Hawked, the extraction shooter with an artwork model harking back to Fortnite, is headed to consoles very quickly. The sport will launch as a free recreation on Xbox Series X|S, PS4, and PS5 on February 15. The sport is already accessible for PC via Steam by way of the My.Video games launcher.
For anybody simply catching up, Hawked has groups of as much as three gamers race to gather and extract Artifacts from an island often known as X-Isle. Gamers select from a roster of characters, often known as Renegades, and every their very own distinctive expertise and talents (a few of these embody boomerangs and a scouting falcon).
Gamers should combat in opposition to different human characters, in addition to computer-controlled monsters to gather the Artifacts. There are additionally traps and puzzles on the island that gamers must keep away from and clear up to remain alive.
The primary group to efficiently extract from the island wins, however gamers can seize much less precious loot often known as trinkets and convert them for foreign money every match whether or not they survive or not. The purpose, the developer says, is to make sure Hawked is rewarding every session.
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Coinciding with the console model’s launch date announcement. My.Video games launched a developer diary that dives deep into the studio’s imaginative and prescient for Hawked.
“We needed to create the last word treasure hunt,” government producer Andy Duthie mentioned. “A recreation that brings that sense of journey into each recreation while additionally being approachable and with a laser give attention to making a enjoyable expertise in each match. For that we all the time had consoles in thoughts from the very starting. We will not look ahead to gamers to get pleasure from their hunt collectively via cross-play and wreak adventuring havoc throughout X-Isle retrieving artifacts and changing into a legendary treasure hunter.”
Moreover, Season 1 for Hawked goes dwell February 15. Known as Situation #1: Renegades, the debut season will ship “new secrets and techniques and mysteries” that culminate in an “explosive climax” that accommodates clues about what’s to return in follow-up seasons. Try the graphic above to see a roadmap of what is to return within the subsequent Hawked seasons.