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Hawken is an action-packed,
fast-paced, free-to-play, mech-based, multiplayer first-person
shooter, set in a visually-rich future setting destroyed by
corporate greed.
Developed using Unreal Engine 3, Hawken looks fantastic, putting
players in the cockpits of lethal mechs, each with their own
weapons, loadouts, and perks. Through kills and match victories,
players will rank up and unlock new items for their mechs, opening
up new tactical opportunities and new play styles. Being a
free-to-play title, players also have the option of speeding
progress along through the use of real money transactions, though
these do not grant additional power or a competitive edge over
players who progress through exclusively through the use of
experience.
On the tech side of things, Hawken is a tour de force, sporting
the aforementioned, advanced Unreal Engine 3 graphics, but also
GPU-accelerated NVIDIA only PhysX effects that add destruction
particles, extra, and realistic weapon effects. This video also
demonstrates a soon-to-come PhysX feature in Hawken: APEX
Turbulence. APEX Turbulence is a PhysX feature which uses velocity
fields to simulate particle motion. You will see this in action
inside of Hawken with energy collectors, mech death embers,
deployed shields, and mech health orb embers.
We hope you enjoy the video. To play the game for free visit:
www.playhawken.com.
The trailer is also available on YouTube here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGVXfvA_-fA&feature=youtu.be
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