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Hawken lead designer explores the Front Line map in a new video

By Dave Tach on May 17, 2013 05.17.13

Hawken, Adhesive Games' free-to-play first-person mech shooter, received a new update and map recently, and lead designer Tyler Buser walked viewers through Front Line's corridors in the new video above. Check out the video to see the map's two "competing themes," Sentium and Prosk, as well as the turrets, routes and jump pads that pepper Front Line's landscape. The map is available to play now in Team Deathmatch, Missile Assault and Deathmatch modes, courtesy of the recent Facility update. Polygon went hands-on with Hawken and the Oculus Rift during GDC 2013, so be sure to check out our impressions of both. For more, you can also watch a recent video for the new Facility map and sign up to participate in the game's current beta at the official Hawken website.

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Hawken trailer details new symmetrical map Facility

By Megan Farokhmanesh on May 11, 2013 05.11.13

The latest trailer from Hawken, Adhesive Games' mech-based first-person shooter, includes tour of Facility, a symmetrical map set deep within the Heidron District. The trailer, which you can watch above, is narrated by level designer Tyler Buser. According to the video's description, Facility's main structure lies within the map's heart. The central chamber includes several entrances and exist for concealment and escape, and the facility's front missile silo includes "an exposed battlement that is a favorite of Rocketeers." "The missile silo's triangular layout ensures that no capture point is ever to far to engage, nor too safe to leave undefended," Buser says. "... Though dangerously exposed and uncertain, taking the high point is possible with a direct approach and brute force." H...

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Hawken receives Service Awards Achievement system

By Jenna Pitcher on Apr 22, 2013 04.22.13

Adhesive Games' Hawken received more than 300 Service Awards in the Technician Update, according to a post on the game's official site. Many Service Awards come with Hawken Credits, the in-game currency, which can range from 50HC an achievement for performing a certain amount of assisted kills, to 2,500HC for playing 100 hours of Hawken with the On the Clock 3 achievement. Players can track their progression of awards by viewing Service Awards tab by clicking on their call-sign, and achievements are broken down by sub category, such as General, Game Modes, Mech Specific and Maps. The Technician Update, which rolled out last week, also introduced the latest purchasable mech, the Technician. Meteor told Polygon in an interview that the mech is designed to make Hawken more accessible...

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Hawken gets new Raider mech and updates to balance and maps

By Tracey Lien on Mar 06, 2013 03.06.13

The Raider mech is now available in the Hawken Mech Shop, along with a slew of updates to the free-to-play multiplayer mech combat game. The new Raider mech lets players "close pesky gaps quickly" by allowing them to use speed boosts while also firing their weapons at the same time. It also comes with a ReFLAK-35 as a primary weapon, a T32-BOLT as an alternate primary weapon, a Corsair-KLA as a secondary weapon and an EOC Repeater as a prestige weapon. Its main ability is Blitz and its starting item is the EMP. A more detailed description of the Raider mech's weapon specs can be viewed here. The Raider update, which is also available now, adds the work-in-progress Facility map, reintroduces the server browser and includes balance tweaks to weapons, items, abilities and gameplay. The...

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GDC Play 2013 announces 'Best in Play' winners

By Emily Gera on Mar 04, 2013 03.04.13

This year's winners of the new Game Developers Conference award program "Best in Play" were announced following the three-day GDC Play 2013 event that allows new developers to showcase their titles. The eight winners, decided upon by the organisers of the 2013 Game Developers Conference and Gamasutra editors, were chosen from over 70 exhibitors. They include mech-centric shooter Hawken by Meteor Entertainment, Spin the Bottle by KnapNok for Wii U, Impire by Cyanide Studio, Grooh by digiDingo ag, Monsters Invade: Oz by Little Box Apps, Krautscape by Team Krautscape, Mini Moto Racing EVO from The Binary Mill and Space Qube by Qubit Games. All winners of Best in Play will receive two All Access Passes to next year's GDC conference, in addition to special kiosk designations throughout GDC...

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Hawken's new video fans the flames of war

By Alexa Ray Corriea on Jan 30, 2013 01.30.13

In their latest video, the developers behind mech shooter Hawken show off how a little bit of Nvidia software magic can take the game to new levels by adding intricate detail to destruction. The video above offers a first look at the upcoming APEX Turbulence feature created by technology company Nvidia's PhysX program, a system that stirs particles and create realistic turbulence effects. Death and health embers from mechs, collecting energy and deploying shields all utilize the system and are shown in the video above — these effects make clusters of particles look like they are caught in the wind and react to disturbances from other forces. The system also creates realistic showers of dust and debris during battle. Check out the video for a full walkthrough of the various uses of...

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Hawken demoed on Project Shield exclusive to Tegra 4, built in weeks

By Dave Tach on Jan 07, 2013 01.07.13

The version of Hawken demoed onstage at Nvidia's Project Shield console announcement was custom built for the company's new console, a representative from Nvidia told Kotaku. Adhesive Games received the hardware shortly before Christmas and spent the last few weeks creating a version of the first-person mech shooter to run on the console, which contains Nvidia's Tegra 4 system on a chip. According to Kotaku, "the Android version of Hawken" will be exclusive to the Tegra 4 and possibly to Project Shield. Last year, CEO Mark Long of Hawken publisher Meteor Entertainment announced interest in developing for Ouya. The Kickstarter-funded gaming console also runs Android, but sports a Tegra 3 processor under the hood. Nvidia unveiled Project Shield, its gaming device that contains both a...

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Sinful Robot developing 'virtual reality erotic encounters' for Oculus Rift VR headset

By Michael McWhertor on Dec 13, 2012 12.13.12

The Oculus Rift virtual reality headset has a new supporter in developer Sinful Robot, an Irvine, California-based start up that plans to bring "immersive virtual reality erotic encounters" to the headset designed with video games in mind. Sinful Robot announced its intentions to bring an "erotic adventure game" to the Rift — and "other similar technologies" — through its website and a post on Reddit by company co-founder and creative director Jeroen Van den Bosch. "I have been waiting for many years for technology to become immersive enough so it [tricks] your brain to accept the virtual reality as reality, but the Rift does really do that," Van den Bosch wrote on Reddit. "So now we can finally make an erotic adventure game that will actually be exciting!" Sinful Robot's...

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Hawken's virtual currency to be managed by Live Gamer

By Dave Tach on Dec 10, 2012 12.10.12

Hawken, Adhesive Games' upcoming free-to-play mech shooter, will use Live Gamer to process its payments, VentureBeat reports. Live Gamer will provide the back-end services to process the shooter's in-game purchases, accepting 49 currencies worldwide. The company manages a similar payment service for Station Cash, Sony Entertainment Online's cross-game virtual currency. "Live Gamer is the trusted industry solution and their global reach made them the obvious partner for our Hawken open beta event," said Mark Long, CEO of Meteor Entertainment. "Using their platform we were able to add robust features and functionality as well as payment coverage on a global scale in a short timeframe." Live Gamer also provides advertising through its adElements platform, in which players watch a video...

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Hawken open beta launching Dec. 12

By Samit Sarkar on Dec 05, 2012 12.05.12

Hawken, Adhesive Games' free-to-play multiplayer mech combat title, will launch in open beta on Dec. 12, publisher Meteor Entertainment confirmed today. The open beta will be available worldwide except in China, where it is "coming soon" from publisher Kong Zhong, according to a press release announcing the open beta. "It's been a long road and I'm getting the jitter bug as we are getting near our Open Beta Event. Everyone on the team is putting in the extra effort to make the Hawken experience as fun as possible," said Adhesive Games co-founder and creative director Khang Le. The studio has been running closed beta test periods for the past few months, and according to co-founder and lead animator Chris Lalli, "Open Beta is our chance to implement all the good feedback we've gotten...

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