For those that missed the official announcement of the game back in May of this year, Starhawk will remain a PS3 exclusive just like Warhawk, as development will be handled this time by LightBox Interactive, part of the Santa Monia branch owned by Sony.

Starhawk will essentially feature the same core gameplay elements that made Warhawk such a success online, with the one notable difference being that players will now be participating in battle amongst the skies. There will be support for 32 players online, while there will also be 2-4 player support for split screen multiplayer as well.

Another huge change for Starhawk, is that there will be a single-player story mode featured in the game as well, as Warhawk players will know too well that a campaign mode was removed from the game during development in favor of keeping the game online-based only.

As for news on the beta, Harvard Bonin, the senior producer for Starhawk has given gamers an update on the official US PlayStation Blog. According to him, the team are currently working on plans to introduce a public beta for the game, and that Warhawk players will be given priority before everyone else, check out his comments below:

“It’s forefront in our mind to make this a very fair game. A public beta will be part of that. Our beta plans are being worked out right now, but we will have one for sure. Our hope is to take care of Warhawk players first.”

So if you happen to still be an active Warhawk player or have racked up a good few hours online on the game, there’s a very good chance that you’ll be getting a free key into the beta for Starhawk. No set date for when the beta will begin, but we’ll keep you updated of course.

Are you looking forward to Starhawk or not?

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While Warhawk fans would have been delighted to hear that another game is on the way, perhaps there was slight disappointment in the air, as Sony confirmed that the game wouldn’t release in 2011, instead it will come out sometime in 2012.

Starhawk looks to build on the key elements of Warhawk, retaining 32-player online support, while this time to action moves into space combat. The game will also have support for online split screen, as well as 720p HD resolution – although that goes as standard in this day and age.

There’s a good chance that you haven’t seen any gameplay for Starhawk yet, but you’ll be glad that we have delivered for you. Below we’ve added a HD video of a Starhawk E3 feature courtesy of IGN, while we’ve also included a second video which gives you almost 10 minutes of unedited gameplay! – However the quality is not so good since it’s taken directly from Sony’s E3 game floor.

After seeing what the game runs like, do you feel like this is a title that you want to pick up in 2012? If you’ve played Warhawk before, let us know your initial impressions of this follow-up title. We think it looks great, particularly the fact that you can run around and start building support structures when you come under fire. Check it out below.

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As Tom Hopkins over at nowgamer.com notes, Harvard Bonin – the Starhawk game’s senior producer – sat an interview recently, in which the developer spoke about the game’s competition. One interesting question asked was how Starhawk would compete with the likes of the upcoming Call of Duty games.

Bonin responded by saying that they would be silly to think that they could compete with a great game such as Call of Duty. He then went on to explain that there are a lot of other good games out there, so for them it’s a case of taking on any game in any genre.

In Bonin’s opinion, the Starhawk game – which will release exclusively for the PlayStation 3 – is also competing against movies and time with children, as well as other things that players can spend their time and money on. Do you like the sound of the new game? If so, will you be buying it?

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Lightbox Interactive has release some footage which shows many aspects of Starhawk 2′s gameplay, we have embedded the video below and after watching it we can’t wait to get our hands on it. Starhawk is being dubbed as the spiritual successor to Warhawk, a game which was regarded as one of the PSN’s first success stories.

The maps look huge and there are some beautiful back drops which show off the PS3′s stunning graphical capabilities, we were particularly impressed by the air combat. Also if you loved Warhawk’s gameplay you will be glad to hear that Starhawk “has the same great gameplay that the fans love”.

You can read fully detailed information regarding Starhawk over at G4TV, for now check out the gameplay footage below and tell us what you are particularly excited about in the comments section, equally if you see something you are not too fond about let us know.

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What’s even more exciting is the fact that more details have now been unveiled. According to Mike Harradence over at psu.com, the Starhawk game is currently in development at Dylan Jobe’s Lightbox Interactive. As previously mentioned, the new game will feature both multiplayer and single-player.

The Starhawk title places you in the shoes of former Rift miner Emmet Graves, whose enemy this time if the Outcast – former humans that have been transformed into vicious creatures after being exposed to Rift energy. Graves’ main priority is to find his brother, the leader of the Outcasts.

New to the game is an RTS-style element known as “Build and Battle,” which will enable players to call down structures from orbit that can be placed on the battlefield. Starhawk’s multiplayer includes 32-player matches and 4-player online / offline co-op, as well as a bit of split-screen action.

It’s also said to include tournaments, leaderboards, clans, additional friends lists and quick matches. Do you like the sound of the new Starhawk game?

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However, it has now come to light that the sequel is in fact called Starhawk, a name that some of you may have already heard mentioned. According to a recent article by Chris Hawke over at playstation.systemlink.me, the Starhawk game has now been made official, and they have the very first details.

A Sony employee, who for obvious reasons wished to stay anonymous, recently revealed that the Starhawk game is indeed real, and has been in development for a few years. It doesn’t look like fans will have to wait too long for the game’s official announcement either, as the date has been slated for mid May.

As expected the Starhawk game will remain a PlayStation 3 exclusive, but will only ship on Blu-ray disc instead of being released as a digital title. The main gameplay elements will remain much the same as the original Warhawk, but Starhawk will feature spaceships as well as APCs and jeeps.

Some of the maps will be set on planets, while others will take place in space. However, players will not be able to fly from a planet into space during games. Although the main body of the game is online multiplayer, the Starhawk title will feature a single player element as well.

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