We’re no stranger to Dylan Jobe’s tweets here at TheSixthAxis, and his latest is just as vague and yet exciting as any.
“The calm before the storm,” he says, a singular, isolated tweet with little substance except the notion that this – like many of his secretive micro-comments – is about Starhawk.
But what’s Starhawk? It hasn’t been announced, nobody’s talking about it and, officially at least, it doesn’t exist.
In our minds, as well as the thoughts of others, it’s the follow-up to Warhawk, set in space, with a few new twists. It’s also our seventh most wanted game of the year.
Go figure.
15/03/2011 at 12:51
Member since: Dec 2009
Warhawk – should I get this and have a go as I have never played it. Seen a little bit of it but never played it, is it too late?
15/03/2011 at 13:24
Member since: Forever
I play it loads everyday still.
I can chart the release of every game though dips in the number of people playing. every single major release that has come along has seen the volume of players dip for about a week before fully recovering. However, since the last Crimbo quarter it hasn’t recovered, the BlOps mega release, GT5 mean player numbers are much lower than they have been.
Of course its all relative, there’s still loads playing, just nowhere near as many.
Even though I’m an über-fan I’d probably say wait it out & get in at the beginning with Starhawk/Warhawk2/Whatever
15/03/2011 at 13:30
Member since: Jun 2009
Warhawk is a brilliant game.
The fact people are still playing it is a testament to how good it is and even though i personally havent played for a while i would recommend it to anyone with a PS3.
It is great value for money especially seeing as you can pick up all the expansion packs with the game for a damn good price.
15/03/2011 at 13:35
Member since: Dec 2008
I’d recommend waiting it out as well. At this point, everyone still playing has been pretty much playing it for nearly 4 years (Yes it is really that long already), so venturing onto a public server as a new player now will probably be akin to wearing a nice pastry suit at a pie eating contest :)
15/03/2011 at 13:37
Member since: Forever
lol
15/03/2011 at 14:32
Member since: Dec 2009
Cheers Chaps – Kevling excellent metaphor my friend.
15/03/2011 at 19:32
Member since: Nov 2009
Cheers for that Kevling!
Arguably the funniest thing I have read all day :D
15/03/2011 at 21:04
Member since: Feb 2009
the pie is a lie… wait, that sounds wrong. ^_^
have i done that joke before? i think i have.
15/03/2011 at 12:51
Member since: Aug 2009
I hope I’m not the only one finding these tweets tiresome.
I’d rather silence or confirmation at this point.
I’m still excited about the game, mind.
15/03/2011 at 13:18
Member since: Forever
I know what you mean, but I think I prefer it this way.
He was a prolific tweeter before dev of this game started, I’d talk to him about loads of stuff, from politics & healthcare to sport and all sorts of stuff.
I’d rather hear that they’re just ticking on with whatever it is, they’ve done focus groups, they’ve done internal testing, they’ve delivered builds to Sony – tells me almost all I need to know, but it tells me the most important thing – they’re just getting on with making their game.
the devs doing a devs job, leaving other people to come up with all the hyperbole
I can’t stand the 2-3 years of slow leaks & hype that accompany game’s release these days, but that’s obviously my personal preference.
15/03/2011 at 14:50
Member since: Jul 2009
Agreed. I find it horrendous and downright frustrating. I guess it’s the gaming equivalent of your favourite musician tweeting “wrote another song last night”. ARGH!
15/03/2011 at 12:52
Member since: Nov 2009
*trembling*
15/03/2011 at 13:04
Member since: Jun 2009
Starhawk has existed for ages in the minds of the Warhawk community. It’s almost as if an entire de facto game structure has been agreed and we’re just waiting for Jobe to tell us that we’ve been right all along.
Or maybe it’s finished and being released on Friday.
15/03/2011 at 13:06
Member since: Jun 2009
I must admit thats what it reminds me of too. That was a great game.
15/03/2011 at 13:09
Member since: Aug 2008
This makes me want a Warhawk meet, who’s in?
15/03/2011 at 14:09
Member since: Forever
I’m up for it :-)
15/03/2011 at 15:24
Member since: Jan 2011
I too, would also be up for a Warhawk meet. Been playing it a fair bit for the past few days – would be nice to get to know the community a bit better.
15/03/2011 at 16:15
Member since: Nov 2009
always
15/03/2011 at 13:12
Member since: Jun 2010
You’re really pushing it now, Dylan.
15/03/2011 at 13:25
Member since: Oct 2009
E3 must be when they announce they game.
15/03/2011 at 13:38
Member since: Apr 2009
This game is coming, journalists have seen it in action, just a matter of time….
15/03/2011 at 14:02
Member since: Dec 2008
Public beta testing?
(I can dream can’t I?)
15/03/2011 at 14:47
Member since: Feb 2011
Hope they announce it soon.