Starhawk

[MaximusR3]

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The long rumored sequel to the PS3 multiplayer only game Warhawk, Starhawk is finally officially revealed

This time around it will have a full singleplayer aspect to go along with the multiplayer side and will be a retail-only release (Warhawk was one of the first full games available on PSN for download). It's a 3rd person shooter like it's predecessor but takes place in a different universe and is said to have different gameplay mechanics so it's not really a sequel...and it has mechs :)

I played a demo of Warhawk way back when and i did find it cool but that was back before i really even got into multiplayer so i'm looking forward to seeing how this one turns out.


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There's a decent amount of info on the game over at G4 if you're interested:
http://www.g4tv.com/games/ps3/65273/starhawk/articles/74516/starhawk-first-look-preview-hands-on-with-warhawks-much-improved-successor/


and here's a video with gameplay and dev discussion:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hSAes_IRTY

[River_Rat_459]

I wonder if they'll run a discount special on Warhawk when it gets close for Starhawk to come out. Might have to check it out.

[MaximusR3]

I wonder if they'll run a discount special on Warhawk when it gets close for Starhawk to come out. Might have to check it out.


that's not a bad thought there, I wouldn't be surprised if they did do something like that, maybe a special deal with all DLC bundled etc.



I'm really interested in the building feature of starhawk, it has a lot of potential. It's like mixing a TPS with an RTS and a hint of tower defense, all in a multiplayer match. It should help eliminate map issues like choke points too since the players themselves are basically building the map on the fly, and what is built can be destroyed as well

[RookieHunter]

TRASH!!!!!!, TRASH!!!!!!!! This is TRASH!!!!!!!! I have a gag order still in place for this, so in 2 weeks I will let you guys know the whole scoop on Red Dead Faction Redemption Hawk!!!!!! Seriously..........!!!!!

[MaximusR3]

TRASH!!!!!!, TRASH!!!!!!!! This is TRASH!!!!!!!! I have a gag order still in place for this, so in 2 weeks I will let you guys know the whole scoop on Red Dead Faction Redemption Hawk!!!!!! Seriously..........!!!!!


hmmm.....are we to speculate that the lightly rumored beta did actually take place for a game that is, at a minimum, still 7 months away?

[RookieHunter]

Speculate that I participated in a Market Research, blah, blah, and got to....blah blah with this Red Dead Wanna be Borderlands Hawk game nd we also blah, blah, blah.........I will explain it ll in June........

[MaximusR3]

lol very well Rookie

I saw the sort of Red Dead connection when i was watching some video interview with the devs and they were talking about how they went with a western influence. I 'd be lying if I said i wasn't intrigued by the Red Dead in space idea lol. Maybe it's because i really enjoyed all the games in the blender that Rookie had mentioned (RDR, Red Faction, Borderlands, and Warhawk) that i'm still pretty curious about the game lol

[jack]

Speculate that I participated in a Market Research, blah, blah, and got to....blah blah with this Red Dead Wanna be Borderlands Hawk game nd we also blah, blah, blah.........I will explain it ll in June........

LOL!!! good one Rook.

[MaximusR3]

although there are no details on it, it has been confirmed that there will be a beta at some point


Lightbox Interactive’s Dylan Jobe confirmed the beta but kept details vague. "There will be a Beta, As for details on timing and contents, or whether it’ll be a closed or open testing, we’re fresh out of luck: ..we just can’t talk any specifics right now — stay tuned to the blog for more info."

i like hearing this because i really would like to see the build and battle thing in action

source:
G4 (http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/712822/starhawk-will-have-a-beta-before-its-release/)

[jack]

although there are no details on it, it has been confirmed that there will be a beta at some point



i like hearing this because i really would like to see the build and battle thing in action

source:
G4 (http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/712822/starhawk-will-have-a-beta-before-its-release/) having some hands on time with this title, might be fun.

[MjolnirActual]

I have to say I loved Warhawk played the crap out of it ... and I am really looking forward to Starhawk.

Granted they are not as technically intense as a lot of the games we normally pay but the whole experience in Warhawk was great. Looks like they really kept that end up.

[MaximusR3]

StarHawk trailer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-Gp65zi1ZU

[MjolnirActual]

I just got my invite to the Starhawk beta ... anyone else get their e-mail today?

[River_Rat_459]

No, but I definitely want one!

[MaximusR3]

If I recall correctly they were sending out invites based on warhawk stats and forum activity etc.

Considering I only ever played a demo of the game I'm not expecting an invite any time soon

[HAVOK]

No, but I definitely want one!

Me too!!

[MARDIGRA21]

I'll just wait for the code I got with uncharted 3 to go live

[MjolnirActual]

Ok I jumped on last night for a little bit, at first blush .... this game is going to kick ass. I've already made a mental note to buy it outright when it comes out.

The maps are huge and visually very cool to look at. All make you feel you are definitely on some alien world that is just nothing like home.

The one real departure from the way Warhawk is structured is that gear doesn't just spawn like it did before. There is a menu that you can pic items to construct, like Warhawks, and Vehicle bays, automated turrets and huge manned beam cannon, even jetpacks. Some things are like the jetpacks are a dispenser that gives the whole team access to the equipment.

All of the constructed items can be purchased from the tree by points that you and the team accumulate from kills, flag captures etc.

Very cool so far and pretty highly polished for a beta ... had some glitching with respawns that I noticed and I think the initial AR that the game provides is PAINFULLY under powered.

But all told after about an hour of play ... I'm in for this one.

I'll keep you guys posted.

[x_31BX_x]

Are you suppose to be disclosing that information :confused:

[MjolnirActual]

Are you suppose to be disclosing that information :confused:

it's nothing that isn't in the official verbiage ... I'm just confirming *LOL*

[x_31BX_x]

Haha

/me heads over to the site to see if Mjo violated Game OPSEC.

[MjolnirActual]

Haha

/me heads over to the site to see if Mjo violated Game OPSEC.

It's funny you did bring that up I just got done reading a statement from LightBox telling people it's ok to talk and even post video they want us talking to our communities about the game *LOL* they also said that they are working to change the EULA to be more clear.

[River_Rat_459]

Got my beta invite today. Anyone else?

[shack_up]

Got mine and DL'd. Haven't played yet though.

[River_Rat_459]

The beta will extend to PlayStation Plus members on January 17th.

January 31st - Uncharted 3 beta key holders can play beta

February 7th - Gamestop and PlayStation's respective Facebook pages will announce some early voucher codes

February 14th - IGN.com will release some codes

February 21st - all Playstation accounts will have access

More info, FAQs, and source material: http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/01/13/call-to-arms-starhawk-public-beta-begins-tuesday-january-17th/

[Jack Wraith]

I really liked the previous Warhawk for PS3. It currently stands as the PS3 game I've spent the most time with, followed closely by Infamous 1.

I'm a huge fan of the first one, not so much for the new one. It's like the difference between old school SOCOM that kicked ass and the newest SOCOM which is an abomination.

[River_Rat_459]

It's like the difference between old school SOCOM that kicked ass and the newest SOCOM which is an abomination.

I hear that. I was more than willing to drop SOCOM 4 once I got the platinum trophy on it.

[River_Rat_459]

Heads up...Starhawk public beta kicks off today.

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/01/17/starhawk-launching-on-may-8th-public-beta-rolls-out-today

[River_Rat_459]

Has anyone played the beta of this? I downloaded it, but never bothered to play it. I'd like to hear what people think of it.

[Rickety Rob]

Game looks beast but I don't play PS3. I do, however; own one so I shouldn't have an excuse in getting it.

[MARDIGRA21]

Ign review, looks promising. I might have to pick this up



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaofVNS3k3A&feature=youtube_gdata_player

[MK-82_1_EACH]

Ign review, looks promising. I might have to pick this up



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaofVNS3k3A&feature=youtube_gdata_player


I played the beta for this. I did play warhawk and had a lot of fun.

I am not sure if I am just comparing warhawk to starhawk but I was not impressed with it. I think the game was better in its former form. I think this is one of those games, that a person will like or hate it, period. Not much in between. The graphics were cool though..

[smoke]

Just got my confirmation from Amazon that it shipped and I'll receive it tomorrow May 8th.:boxing:

[HAVOK]

I never played warhawk or this beta, I might give it a go based on what's said here tho....

[MARDIGRA21]

Awesome news. Free map packs from developer for starhawk.

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/05/08/starhawk-out-today-mlg-tournament-all-map-packs-free/

Secondly, and this is the announcement that you guys probably were *NOT* expecting…there was a lot of discussion here at LightBox Interactive and Sony Santa Monica on how best to support the community and keep our player base all together as one cohesive group. We really didn’t like how in Warhawk when we released a new map pack, it forced these divisions on our players. And after we released three expansions, our player community was pretty fractured. With Starhawk that ends! We are incredibly excited to announce that all map packs for Starhawk will be free. Yeah, you read that right…FREE. Whenever we release a map pack you won’t have to pay a friggin’ dime! And we’ve already started the early stages of our next map pack for you guys. Check out these very early sketches from the new planet of Cypress! A lush, swampy world that’s home to an abandoned research facility that many years ago was responsible for researching the mysteries of Rift Energy.

[MjolnirActual]

Hey everyone ... sorry I've been away from the forums for a little while.

So I grabbed Starhawk on Tuesday and I looked and saw that USMG was till up for grabs in the clan menu so I set us up.

Anyone who is playing Starhawk send me a message and I'll add you no sweat.

On the review side of the house .... if you liked Warhawk you will really like Starhawk!

The act of building structures and emplacements etc. in game is really a game changer. Not as intense as say BF3 but awesome in it's own right.

So if you are play'n and want to let your Clan Tag Hang (LOL) let me know.

Mjolnir out!

[MARDIGRA21]

Might pick it up today

[MjolnirActual]

totally worth it ... honestly since we have all been playing so many of the more "standard" FPSs for a while now ... it's real breath of fresh air.

And did I mention the Starhawks transform into walking Mechs too ... SO COOL *LOL*

[iamthesgt]

What is Starhawk?

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[MARDIGRA21]

Picked it up, but haven't had a chance to play it yet will play tonight though

[MjolnirActual]

Mardi ... sent you a clan invite in game ... I'll be on tonight after 9 EST.

Sgt... Starhawk is the sequel to Warhawk a Playstation exclusive. Lots of fun ... here is the trailer:

http://youtu.be/0hSAes_IRTY?hd=1

[smoke]

send me one, I'm playing.. :party:

[MjolnirActual]

send me one, I'm playing.. :party:

Hmmmm I sent one over the other day ... wonder if they expire? OR if I screwed up the invite process ... I'll send another one tonight. :)

[River_Rat_459]

Are you guys gonna start on official Starhawk thread, like we have for Dust, BF3, etc.?

[MARDIGRA21]

Mardi ... sent you a clan invite in game ... I'll be on tonight after 9 EST.

Sgt... Starhawk is the sequel to Warhawk a Playstation exclusive. Lots of fun ... here is the trailer:

http://youtu.be/0hSAes_IRTY?hd=1

Thanks I will accept probably tonight

[MjolnirActual]

Are you guys gonna start on official Starhawk thread, like we have for Dust, BF3, etc.?

Of you guys want me to I'll start one ... :)

[MjolnirActual]

Smoke got that invite sent out again you should see it now

[River_Rat_459]

Of you guys want me to I'll start one ... :)

I think Smoke will need to set that up.

[MjolnirActual]

Had like 2 seconds to myself here at work so I figured I'd check out what people were saying on the Starhawk boards......

WHY WHY WHY did I do that?!?!

Same clowns crying about things that are overpowered and how it's the worst thing ever and it should be just like this other thing yadda yadda yadda.

When will I learn?

Man it is easy to forget that all gamers aren't us.

USMG, So Say We All!

[MjolnirActual]

Just to ring this bell again .... I still LOVE Starhawk even though nights have been dominated by BF3.

Anyone wanting to play hit me up ... it's a great game and a fun change of pace from other shooters.

[River_Rat_459]

I asked Smoke to make a child forum for all of your Starhawk needs. Enjoy!

Thanks Smoke!

[MjolnirActual]

I asked Smoke to make a child forum for all of your Starhawk needs. Enjoy!

Thanks Smoke!


Thanks Riv!

[MjolnirActual]

Hey all ... well as we all know sometimes it's unfortunate when games come out at the same time as each other and good games get left in the dust because you can only play one game at any give time.

Case in point ... I like MANY of us have really been crushing the Battlefield lately because ... it's just that good of a game and we always have fun playing.

That said... I'm really wanting to keep playing Starhawk ... great game with innovative game play and slick ass environments.

I have the USMG Clan set up ingame and I have sent out invites to those I know who have the game.

If anyone is interested in setting a night aside to play Starhawk please let me know.

Thanks

[River_Rat_459]

Hey all ... well as we all know sometimes it's unfortunate when games come out at the same time as each other and good games get left in the dust because you can only play one game at any give time.

Case in point ... I like MANY of us have really been crushing the Battlefield lately because ... it's just that good of a game and we always have fun playing.

That said... I'm really wanting to keep playing Starhawk ... great game with innovative game play and slick ass environments.

I have the USMG Clan set up ingame and I have sent out invites to those I know who have the game.

If anyone is interested in setting a night aside to play Starhawk please let me know.

Thanks

I think I'm gonna ask for this as a Father's Day gift.

[MjolnirActual]

I think I'm gonna ask for this as a Father's Day gift.

DUDE that would be awesome ... the best part of the game is that it's very much different as far as a shooter goes from what we already play ... it's a great breath of fresh air.

[MARDIGRA21]

^with a very steep learning curve.

[HAVOK]

^with a very steep learning curve.
How steep we talking here? Mario Cart steep? Or EVE ONLINE steep? :faint2:

[MjolnirActual]

^with a very steep learning curve.

Really ... hmmm that is very interesting that you said that ... I played a TON of Warhawk and it doesn't seem to far off that for me... but I do remember getting my bearings in WH that was a steep climb ...

The one thing I can say ... that game like all others gets better when you run with your own "pack" the hardest part of the War/Star hawk community is that they can be a cold ruthless bunch ... games where you are just a random can be frustrating in the beginning.

All the more reason for us to group up :)

[River_Rat_459]

DUDE that would be awesome ... the best part of the game is that it's very much different as far as a shooter goes from what we already play ... it's a great breath of fresh air.

Well, my wife said she ordered something for me for Father's Day already, and it's most likely NOT this game. However, payday is coming up, so maybe I'll treat myself.

[River_Rat_459]

Saw this in a PlayStation blog update last week. Thought it was a pretty sweet deal. I'm gonna try the single-player campaign out, since it's free:


Three Ways to Play Starhawk, Available on PSN Next Tuesday (http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PSBlog/~3/ME_cvlIlnZM/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email)Posted: 20 Sep 2012 10:01 AM PDT
As many of you know, the team here at Lightbox Interactive (http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/lightbox-interactive/) has been hard at work developing all of the free Starhawk (http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/starhawk/) Updates to help support the Starhawk Community. With today’s announcement, we’ll help grow that community even more with something that a ton of players from around the world have asked for — a digital-download version of Starhawk, and not just the original version, but one that is packed with all of the awesome updates we’ve made since our initial release!

Yeah, you saw that right. We now have three, three ways for you to download the exact type of Starhawk experience you’re looking for on September 25th!
First you can get the complete Starhawk experience by downloading the Full version for $39.99. Another option — and this is an insane deal — is the Starhawk: Multiplayer-Edition for $19.99. This includes one of the best PlayStation 3 (http://blog.us.playstation.com/category/ps3/) multiplayer experiences and all of the updates we’ve released since the game originally launched.
Last, but certainly not least, is a another killer deal for all PlayStation Plus (http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/playstation-plus/) members. You guys get the Starhawk: Single-Player Campaign for free. Yeah, that’s right, free.
And because I’m a tease, I’ll leave you with this: We have something else very tasty in store for PS Plus Members, so keep your eyes on the blog for another announcement very soon.


But wait… there’s more. As you know just about a month ago we released the Starhawk 1.03 Update (http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/08/10/starhawk-free-cypress-map-pack-update-1-03-today/) that had a ton of new features, including two completely new — and free — maps on the planet of Cypress. The team and I were so stoked to see how happy the Starhawk community received it, that we’re excited to release our Starhawk 1.04 Update on September 25th with more free awesome-sauce, including three new gameplay modes!


Okay, so those are the new hella-fun gameplay modes, but there is a ton of other stuff in the Starhawk 1.04 Update as well. We’ve been following all of the community feedback and we’ve made a large number of changes. In my last blog post I wrote this massive wall of text covering all the various new things we added. So this time, I’m going to try and be more efficient on what should matter to you most.




3 New Gameplay Modes: Assault, Deathmatch Arena, Gatekeeper.
5 New “Small” Maps: Cypress Glade, Space Relay, Scourge Junction, Space Flotilla, Scourge Breaker.
Updated pre-placed pick-ups on all maps (just like we did in Cypress) as well as updated Rift Barrel placement.
3 New Build & Battle Load-outs: Trooper, Lightweight and Speeder.
New Tool-Tips are displayed on various options and buttons in the Uplink. including a display of all the units in each Load-Out and recommended player counts when you create a new game.
MAW Rocket Launcher now can lock-on to the Sidewinder Jet Bike.
Added four New national clan banners for our players in the Middle East: Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Israel and the UAE.
Quit Penalty for players that quit during a game — you get a loss posted and SkillScore hit.
New “Up Next” display at the intermission screen of what map, mode and load-out is coming up in the next round.
More score-limit and time-limit options when creating a game.
All three new game modes are added to QuickMatch for matchmaking.
Co-Op Prospector is now supported in Quick-Match for matchmaking into public Co-Op games.
New Co-Op Prospector options for creating Private or Public games, difficulty, and game name.
Public Co-Op Prospector games now are supported in the server-list.
Bug fix that ensures that only Clan Leaders/Officers can edit the clan tag field.
Added a PlayStation Store button to the Uplink for accessing Starhawk DLC.
Increased starting Rift-Energy in Homeworlds.
Slightly increased the Galloway Pistol’s head-shot damage.
Removed the “Bruiser” Skill.
Added a “Grinder” Skill that allows you to start with a Grinder in your weapon inventory.
Grinder wind-up time has been reduced.
Max range for the Grinder has been increased.
In the server-list, the easy “Cake” and medium “Fist” game icons have been removed. You will still see the hard “Skull” game icons.
Refined difficulty tuning on all Co-Op Prospector Missions (slightly easier).
Increased XP payouts for all Co-Op Prospector Missions.
XP payouts for capturing Tier-2 and Tier-3 bases in the Zones gameplay mode.
Integrated Starhawk-specific network scan to help players resolve port issues.
Added in-game scoreboard HUD for Dogfight & Arena Deathmatch gameplay modes.


Blurg! Even with my super-effective condensing, the list of new stuff is still looooong — but that’s a good thing for the Starhawk community! If you want the extended version of this list with all the juicy details, head on over to our LightBox Interactive Dev-Blog or the official website at Starhawkthegame.com (http://starhawkthegame.com/).
Oh man, still so much to talk about. Focus Dylan. FOCUS!


If you remember back in May when we released Starhawk, I wrote a blog post (http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/05/08/starhawk-out-today-mlg-tournament-all-map-packs-free/) about our close partnership with Major League Gaming to put together a major Starhawk Tournament for the community with great cash-money prizes. Well our good friends at MLG have been hard at work and I am wicked-excited to say that it’s “GAME-ON” for the Starhawk MLG Tourney, with $20,000 in cash prizes. Head over to the Starhawk MLG site (http://gamebattles.majorleaguegaming.com/ps3/starhawk/ladder/online-tournament/rules) for all the rules and details! Whatever your competitive level, there is an entry spot for everyone, and a number of different opportunities to win.

The Starhawk MLG Tourney is a two-month long tournament with $20,000 in cash prizes at stake for not only the grand champions, so listen up. The primary tournament will revolve around an official Starhawk MLG ladder. The more you win across all online game modes, the higher you’ll rank on the MLG Starhawk ladder. At the end of this two-month phase, the top 16 ranked players will be chosen to form two “Super-Teams” who will battle it out in a live-streamed grand finale, with eight players crowned the victors of the Starhawk MLG Tournament!


As a secondary option for all players to win, the MLG has also been really cool about planning four mini-competitions along the way for smaller $500 prizes. These “quick challenges” will take place over various weekends and award players with the highest score for a particular stat such as “Most Headshots” or “Most Pod Kills.” This is a great way to increase a player’s odds of winning a piece of the big cash prize.


So, get ready for the Major League Gaming Starhawk Tournament, go hone your skills and keep your mind on your money and your money on your mind!
“But Dylan… what about Starhawk DLC?”


Don’t worry! While we have been focusing on making sure we get you guys all of the free content first, we certainly didn’t forget about the DLC — we have a truck load of it ready to go live for all of you on September 25th as well.


However, as I’ve already established in this blog post, I am sometimes a tease. So… I’m not going to list any of the DLC just yet. We’ll make another blog post about it very soon! Let me leave y’all with this one DLC hint. Here’s a piece of concept art showing a couple different design ideas for our new DLC Build & Battle structure. I’m not going to tell you what it does but I can say it’s awesome.

SOURCE: http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/09/20/starhawk-now-on-the-playstation-store

[MjolnirActual]

Saw this in a PlayStation blog update last week. Thought it was a pretty sweet deal. I'm gonna try the single-player campaign out, since it's free:



SOURCE: http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/09/20/starhawk-now-on-the-playstation-store

I still have my copy and I am eager to play if anyone picks it up please let me now I'll run and gun with you.

[River_Rat_459]

I still have my copy and I am eager to play if anyone picks it up please let me now I'll run and gun with you.

I'm downloading the single player campaign to give it a whirl. If it sticks with me, I'll get the MP.

[River_Rat_459]

I've merged all Starhawk threads from the General CC into this one.