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Sony bundling Warhawk expansions as single DLC
We all enjoy value and convenience, and a new report suggests that Sony will offer both sometime down the line by bundling the earlier released Warhawk expansions, Omega Dawn and Operation Broken Mirror, together as a single download over PSN.A release date for the descriptively titled Warhawk Combo Pack has not been announced. However, while we're left guessing what price the twofer will carry in North America, CVG reports that players in Europe can expect to pay just £4.99 for the bundle, a paltry sum considering each alone sold for £3.99 originally. We expect North American pricing to be announced soon, giving those players who have held off reason to dive in whenever the combo eventually comes in for a landing.
PSN Thursday: Trials of Hawkish, Mesmerizing Snakeballs
This week's batch of PlayStation Network content is pretty massive - "our biggest ever," according to the official US PlayStation blog. There's a catch, of course, in that PSN will not be updated next Thursday (also known as Christmas Eve). Enough pouting, let's open our presents a week early!Warhawk fans have the most gifts under the tree this week, with the already-opened Omega Dawn expansion, a free theme, a game video of the expansion and (gasp!) the original Warhawk PS One title downloadable as a classic for play on either the PS3 or PSP. Rhythm fans also get a tasty sampler of the usual Rock Band DLC and a free Guitar Hero III song, the holiday-themed "We Three Kings" (strangely absent from the list: the premium GH3 songs for this week).Downloadable games include Toy Home, Snakeball and two PS Eye games: Trials of Topoq and Mesmerize: Distort. A demo for Blacksite: Area 51 is also out, and those looking for more festive updates can check out the free Folklore DLC and PAIN wallpaper. Full update list after the break; check out our sister site PS3 Fanboy for European PSN update info.Update: So apparently we have two fewer days to shop for Christmas gifts than we thought. Hmph.
Operation Omega Dawn already available? For free? [UPDATE]
We're in two minds whether to post this news because the last thing we want is for Incognito to lose money on the sterling work they've put into Operation Omega Dawn for Warhawk. Unfortunately, it seems that some people are able to already download the expansion which isn't supposed to go live tomorrow. Not only that, but the update is listed as free and removes no money from your PlayStation Store wallet. Hopefully Incognito will notice this soon and will fix things so that no-one else can download the expansion early. Yesterday's PlayStation.Blog post stated that the game servers will be offline for six hours today while they "roll out" the patch (which is now available, by the way). There's just under two hours to go until this maintainence is due to be completed, yet the server list is as populated as ever.[UPDATE] It seems that the price glitch has been sorted out, but the booster pack itself hasn't been taken down. That is to say, Operation Omega Dawn has been released a day early. Go get!
Massive Warhawk Q&A answers your burning questions
The PlayStation.blog was recently updated with answers to some questions fans have had about the upcoming Omega Dawn expansion for Warhawk. The upcoming DLC will be available on December 20th and will cost $8. The free 1.2 patch for the game will arrive the day before. As the FAQ reveals, the expansion can be purchased both within the game environment and through the Store.One of the more important things to note is the way the game will indicate which games include content from the expansion pack. If you do have everything needed to play a certain game, you'll get a green indicator. However, if you're missing some content that needs to be installed, you'll see a yellow or red indicator, and an option to purchase any missing content.Incognito will continue working on Booster Packs so long as there's demand for them, although it's unlikely we'll ever get a free booster pack. Thankfully, for those that are just as cheap as us, the Warhawk experience will continue to improve with free game patches. "Our patches like the v1.2 update that gives you new server features and new layouts will always be FREE. I'm a firm believer that an online game needs to continue to fix bugs and exploits but also add new value for the player community." That's something, right?%Gallery-11149%
Warhawk expansion Omega Dawn gets price and date
When relatives come to visit for the holidays, it's helpful to have excuses to get yourself out of family activities like tree trimmings or interventions. For example, Eurogamer tells us that on Dec. 20, you'll be able to say "Sorry, Grandma, I can't go to the nickelodeon to watch the new Buster Keaton picture with you, as I just spent my last $7.99 buying the new Warhawk expansion, Omega Dawn." As she stares at you quizzically, you can explain how the pack adds five new night-time maps and even a new vehicle, the KT-424 Combat Dropship, capable of carrying a pilot and seven soldiers. As you explain the pack in detail, she'll drift off to sleep with visions of a young Robert Loggia dancing in her head, and you'll be free to get back to the important business of insulating yourself from loved ones.
Warhawk expansion priced and dated [Update]
We've given the new Warhawk expansion quite a lot of exposure because, to be frank, we're excited about it. Now we know exactly when the update will arrive on the European PSN Store and how much it costs, thanks to ThreeSpeech. At only £3.99 the expansion, which includes a new level and a new vehicle, is incredibly affordable and will make a nice Christmas present to the Warhawk community when it releases on December 20th.[Update: America will also receive the expansion on the 20th as well. It will be priced $7.99.][Thanks, Albert M.!]%Gallery-11149%
Warhawk's new dropship on video
The upcoming Omega Dawn expansion to Warhawk is all about the brand new dropship. Not only will it be able to carry a massive number of infantry, it can fire some powerful guns, carry vehicles and make cheese. Scratch that last bit. The new vehicle is meant to give players the feeling of fighting a boss in an online game, and teams will have to cooperate with each other to make sure they're not overwhelmed by this goliath.Stay tuned to PS3 Fanboy as we give your our hands-on impressions from the expansion pack.
Warhawk: Omega Dawn expansion priced, set for December release
We uncovered Operation: Omega Dawn yesterday, a brand new Warhawk expansion pack. Sony Computer Entertainment American updated its press site with new information regarding the expansion. The download will cost $7.99, and will be available in December. According to the press release, "The Dropship act as a multiplayer Boss character, similar to those found in single player games, and creates memorable moments where seven players are operating in smooth coordination."The Dropship will not only be integrated into the brand new Omega Factory battleground, but will be available in the largest maps from the original game. We're bound to find out more as the expansion's release draws near.%Gallery-11149%
Operation: Omega Dawn expansion for Warhawk revealed
InsideGamer has somehow unearthed images from the upcoming Warhawk expansion, Operation: Omega Dawn. The screenshots reveal a brand new vehicle: the KT-424 Combat Dropship transports 1 pilot, 6 soldiers and 1 ground vehicle and includes a new weapon, the MBEC-3 Heavy Support Cannon. A new level, the Omega Battlefield, will include 5 map layouts.Screenshots also reveal new lighting for the older levels, and new nighttime missions sound too good to pass up. Hopefully, we'll get more details of this upcoming expansion soon.[Via NeoGAF]
Warhawk expansion coming in December
Sony has announced that an expansion for the addictive online war-a-thon Warhawk will be released in the run up to Christmas. This extensive add on, known as Operation: Omega Dawn, will feature an entirely new map as well as a new vehicle. The new map, Omega Factory, is promised to be the largest yet and will be "an industrial night-time setting where players will fight through five new layouts of advanced building complexes and huge industrial towers."The old levels will all be augmented to include the new vehicle - the KT-424 Combat Dropship. This flying behemoth will be able to carry up to six footsoldiers and one ground-based vehicle. It will also feature a new weapon - the MBEC-3 Heavy Support Cannon. There's no word on how much this expansion will cost, nor an exact release date. Regardless, we're definitely looking forward to seeing our favourite online experience further improved.
Warhawk expands in December with new maps, dropship
Sony has confirmed plans for a downloadable expansion to its multiplayer-only shooter Warhawk, echoing news broken last month in Game Informer magazine. The expansion, titled Omega Dawn, will drop in December, and will add five new industrial-themed maps -- all set at night for "added impact and tension" -- which Sony claims to offer the largest combat areas in the game so far. That's all well and good, but we need new toys as well, and here Sony will include the KT-424 Combat Dropship, inside which you will be able to cram seven soldiers, a pilot, and a ground vehicle for efficient, if not terribly comfortable combat fun. The dropship also packs a new weapon, the MBEC-3 Heavy Support Cannon, which if anything certainly sounds impressive, and the new vehicle will be usable on any of the existing or newly added maps, which incidentally will support all of Warhawk's different game modes. With December just a few short days away, Omega Dawn's price has unfortunately not yet been revealed, so in taking a page from The Price is Right -- 'How much would you pay?'
