in which the game is set. Speaking on Sony’s PlayStation Blog, he said:

Hawken is a free-to-play, mech- and team-based shooter launching July 8 on PS4. Underlying our shooter is a surprisingly enormous and well-developed universe. So much so that there has been a hardback, 100+ page graphic novel, a five issue comic series, and a Brand Bible that covers a several-hundred-year timeline. When I first started on the Hawken project a little over a year ago, I wasn’t aware of this depth, and it’s been satisfying to see that so much thought and effort went into the mythology behind the game.

For a good look at the FPS’ moment-to-moment gameplay and more details on the in-depth narrative underpinning the setting, you can see the video above. A total of 30 mechs will be playable when Hawken launches for PlayStation 4 on July 8, 13 more than was available during the open beta period. Xbox One players can look forward to the game launching a week earlier on July 1.


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