There have been some secret alpha tests going on for a while now, but a much wider pool of people will finally get their hands on mech shooter Hawken when it kicks off a closed beta on October 26.
Invites will start going out this week, while the beta will run until October 29. More details below.
Announcing the HAWKEN Closed Beta [Hawken]
I had a quick go at the Alpha and let me just say LAG!!! I had a choice of servers in the US or UK.
Playing from AUS?
Remember that NDA you agreed to? Still in effect.
Yeah, I can support this. I killed a few people, but didn't really feel competitive. It was super fun though, would love to see a few Aussie servers, but I won't be surprised if they don't have any on release.
I played in the alpha and didn't get any lag, it was awesome.
going to be playing this around the clock when it finally reopens to the public.
I heard the game was P2P which would explain some of the lag... I cannot confirm this however. I also hear it's basically UT with robuts.