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Hawken's closed beta begins October 26
Hawken just completed a round of alpha testing recently, which means we're nearing the home stretch to the open beta set for December 12, 2012. Before we get to that point though, the Hawken team will be doing some closed beta testing starting on October 26. This time around, participants will be able to capture footage and share any screenshots they would like to take during the testing period. If you're looking to join in on the fun, then you'll just need to follow Hawken's Twitter or Facebook to redeem a code. We'll be giving away 10,000 codes here on Destructoid too. And those of you that made it into the alpha will automatically be included into the closed beta. I've been saying this pretty much everyday this year, but Hawken is incredible. It's a ton of fun, looks amazing, and it feeds my competitive edge like nothing else. You need to play this one. Announcing the HAWKEN Closed Beta [Play Hawken] Did you know? You can now get daily or weekly email notifications when humans reply to your comments.
6:20 PM on 05.21.2013 Destiny also coming to the Xbox OneNot to be left out of the "Oh we're going to be appearing on the Xbox One as well!" parade is Bungie, as they too revealed that Destiny will be released on Microsoft's next-gen console. So that's Watch Dogs, Thief, Assassin's...
5:00 PM on 05.21.2013 Review: Sanctum 2I think the first Sanctum game surprised a lot of people. It took the intellectual strategy aspect of tower defense games and combined it with the more action-oriented first-person shooter genre to create a unique, wonderful ...
2:35 PM on 05.21.2013 You don't say: Battlefield 4 also coming to Xbox OneJoining other announced titles like Call of Duty: Ghosts, Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, Thief, Watch Dogs, and Fora Motorsport 5, Electronic Arts has confirmed that Battlefield 4 will be available on Xbox One. The game wil...
1:00 PM on 05.21.2013 Next-gen arrives with Call of Duty: GhostsI have seen the future, and I'm here to tell you that it's a bit different from what you're probably expecting. Actually, I've seen two different futures. One is Infinity Ward's version of our country's future, in which Ameri...
11:35 AM on 05.21.2013 First look at Call of Duty: Ghosts trailer on Xbox One[Update: Official trailer has been added.] The new Xbox is on center-stage today, but the new Call of Duty game swooped in a few minutes early and stole a bit of the spotlight. Thanks to a leaked advertisement, we now k...
6:00 AM on 05.21.2013 BioShock Infinite's alternate ending is less depressingAre we past the point where I can stop warning people about spoilers? Well just in case, don't watch this if you haven't beaten BioShock Infinite yet. Actually, this won't even make sense until you have gotten all the way th...
10:15 AM on 05.20.2013 Shadow Warrior reboot announced for PC, next-genFlying Wild Hog, the studio behind Hard Reset, is working on a brand new Shadow Warrior game. It'll be coming to PC and next generation consoles, with Devolver Digital taking on publisher duties. Designed entirely as a...
9:00 AM on 05.20.2013 Killzone: Mercenary is the FPS the Vita has been needingThe PlayStation Vita is a great system with a slowly increasing library of great titles. The exception being in the first-person shooter genre, that is. You'd think that after one of these big game companies made a handheld w...
4:00 PM on 05.17.2013 Why Insomniac decided against making Resistance 4Although Insomniac Games finished its work on the Resistance series with Resistance 3, that didn't stop Burning Skies from happening, unfortunately. It's possible (plausible, even) that another studio will take on the franchi...
9:00 PM on 05.16.2013 Metro: Last Light update allows FOV customizationThe lack of a customizable field-of-view is understandably a sticking point for certain PC gamers. It was no surprise, then, to see a big release like Metro: Last Light take some heat for not having a FOV slider. Today, an up...
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| 9:00 AM on 05.15.2013 How eager nipples and a tight thong fought casual sexism |

Hawken publisher Meteor has, in its office, a piece of art featuring a woman with a bountiful underboob and very little in the way of clothing, hung in place by CEO Mark Long. The half-naked woman, named "Ruby Underboob"...more
| 12:00 PM on 03.05.2013 Everything you need to know about Hawken's newest mech |

Last week we showed you what the newest mech to join Hawken looks like. Well now our exclusive look continues as we have a full breakdown of everything the mech has to offer players in the free-to-play first-person shooter fo...more
| 10:00 AM on 03.01.2013 Here's an exclusive look at the next new mech for Hawken |

Hawken is the badass twitch based first-person shooter that sees you controlling giant mechs of destruction.The game offers a few different types of mechs ranging in different sizes and classes, and the collection of giant ro...more
| 12:00 PM on 01.30.2013 Hawken trailer shows off new PhysX eye candy |

In case you were concerned that visually-stunning mech shooter Hawken would run well on your computer, you can always turn on the PhysX options that will ensure amazing visuals and mournful performance (for most). In this vi...more
| 2:30 PM on 11.11.2012 We're giving out 10,000 Hawken beta codes right now! |

For those of you who don't know, Hawken is an awesome first-person mech shooter for the PC with a focus on fast and twitch style gameplay. Plus it also looks amazing! How could you not want to play this? The open beta starts ...more
| 1:00 PM on 08.22.2012 Hawken CEO: It takes indie companies to do risky things |

Many of us at Destructoid have been looking forward to Hawken for a very long time now. How could we not? The mech genre was seemingly dead in the water until Adhesive Games revealed the teaser video which showed us a mech ga...more
| 3:00 PM on 07.13.2012 Hawken web series announced: Mechs will explode! |

Upcoming free-to-play mech game Hawken will have its world and fiction expanded via a web series produced by Warner Premier. Though it's not clear whether this will be an animated or live-action series with CGI (like the prom...more
| 8:00 PM on 06.09.2012 E3: Hawken is getting its own ridiculous controller too |

I bet every original Steel Battalion fan just got goosebumps upon seeing these images of the MEK-FU controller, huh? I know I did when I saw it in person last week at the Hawken party during E3. Of course, there's a sense of ...more
| 1:30 PM on 06.09.2012 E3: Hawken looks to be the king of free-to-play gaming |

When I got to check out the upcoming free-to-play mech game Hawken for PC at PAX East earlier this year, I was blown away. The developers nailed the most important part of the mech genre: the feel. If you don’t feel as ...more
| 5:00 PM on 05.21.2013 Review: Sanctum 2 |
I think the first Sanctum game surprised a lot of people. It took the intellectual strategy aspect of tower defense games and combined it with the more action-oriented first-person shooter genre to create a unique, wonderful ...more
| 5:00 PM on 05.20.2013 Review: Reus |
The prosperous settlement of Castletown had everything its residents could possibly desire. Lumbering giants had turned a once barren wasteland into a fertile coastal forest, and like titanic servants they had places mines, p...more
| 11:00 AM on 05.19.2013 CounterSpy takes inspiration from classic side-scrollers |
The first thing you'll notice about CounterSpy is its unique art style. Really, you can say that about a lot of the indie titles Sony has been picking up lately, but there's something extra special about this one. That probab...more


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