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Hamza gave us a proper introduction to Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X yesterday, via his fleshed out post underneath the trailer, so I'm not going to bore you with details that you already know. However, I am going to follow it up with a couple of purdy pictures of jets, and all of us can marvel at them and pretend that we never saw the trailer and everything from this point on is entirely new. Since we at Destructoid are firm believers in not letting beautiful assets and press releases go to waste (and we all tent at the mere mention of air combat), without further ado, we invite you to click on the gallery and read that release. Pretty please?
UBISOFT LAUNCHES AN AIR ASSAULT WITH TOM CLANCY'S H.A.W.X(TM)
New Tom Clancy Intellectual Property Poised to Become the New Air Combat Benchmark
SAN FRANCISCO – April 3rd, 2008 – Today Ubisoft, one of the world's largest video game publishers, announces the development of Tom Clancy's HAWX (high-altitude warfare), an awe-inspiring game that is primed to revolutionize the way players think about combat in the sky. Scheduled for release in Fall 2008, Tom Clancy's HAWX turns consumers into elite pilots of the future. The game will appear on the Xbox 360(R) video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, the PLAYSTATION(R)3 computer entertainment system and on Windows-based PC.
"Tom Clancy's HAWX marks the next evolution of warfare set in the Tom Clancy video game universe," said Tony Key, senior vice president of sales and marketing at Ubisoft. "We are thrilled to take to the skies and provide a new environment along with an extension of a familiar storyline from Ubisoft's successful Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2(R)."
Developed by Ubisoft's Bucharest studio, Tom Clancy's HAWX delivers an intense and authentic aerial combat experience by fully leveraging the benefits of the next-generation platforms. The story begins in the year 2012. As the era of the nation-state draws quickly to a close, the rules of warfare evolve even more rapidly. More and more nations become increasingly dependent on private military companies (PMCs), elite mercenaries with a lax view of the law. The Reykjavik Accords further legitimize their existence by authorizing their right to serve in every aspect of military operations. While the benefits of such PMCs are apparent, growing concerns surrounding giving them too much power begin to mount.
Tom Clancy's HAWX is the first air combat game set in the world-renowned Tom Clancy video game universe. Cutting-edge technology, devastating firepower and intense dogfights bestow upon this new title a deserving place in the prestigious Tom Clancy franchise. Soon, flying at Mach 3 becomes a right, not a privilege.
Key Features of Tom Clancy's HAWX:
• ENHANCED REALITY SYSTEM (E.R.S.) - E.R.S. is in-game technology that helps turn novice aviators into elite pilots of the future. The Enhanced Reality System is the backbone of the HAWX flight experience: radars and incoming missile detection, anti-crash system, damage control system, tactical map and information relay, and weapons trajectory control. E.R.S. also allows players to issue orders to their squadron, making this system as iconic to HAWX as the Cross-Com system is to Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter.
• ASSISTANCE MODE – Players can ease into their flight missions and gain a level of comfort with the use of the assistance mode. Once employed, players can take full advantage of their technological support through the E.R.S and gain maximum piloting security. If the situation calls for the player to unleash the full potential of the aircraft, the assistance mode can be switched off and all safety features will be deactivated. This comes with increased risks, but allows the player advanced dogfighting maneuvers and stunning third-person views.
• REVOLUTIONARY MULTIPLAYER - For the first time ever in the air-combat genre, players will be able to experience the entire solo campaign in four-player JUMP IN co-op mode. In PVP mode, players can challenge up to 15 friends in intense dogfighting sessions and find out who's the top gun. Winning players are rewarded with experience points and money to unlock more weapons.
• REALISM AND AUTHENTICITY – Players have the opportunity to take the throttle of over 50 of the world's most famous aircrafts, as well as being able to dogfight over realistic modern landscapes that have endured years of post-war trauma.
For more information on Tom Clancy's HAWX, please visit www.hawxgame.com.
About Ubisoft Ubisoft is a leading producer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment products worldwide and has grown considerably through a strong and diversified line-up of products and partnerships. Ubisoft has offices in 24 countries and sales in 55 countries around the globe. It is committed to delivering high-quality, cutting-edge video game titles to consumers. For the 2007-08 fiscal year Ubisoft forecasts generated sales of approximately 920 million Euros. To learn more, please visit www.ubisoftgroup.com
(c) 2008 Ubisoft Entertainment. All Rights Reserved. H.A.W.X, Ubisoft, Ubi.com, the Ubisoft logo, and the Soldier icon are trademarks of Ubisoft Entertainment in the U.S. and/or other countries. "PlayStation", "PLAYSTATION" and "PS" Family logo are registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Microsoft, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox LIVE, and the Xbox logos are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies and are used under license from Microsoft. Software platform logo (TM and (c)) EMA 2006.
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OMFG those pictures look so detailed/beautiful
I so badly want to see ironman bust into those photos and send those jets hurtling to earth.
Looks nice, but wheres Tony at?!
@Reaprar
That would be badass. You could always Photoshop it...
I'm not big on most flight games (warhawk is fun to fly in for me), but my brother will probably dig this a lot.
Those are very pretty, but yes reserving judgement is a good idea.
Good from far, but far from good?
Whats next, Tom Clancy's Kart Racer? Tom Clancy's Creed?
I'm a complete and utter whore when it comes to Flight Combat games, and Ace Combat has been needing some competition. Now if someone would just make a decent Space Combat game again ala Wing Commander, and I'll be completely content.
It makes me sad that these games aren't sims.
Jane's made the best fight combat (plane & helicopter) games and now I think more people want the "pew pew pew" Ace Combat's instead of something decent.
@king3vbo
Tom Clancy's Super Mario Bros.?
Tom Clancy's Super Mario Bros.?
This will most likely be unother dumbed down piece of shit tom clancy game, tom clancy games have gone down hill since lockdown, i want the old clancy games back like raven sheild where you could actually plan your missions and would actually get killed in 1-2 shots.
I hope they develop this game on computers first, and actually make it complex
Looks like they're gonna start putting that Tom Clancy name to good use.
Really just want to see GRAW 3, and real Rainbow sequel, I don't really give a crap about flying games.
i agree that they are very pretty but the rear end on th plane in the second screenshot luks a bit iffy to say the least
Does the game even based on Tom Clancy's books?
Hey Ace Combat, it looks like somebody wants to muscle in on your territory.
I hope it's developed for pc first rather than ported like Blazing Angels. Blazing didn't have support for a single joystick. For a flying game that is the equivelant of forgetting to include mouse support for an rts/fps. That game really failed hard.
omg gorgeous. thank god for flight games.
Yes, let's all thank god for all those nice flight games he made us.
This game looks awesome, in an arcade sense. It's not a simulator, but I think that's kinda good, since I wouldn't do much good in a real fighter jet, and - I guess - neither would you. It looks like tons of fun.
Wake me up when Tom Clancy's Crimson Skies is announced.
Wake me up when Tom Clancy's Crimson Skies is announced.
"Now if someone would just make a decent Space Combat game again ala Wing Commander, and I'll be completely content."
Good God yes.
I actually played T.I.E. Fighter with my friends, multiplayer, a couple weeks ago. Yes, that T.I.E. Fighter.