New Hawken Video Shows Nvidia’s PhysX Features In Action

By Chris Holzworth, Editorial Intern
Posted on January 30, 2013 AT 10:47am

Nvidia released a new trailer that shows the improvements their PhysX technology brings to free-to-play mech-based first-person shooter Hawken‘s visuals .

The video below highlights the differences in detail between Hawken with and without PhysX’s APEX Turbulence features turned on. Those differences are very, very noticeable. With PhysX, Hawken sports considerable more particle detail—effects are more realistic, more dynamic, and more reactive.

Honestly, this trailer has sealed the deal for me—I’m definitely going to start playing Hawken. The whole “free-to-play” stigma is passé—the game looks good, and it’s free. What more could anyone want?

Chris Holzworth has wanted to report on and critique games all his life. He first cut his teeth writing for enthusiast sites such as RPGFan, then took a break from gaming to study English, creative writing, and linguistics at Rutgers University. Started out as EGM's obligatory east coast correspondent before selling out and moving to the west coast. Chris is particularly keen on examining narrative structure, character development, and writing in video games. Frequently opens mouth, inserts foot, often where twittery things happen: @chrisholzworth. Meet the rest of the crew.

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