Hawken (video game)
Hawken is a free-to-play multiplayer mech first-person shooter video game. The game features five game modes: Team Deathmatch, Deathmatch, Co-op Bot Team Deathmatch, Siege, and Missile Assault. It follows the freemium model of game monetization—with in-game purchases as the main source of revenue.
| Hawken | |
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| Developer(s) | Adhesive Games Hawken Entertainment, Inc. |
| Publisher(s) | Meteor Entertainment 505 Games |
| Producer(s) | Jason Hughes |
| Designer(s) | Khang Le Christopher Lalli John Park |
| Engine | Unreal Engine 3 |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows PlayStation 4 Xbox One |
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| Genre(s) | Vehicular combat, first-person shooter |
| Mode(s) | Multiplayer |
Hawken had closed alpha and beta programs that took place before the official PC open beta release on 12 December 2012. The game had been constantly updated with new content and balance changes in the form of a game patch until Spring 2014. Following Reloaded Games' acquisition of the game's IP and assets in March 2015, the developers launched the game on the console platforms in early July 2016.
On October 2, 2017, the developers announced via the game's Facebook page that on January 2, 2018, the PC servers will be permanently shut down, along with it the PC platform and any DLC/purchasable content. The developers cited a need to "refocus our development efforts". The game is still active on consoles, being developed by Hawken Entertainment and published by 505 Games.
In 2020 a group of fans called "Hawakening" have revived the game in offline mode for PC, they promise soon to recover its multiplayer functions.
On May 17, 2023, a sequel titled Hawken Reborn by 505 Games entered into Steam Early Access.