H.A.W.X Announcement, Trailer

This press release officially announces H.A.W.X, the aerial combat
game first revealed last night (story), though the Tom Clancy Air
Combat "brand" was revealed last year (story). The first trailer
is now available for this aerial combat game that will carry the Tom Clancy name
along with the title HAWX, H.A.W.X., or H.A.W.X (we've seen all three already,
Ubisoft's H.A.W.X Product Section
seems to prefer the last one). The clip can be found on that new
Product Section and it is
mirrored on
ActionTrip,

ComputerGames.Ro,

FileFront, Gamer's Hell,
and
MyGameTrailers. Here's a portion of the announcement:London, UNITED
KINGDOM – – Today Ubisoft, one of the world’s largest video game publishers,
announces the development of Tom Clancy’s HAWX (high-altitude warfare), an
awe-inspiring game that is primed to revolutionize the way players think about
combat in the sky. Scheduled for release in Fall 2008, Tom Clancy’s HAWX turns
consumers into elite pilots of the future. The game will appear on the Xbox 360®
video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, the PLAYSTATION®3 computer
entertainment system and on Windows-based PC.

“Tom Clancy’s HAWX marks the next evolution of high altitude warfare in the Tom
Clancy video game universe,” said John Parkes, EMEA Marketing Director at
Ubisoft. “We are thrilled to take to the skies and provide a new environment
along with an extension of a familiar storyline from our other successful Tom
Clancy franchises such as Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter.”

Developed by Ubisoft’s Bucharest studio, Tom Clancy’s HAWX delivers an intense
and authentic aerial combat experience by fully leveraging the benefits of the
next-generation platform. The story begins in the year 2012. As the era of the
nation-state draws quickly to a close, the rules of warfare evolve even more
rapidly. More and more nations become increasingly dependent on private military
companies (PMCs), elite mercenaries with a lax view of the law. The Reykjavik
Accords further legitimize their existence by authorizing their right to serve
in every aspect of military operations. While the benefits of such PMCs are
apparent, growing concerns surrounding giving them too much power begin to
mount.

Tom Clancy’s HAWX is the first air combat game set in the world-renowned Tom
Clancy’s video game universe. Cutting-edge technology, devastating firepower,
and intense dogfights bestow this new title a deserving place in the prestigious
Tom Clancy franchise. Soon, flying at Mach 3 becomes a right, not a
privilege.


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