Reloaded Games Buys Hawken Rights

"It's a seriously great honor to be a part of the Hawken story, and I want to see it thrive."

The rights for free-to-play PC mech shooter Hawken have been acquired by APB publisher Reloaded Games, the company announced on Facebook.

"I'm pretty excited to *now* be able to announce that Reloaded Games is the new owner of Hawken," the game's new producer Joshua "capnjosh" Clausen wrote.

"It's a seriously great honor to be a part of the Hawken story, and I want to see it thrive," he added. "Once the forums are up we will post more information (they've been taking a lot longer than I was hoping)."

The game was in open beta back in 2012 before transitioning to Steam Early Access in February 2014. The first-person shooter game supports virtual reality headset Oculus Rift.

Developer Adhesive Games has kept quiet about the game in recent months. Some took that as a sign that support for Hawken might be coming to an end. However, Clausen went to say that the deal with Reloaded Games for Hawken means the game "is here to stay."