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[Draigun]

I've rarely visited Reloaded Games' website, but like many others, have visited it quite a lot around the time of Reloaded's acquisition of Hawken's IP. I at first was somewhat confused as to why the letters "HWK" were no longer on the front page. What's more, the cycling banner slide used to contain Hawken in it, but this has also disappeared. I have confirmed that it was replaced by the "Made by Gamers" slide.

 

According to Wayback Machine, the last confirmed sighting of Hawken having any presence on Reloaded's website was February 16th, 2017. If you visit the site right now (www.reloadedinc.com)—as of this posts submit date—Hawken is no longer there, not even in the source code for the site when searching for "hawken".

 

505 Games is still listed as the publisher.

 

The implications here can be either really good news, or really bad news. I will reserve my opinion until this situation matures more. Hopefully (I guess?) this was an error; although replacing Hawken's site banner with a generic one doesn't seem like a coincidence to me.

 

Edit: Going to http://reloadedinc.com/hawken.html results in a not found message.

 

Edit2: Added Wayback Machine image

Edited by Draigun, 22 February 2017 - 06:56 PM.

[Zavier_]

Following.

[DerMax]

[dorobo]

[Amidatelion]

The implications here can be either really good news, or really bad news.

 

Nail on the head there - divorcing Hawken from the Reloaded brand name can only improve its appearance to anyone doing a casual amount of research. 

 

On the other hand... uh-oh.

[Z1Alpha]

GG

 

 

*For a second I thought we were doomed!

Edited by Z1Alpha, 22 February 2017 - 04:40 AM.

[Anichkov3]

+1

 

You know, it's not all the "good" news.

 

If you  look closely at the game HAWKEN, description page of the site 505 

http://www.505games.com/games/hawken

 

To see that among the gaming platforms, has only officially console.

[dorobo]

 

+1

 

You know, it's not all the "good" news.

 

If you  look closely at the game HAWKEN, description page of the site 505 

http://www.505games.com/games/hawken

 

To see that among the gaming platforms, has only officially console.

 

[SparkyJJC]

 

+1

 

You know, it's not all the "good" news.

 

If you  look closely at the game HAWKEN, description page of the site 505 

http://www.505games.com/games/hawken

 

To see that among the gaming platforms, has only officially console.

 

 

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe this is because 505 only publish the console ports of Hawken rather than the PC version. RLD does with HWK PC as it pleases.

[Xer06siX]

RIP.

 

 

Probably not a relaunch.

[Elite_is_salty]

I loveded you guys!

[peacecraftSLD]

the plot thickens....

[LaurenEmily]

Am i the only one who isn't surprised

[SS396]

 

 

The corporation is required to file Statement of Information by March 31st 2017, so if they plan on operating for another year, that HAS to happen.  If they don't file an update to the database by that time, then I think we all know what has happened, and WHY.

[thedark20]

So that means we can stop trying to revive FrankenHowken?

He starts to stink and people doesn't like it.

[ReversusRex]

Well the supposed re-launch was always hinted at being a February/March thing. This being part of the relaunch makes more sense than it being some unannounced disownment of us.   Be faithful to the very end friends.

Edited by ReversusRex, 21 February 2017 - 03:30 PM.

[WmMoneyFrmMissouri]

THE GLORIOUS UPDATE IS FORTHCOMING !

[6ixxer]

Well the supposed re-launch was always hinted at being a February/March thing. This being part of the relaunch makes more sense than it being some unannounced disownment of us.   Be faithful to the very end friends.

 

Yeah, its just while they fix up the branding for "Howken: Reloaded"

 

Also, I can't see that their other titles use UE3 engine, yet their jobs page is advertising for people with UE3 experience....

Edited by 6ixxer, 21 February 2017 - 05:10 PM.

[6ixxer]

2017 is going to be a big year for Howken, You should be excited. - CapnJosh*

 

Are you excited?

 

cos you should be...

 

*thats something like what he said anyway...

[SS396]

Also, I can't see that their other titles use UE3 engine, yet their jobs page is advertising for people with UE3 experience....

 

 

Apparently APB uses Unreal 3??

 

https://en.wikipedia...Points_Bulletin

http://apbreloaded.g...143-closed.html

[6ixxer]

Apparently APB uses Unreal 3??

 

https://en.wikipedia...Points_Bulletin

http://apbreloaded.g...143-closed.html

 

I was working off a late 2015 post about an engine upgrade.

http://apbreloaded.g...ade-images.html

 

I suppose i shouldn't be surprised, but it looks like they didn't actually release it yet. Apparently 2017 is also going to be a big year for APB Reloaded. I hope they're excited.

[Merl61]

CZ has already commented on this and told us not to worry. /thread

[SS396]

CZ has already commented on this and told us not to worry. /thread

 

Yeah, and Defter told us it'd be "worth the wait"  2+ years ago too remember?

 

Why should everyone just automatically believe you and just accept what you say?  I don't want your meaningless assurance that everything will be fine, I want actual assurance from someone more important thats directly involved in the development of the game, not just a random on the internet that says someone important commented on it privately while simultaneously withholding the most important part, the actual fuzzy bunnyng comment in question.

 

I want to hear it from Josh or CZeroFive themselves, not though some second hand pleb.  The longer they take to respond in this thread about the situation at hand the more questionable and skeptical I become.  It even depletes what little faith I have left in Reloaded.  I don't think I'm the only one that is looking for a response in this thread.

[007eleven]

 

 

Press "F" to pay respects...

[crockrocket]

Interesting.

CO5 you able to comment on this?

Edited by crockrocket, 21 February 2017 - 10:52 PM.

[dorobo]

[DemitronPrime]

THE GLORIOUS UPDATE IS FORTHCOMING !

 Code Freeze.....

[SS396]

Thats not the only thing recently that has just up and vanished overnight.

 

Interesting.

CO5 you able to comment on this?

 

Apparently privately, but not publicly.  Must be under another one of those NDA's.

[DeeRax]

I'm O.K. with HOWKEN getting sold to yet another developer.

[claisolais]

Thats not the only thing recently that has just up and vanished overnight.

 

 

Apparently privately, but not publicly.  Must be under another one of those NDA's.

Might be preparing for the relaunch? Take the old one down, and bring the shinny new one up soon™ after.

 

OR

I'm O.K. with HOWKEN getting sold to yet another developer.

I feel like ADH just went dark last year. 

[Amidatelion]

I'm O.K. with HOWKEN getting sold to yet another developer.

I'm not.

I LIKE CZeroFive. God knows that's a rare thing, even before taking into account his qualities.

I'd rather a group that is slowly getting to grips with the code take their sweet time making mistakes on console than a new group that will take another goddamn year and two more database crashes to even understand the back end.

[DeeRax]

I'm not.

I LIKE CZeroFive. God knows that's a rare thing, even before taking into account his qualities.

I'd rather a group that is slowly getting to grips with the code take their sweet time making mistakes on console than a new group that will take another goddamn year and two more database crashes to even understand the back end.

The "mistakes" won't stop though.
(It's not CZeroFive's fault btw. He's great. He can't help who he works for in this case).

Edited by DeeRax, 22 February 2017 - 02:40 PM.

[SS396]

I'm O.K. with HOWKEN getting sold to yet another developer.

 

So I did some poking around and I'm positive that this is related to the OP, especially when you consider the release date of the article:

http://www.gamesindu...dinburgh-studio

 

 

I also noticed another very important address missing from the current "About Us" page on the site.

Reloaded Games (UK)
CodeBase, Argyle House
3 Lady Lawson Street
Edinburgh, EH3 9DR
UK

Wasn't the bulk of APB developing done in the UK studio?  I know we can blame the graphical UI for Howken on some artist there.

 

Didn't Josh also spend some time in the UK studio?  I remember reading somewhere he spent some time in england.

 

 

Might be preparing for the relaunch? Take the old one down, and bring the shinny new one up soon™ after.

 

No I was referring to a few posts in this thread just disappearing.

[americanbrit14]

looking at the staff on hawken: we got

C05

Capn' Josh

Apparently Tiggs is still there somewhere, just working on APB so we can count her out
Some (apparently awesome according to C05) UI dude

The person who helped in the first console patch that made all the dodge times huge.

and random individual #18563

 

Is there like a dev page anywhere?

Will there ever be proper clarity on who is taking care of the game we love so much?

 

Tune in next time on Dragon Ball Z

[DeeRax]

looking at the staff on hawken: we got

C05

Capn' Josh

Apparently Tiggs is still there somewhere, just working on APB so we can count her out
Some (apparently awesome according to C05) UI dude

The person who helped in the first console patch that made all the dodge times huge.

and random individual #18563

*scary good playtesters

[Amidatelion]

looking at the staff on hawken: we got

C05
Capn' Josh
Apparently Tiggs is still there somewhere, just working on APB so we can count her out
Some (apparently awesome according to C05) UI dude
The person who helped in the first console patch that made all the dodge times huge.
and random individual #18563
*scary good playtesters

I think I encountered one of their playtesters the other day.

Capable in a scout, so I can see why folk would think they are scary good, but thoroughly mid-tier. I'd welcome them to the B-Team, but they'd never make alpha league. Somewhere between me and inci in skill.

[DallasCreeper]

I think I encountered one of their playtesters the other day.
 

PC or Console?

[SS396]

So I found a unique individual that has connections to both Skymoons, and Hawken, but now apparently works for Micro$oft?  A name everyone should be familiar with ...  Mark Long, yes the original CEO of Meteor Entertainment.  Surely that can't be just a random coincidence can it?

 

I also found something from DJ2 Entertainment that lists an unannounced Skymoons project that was supposed to happen in 2016.  (wasn't 2016 supposed to be a great year for something?)  http://dj2entertainm...com/new-page-1/

[Silverfire]

So I found a unique individual that has connections to both Skymoons, and Hawken, but now apparently works for Micro$oft?  A name everyone should be familiar with ...  Mark Long, yes the original CEO of Meteor Entertainment.  Surely that can't be just a random coincidence can it?

 

I also found something from DJ2 Entertainment that lists an unannounced Skymoons project that was supposed to happen in 2016.  (wasn't 2016 supposed to be a great year for something?)  http://dj2entertainm...com/new-page-1/

 

The connection to Mark Long seems a little too coincidential to be something concrete in my opinion.  Regardless, I think it'd still be neat to see a return of more prominent Hawken lore.

[Amidatelion]

PC or Console?

Console, duh.