Well…after staying up way too late last night playing, I’m here to say that Warhawk is LIVE and available on the PlayStation Store AND at retailers across the country!
There were some crazy intense games last night and it was great to see players having a great time, earning medals and ranking up. I did notice that on the boards some of you guys have mentioned that your stats weren’t posting after you completed your games. First off…apologies for this, it’s never good to have a medal that you fought for not be credited to your player!
That said, we should all expect some occasional and isolated stats interruptions this week as we bring all the players from the US and Europe online…both for the PlayStation Store version and for the Blu-ray version. We’ll keep these interruptions to an absolute minimum as we would rather not drowned in a tsunami of hate mail.
On another note, we had a great battle yesterday with IGN. They had some of their staffers and some lucky applicants battle our Warhawk team here at Incognito. Needless to say, we had a wicked good time. There were some truly amazing players so to all of you that are going online with Warhawk, be on the look out for Jag71, OneAdam12, Arbole, xT3RMINATORx, WillKills…all these guys are crazy good.
I was able to record some video of our play session for your viewing pleasure – it a bit shaky-cam, not Blair Witch shaky but, well you’ll see. I got to capture, on video, one of the very few times that our best pilot, “Gergination” has ever made a mistake piloting the Warhawk. He won’t be pleased about me posting this vid but it’s entertaining nonetheless.
I’d also like to extend a request for feedback regarding the game setups that we’re currently running on the Warhawk Sever Cluster. Do you like the configurations? Do you want to see more CTF? More ZONE? Higher point limits? Etc. Let us know.
I spent some time last night listening to people on VOIP and it seems like some of the games were ending too quickly so we’ll look to increase the point limits so the games last a bit longer.
That’s it for now…I’m including a collection of Warhawk-related post links below for anyone that would like to catch up on all the Warhawk discussion that’s been published here the past several weeks.
See you all on the battlefield!
PlayStation.Blog Warhawk Posts
Ode to the Warhawk Public Beta
Warhawk FAQ
Behind The Curtain: The Warhawk Servers
Warhawk Goes Gold
Inside the Developers Studio: Dylan Jobe
The game is a blast, just fix the freezing issues please.
WOW!!!
I purchased this game tonight after work and played 4 – 5 matches…
….what an incredible game!
Caught onto flying quickly after starting my own server on a map where I spawned inside an aircraft…
You begin to see how clever the map design is when you discover certain techniques; I was being shot down by surface to air missles on this map where it’s land pillars on an ocean… until I learned to fly low between the land pillars toward the other guy ( he can’t fire at me down by the water ), then switched to hover mode, climbed vertical and against the land to surprise him with missles…. then hide again..
.. he eventually got frustrated and left the station where he was easy pickings on foot. I realized right then that this was going to be an incredible ride. haha!
NICE JOB INCOGNITO!
PSN ID : Feisar
I played this game for 5.5 hours straight today and it only froze twice. I don’t think that it is the console it’s self. My PS3 never got hot it has to be the servers or the people online with you. Both times there was someone who had a slow connection and there speech came through digital. Warhawk is great I will be playing the hell out of it for along time. Thank you for this awesome gaming experience. Looking forward to the download content, I would also like to see A.I. bots for offline play. Again thanks.
Omg Dylan please ask Sony or you guys to change that thing of the DRM!
I Understand it’s to prevent piracy, but my bro wants to play but he has to be in my account…like what the hell!
If you buy a blu0ray disc ur not gonna buy multiple ones for each account on the PS3.
So please Dylan I live you game IT ROCKS!! But please please change the DRM so any account on OUR PS3 can play it, like through mac or just allowing the current accounts to use it.
If u can assign Warhawk to one account then I’m sure you can assign Warhawk to the other accounts as well!
Please I know I’m being annoying , but please…
what a sweet game
you guys out did yourselves
i dont know why this game is getting so many low ratings
thanks for the bluetooth headset i hooked it up to my ps3 and my phone
but i found out that bc i have a net type 3 i cannot chat
does anyone have suggestions on how to fix that
ABOUT THE WARHAWK SERVER CLUSTER:
-Way too many dogfights!
-Higher score limit!
-More CTF
Warhawk!!!
OMFG! I’m so psyched to get the blu-ray version with the headset! This is really going to increase the population of people using mics with ps3s….(a great thing!)
Incognito! You guys rule!
Still no update on the freezing issue?
It’s been over 24 hours and I still can’t play your game without my PS3 freezing. It would be nice to hear something guys.
i went to the warhawk website and i couldn’t find a place to post anything.. i was in the beta and i’m really surprised that there’s still a few bugs..
i can’t even host a game cause half way it crashes.. that’s pretty bad guys, i know you didn’t do it on purpose and i know this game rocks, but it’s pretty bad i can’t host a game for my clan cause it crashes :(
i really hope to see a patch soon fellas..
TEAM KILL ON CTF FLAG CARRIER MUST BE -30 POINTS!
We have players killing their own team member since it’s only a 2 point penalty :(
loved playing warhawk until i wanted to play my downloaded version at a friend’s. created my account on his machine and downloaded it and got it working but now i can’t play it on my machine because of an error during start. i don’t even know if those events are related.
I appreciate 1080p. This is great since I have a 480p/1080i HD TV. Still, you guys need to fix the downscaling of 720p games. I would like to play my favorite PS3 game (RFOM) in HD.
HEY DYLAN BRING BACK OPEN MICS MAN….Atleast give us the option to turn it on and off…it’s very important to me and my clan….BTW, Big Ups to Jags71 reppin BLOODLINE and delivering some uber pwnage to you Incognito guys while at it.
But seriously Dylan, we need open mics for our clan matches…..we’re depending on you to come thru for us man.
BTW, great job polishing the game up, it definately looks better than the beta and feels alot more balanced….great job…I couldn’t ask for any better. (unless it involves a party system, vo-ip channels & open mics) :)
But seriously you guys did a great job and it’s a good start for the community and I can it getting huge fast.
Just another thought about future downloadable content. It would be cool to have like an airship base/ground base type map. Teams could fight for dominence of the airship (which would include warhawks, and manable turrets); it would be kinda’ like a king of the hill type match. The other team could have a ground base, and attempt to take the air base. Just a thought… Even better, make the airbase mobile; players could steer it to different locations on the map; and the ground base could have wicked anti-air defenses, so they aren’t open for easy attack either… I really look forward to seeing future downloadable content.
I will be advising anyone I know not to get this from PSN. I wont be playing this as much as I would like either because all of my friends are on my sub account. I read on one of the other blogs that there would be no difference in the two versions, so I downloaded it and am extremely disappointed. What a [DELETED] waste.
You can thank the people who illegally downloaded the game for the reason why you cant play the PSN version on all the accounts on the PS3.
That would just make it so people can share it if they made it the same way it was.
Following is a statement from Sony regarding the DRM on Warhawk…
The downloadable version of Warhawk will be directly tied to the registered PLAYSTATION Network (PSN) account that purchased the game. Only that registered PSN account will be authenticated for gameplay. You will still be able to download the game to up to five PS3 systems. However, if a user downloads Warhawk onto a different machine, he / she will only be able to play via the original PSN user account on that machine and could not play on a different machine for 24 hours. This does not affect the Blu-ray Disc version of the game which will be available at retail later…
fine. dandy. tell me this before i download it because that 24 hour waiting period is a pain and seems unnecessary, especially in light of the blu ray version skipping it. tying the game to one account already prevents two machines from playing at the same time on one purchased copy. 24 hour period adds protection of investment how? i would rather have had head set.
Awesome job with warhawk, since its a online only game, it would be nice if you guys worked on some new maps down the road. thnx.
PSN lied to me. We was told that Warhawk was pushed 2days after the American release and surprise surprise it’s not there. My friends and i waited up till midnight with food and everything eager for the download and……….nothing. Why is it Europe keeps getting overlooked with game titles, it’s not fair full-stop. Now, does anybody know it’ll be ready for download?
@Sony
The game should be uploaded at midnight even in Europe, we are always the ones who get screwed up!
Don’t tell me it’s that difficult for Sony to upload a 800MB file on all European PS Store damn it! Plus none of the retailers I saw yesterday recieved the game! The game was supposed to be released yesterday already!
@ Dexter
Retail game is out on 26th September in Europe.
What about PS Store version then?
i just checked the PSN store and Warhark is there now. I’m happy but it’s still frustrating, European gamers were promised a midnight release just like our American counterparts. Today is also supposed to be the day when we get a new Update, now if there is no XMB the update is a waste of everyones time. It should have there from the start as standard. With all it’s power and promise Sony; i feel isn’t trying hard enough with little and significant details. When the hell is HOME coming out is another issue and i hear that when we finally get it (European owners i mean) it’s supposed to be at a basic level……..well done Sony we love paying all that money to be jerked!
This is a great game and a MUST have title for anyone who loves video games.
I’ve never been a big fan of this type of game before, but Warhawk fast, fun, thrilling, addictive and YES easy to pick up gameplay is what will win everyone over.
I was very impress on how easy this game was to control and the learning curve for it was like :30 mins. So before you know it, you’ll be flying your Warhawk, riding a big @ss tank, or running accross a battlefield with a 4×4 full of your teammates like a pro.
Great job Incognito, we really appreciate all your efforts and hard work for this great masterpiece.
Now back to flying the endless skies…
When do the prepaid cards come! here in europe most of the people haven’t got one… like myself. you guys are missing a lot of money cause of that!
So please give europe the prepaid card as quick as possible!
An other idea is to sell warhawk without headset on blu ray! cause I”ve already got an headset and i don’t want 2 but I want warhawk!
I am member of the duth ps3 site; http://www.ps3focus.nl and more then 85% of the mebers and guest haven’t got a credit card so please come on!
Greetings form holland
gertraaf
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I am not happy with the DRM on this game. There is no reason that my wife (and yes she really does play) can’t use the same download just as if I had bought the bluray. I will have to watch the user agreements in the future because this is BS.
hey dylan have sony asked you direct the socom franchise if they havent they need to because seth is going mess it up more that already is. they need someone actually its a gamer and cares about their community. just tought you take over that game, btw the game is a lot better than the beta, really good connections
Ok, I will say it again, for people that don’t read the posts before flaming them.
I am asking for devs to set up some dedicated servers for 32 max players that are NOT RANKED … and SUPPORT split screen.
I posted before and everyone accused me of not keeping up to date, with the facts. I know the devs don’t want split screen in ranked matches … Thats why I am suggesting UNRANKED DEDICATED SCEA SERVERS!
Also i think we should be able to spectate games. And it would also be great if we could see how many people are logged in playing right now. Like somewhere in the lobby you should be able to see how many people are online.
Sorry for the double. But i also think this game should be a little more sniper friendly. You should be able to go into prone position. And also, the zoom in isnt very good. It doesnt zoom far enough, The zoom in should be increased.
I can’t believe how fun this game is. But the lil (big) problem I have is that voice chatting is only possible while clicking and holding down the left analog stick. This is bad for the anolog stick and my left thumb. I have never played an XBOX live game that required my intervention just to talk. Everyone that I played with agree with me. We just want to get into a game and talk while the game is running. No one wants to be useing the left analog to control your character and at the same time pressing and holding down the analog stick. I feel like I’m breaking my controller and my hand (left thumb).
@ jorgiex: I see your point about ‘Push To Talk’ but honestly I am liking it better. I don’t have a lot of online shooter experience, but I find myself not joining squads in R:FOM so that I don’t have to listen to constant heavy breathing.
I had my first gaming session with Warhawk last night, and I have to say it was some of the most fun I have had online gaming in a while. Good job!
larger DM games…. all the ranked games seemed to be 8 player and it was REALLY difficult to get into a ranked game last night. Larger games are just more fun than the smaller games!
To be honest, I was a bit skeptical at first about purchasing the game, but after playing the beta, it was a no brainer whether or not I was going to pick it up or not. Truly, a great game. Everyone that I know that has played this loves it.
And wow… That guy Greg is sick with the Warhawk.
i’m glad to have been a part of the beta. Also more glad that the game is finally OUT! BUT…thats where my problem lies…where are the Warhawk commercials? I haven’t seen a single one for this great game…how will people know its out besides for people like us? Word of mouth can only travel so far.
ADVERTISE!!! Like in the movie theatres for BIG hits…they might not be great movies but they sell tickets. Example Resident Evil Extinction…put a Warhawk or PS3 ad in that opening weekend…BAM! Look what happened to Gears of War and now Halo but…Halo didn’t really need it because of how it is part of our everday culture…like Ipods, kapeesh?
The game is awesome! You have done an amazing job, bravo! It was a bit hard to get onto a server last night, too about 4 tries on average to get into a game and then it was flawless. If you could put up a few more games that would be awesome. Also, can you set up some games to play with the creators? Most of us will get whopped, but who better to learn from then yall?
Great job guys. Warhawk looks super fun. I’m addicted to Battlefield, so I know I’ll love this. Sucks though I gotta wait a month for the blu-ray version to come out in the UK, but really looking forward to it. Gonna play a Warhawk tournament next week at the Threespeech event!
I would have to say I like the push-to-talk. There isn’t a whole lot of background noise as with other games. I wish the configuration was a little different though. All in all I think the game is a great start. Maybe think about more maps in the future. By the way, i have been playing the DRM and I haven’t frozen once since Tuesday either.
COULD WE POSSIBLY HAVE DEATHMATCH AND OTHER TASK STAGES WHERE THERE ARE NO PLANES. JUST NO PLANES, MAINLY GROUND BATTLES. IF THATS IN THE GAME ALREADY THEN GREAT.
Don’t know if this was discussed, but I have a great broadband connection and my game locks up – 5 times already. Also – more CTF games. Great game.
GREAT GAME!!!!!!!
Well I’d like to see longer matches and 1v1 ranked matches(dog-fights). Thatd be awsome.
Any chance of adding keyboard/mouse support in the future? I know a lot of people say it’s not fair, but I like the way Epic said they’re doing it in UT3 — just give an option to allow kb/mouse only, controller only, or mixed games. Seems fair enough to me. Then I won’t feel so helpless out there.
My favorite moment in the game so far: I put my dad (who is notoriously bad at video games) in a jeep and just let him drive around. Someone jumped on back to man the gun, and my dad immediately drove off a cliff. :-)
This is very unfair for Europeans… Warhawk released in U.S PS Store at midnight, lack of this for European PS Store. I’m pissed off with Sony, so please be fair Sony.
lmao ^ good old dad
wish my parents worked for Sony… >=(
There are 2 things that bugs me.
1. Is the font size, it’s incredibly small! I have to sit very close to read who I killed etc..I know several people have this problem.
2. I think the motion sensing is to loose, it could be tighter!
Except that, I would like to say that the game is AWESOME! Great job!
I was hoping you could do something to allow re-sizing of the image as a portion of the screen is off the display area and i cannot adjust it. I also hoped that there was a way to leave the microphone on instead of having to puch the joystick down. Pushing down the joystick while flying and dodging a million missiles is a little trick, although i may be a gilr – handed pansy (No offense to pansies) :) if we could change it to a different button or make it a toggle on off that would be ideal. Many other players have expressed the same notion. It could probably be an option that the server creater could allow or not allow if they chose. That is all that has bothered me other than the in-ability to use multiple headsets in slit screen mode, which is probably a PS3 design issue. Thanks for a way of conveying my concerns.
Jobe you rock!!! Wowhawk!!!111!!! I’m so glad one of the guys from our gaf clan made #1. Keep making great games for my PS3, Jobe, I’ll keep buying them in bunches!!! See you online RAWR!!!111!!! ~_~
I had the Credit Card problem as well. I suspect that it was an issue with so many people trying to download at the same timel. it took about 10 tries to get it going, but persistence won out.