Tom Clancy's HAWX 2 Takes Off In Fall 2010

Ubisoft's Romanian studio is back at work on what it usually does best: military sims, be they naval (Silent Hunter 3 and above), aerial or otherwise. In this case, aerial, as yesterday brought the announcement of Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. 2. The sequel to last year's "over one million units" selling HAWX is planned for release in Fall 2010, for the PC, PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii platforms.



Much like the previous game, HAWX 2 also promises to plunge fans into an explosive environment where they can become elite aerial soldiers in control of the world's most technologically advanced aircraft. The game is meant to appeal to a wide array of gamers, as players will have the chance to control exceptional pilots trained to use cutting edge technology in amazing aerial warfare missions.

The game's official website is now ready for a very brief inspection, though offering little more than the above artwork. Which, by the way, had the following amusingly erroneous description embedded in its file:

"A U.S. Navy aviation boatswain's mate holds up a weight board with the take-off weight of an F/A-18E Hornet in preparation for a catapult launch from the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) on Nov. 28, 2005. Knowing the take-off weight allows the catapult operators to supply the correct charge of steam to the catapult. DoD photo by Airman Benjamin Dennis, U.S. Navy."

A quick googling of that description lands you on the US Department of Defense website, on a clearly better suited photo. One can only wonder what kind of mad Photoshop skills turned that image, into the above artwork...

Tags:  PC, PS3, Xbox 360, aerial, military, simulation, Ubisoft