I’m a man. I like machinery. And guns. And walking! Mechanised infantry is, therefore, probably the best thing that could really exist in real life. I’d even settle for a mech that wields a giant knife. Until then, there’s Hawkin; a free-to-play mech FPS that looks like it knows what I like.

The first game from LA based Adhesive Games, Hawken promises to be an “intense and enjoyable battle experience that captures the feeling of piloting a heavy war machine”. From what has been show so far it’s looking pretty solid and it still has a long way to go yet.

They’re taking sign ups for their closed beta now, and if you are lucky enough to have 3 friends, you can enlist them too and secure your nickname for when the game is fully released on 12/12/12 (at 12:12, hopefully).

You can sign up for the beta at https://playhawken.com/ and wait in line for an invite. Until then, sit back, take in some footage from the game in the video below and create a petition for giant knives.

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