<s>
Starhawk	B-Application
is	O
a	O
2012	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
LightBox	B-Application
Interactive	I-Application
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
2007	O
's	O
Warhawk	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
notable	O
change	O
from	O
Warhawk	B-Device
is	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
a	O
single-player	O
story	O
mode	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
included	O
in	O
Warhawk	B-Device
but	O
was	O
eventually	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
Warhawk	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Warhawk	B-Device
,	O
there	O
are	O
32-player	O
online	O
battles	O
(	O
16	O
vs	O
16	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starhawk	B-Application
also	O
has	O
a	O
co-operative	O
mode	O
similar	O
in	O
concept	O
to	O
the	O
Horde	O
Mode	O
in	O
the	O
Gears	B-Device
of	I-Device
War	I-Device
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2009	O
,	O
Kotaku	O
received	O
unofficial	O
word	O
that	O
the	O
newly	O
created	O
LightBox	B-Application
Interactive	I-Application
was	O
developing	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Warhawk	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
"	O
Warhawk	B-Application
in	I-Application
space	I-Application
"	O
,	O
and	O
had	O
already	O
been	O
in	O
development	O
for	O
some	O
time	O
at	O
that	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Warhawk	B-Device
game	O
director	O
and	O
LightBox	B-Application
Interactive	I-Application
president	O
Dylan	B-Application
Jobe	I-Application
would	O
not	O
confirm	O
the	O
rumor	O
,	O
but	O
told	O
Kotaku	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
way	O
too	O
early	O
to	O
comment	O
on	O
anything	O
but	O
I	O
can	O
say	O
that	O
we	O
have	O
some	O
really	O
exciting	O
stuff	O
in	O
development	O
that	O
our	O
Warhawk	B-Device
fans	O
*	O
and*	O
new	O
players	O
will	O
love.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2009	O
,	O
Sony	O
trademarked	O
the	O
name	O
"	O
Starhawk	B-Application
"	O
,	O
giving	O
further	O
credence	O
to	O
the	O
rumor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2010	O
,	O
Dylan	B-Application
Jobe	I-Application
tweeted	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
on	O
his	O
way	O
to	O
Sony	O
for	O
a	O
review	O
and	O
playtest	O
of	O
LightBox	O
's	O
next	O
title	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
reviews	O
with	O
Sony	O
had	O
gone	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jobe	O
also	O
stated	O
that	O
Starhawk	B-Application
is	O
"	O
very	O
far	O
away	O
"	O
from	O
beta	O
testing	O
after	O
one	O
eager	O
Hawk	O
fan	O
speculated	O
that	O
we	O
could	O
be	O
seeing	O
a	O
Starhawk	B-Application
beta	O
soon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2010	O
,	O
Dylan	B-Application
Jobe	I-Application
stated	O
that	O
the	O
developer	O
"	O
wo	O
n't	O
rush	O
"	O
its	O
unannounced	O
Sony	O
title	O
and	O
"	O
We	O
do	O
n't	O
want	O
to	O
show	O
it	O
before	O
its	O
ready	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
adds	O
that	O
it	O
's	O
"	O
making	O
absolutely	O
fantastic	O
progress	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2011	O
,	O
Dylan	B-Application
Jobe	I-Application
hinted	O
that	O
the	O
studio	O
was	O
soon	O
to	O
reveal	O
its	O
secret	O
Sony	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2011	O
,	O
Dylan	B-Application
Jobe	I-Application
tweeted	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
wait	O
is	O
over	O
next	O
Friday	O
...	O
"	O
That	O
was	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
US	O
TV	O
show	O
G4TV	O
planned	O
to	O
reveal	O
a	O
"	O
Sony	O
surprise	O
"	O
in	O
its	O
May	O
13	O
show	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Further	O
the	O
latest	O
issue	O
of	O
Official	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Magazine	O
speculated	O
in	O
its	O
rumour	O
column	O
that	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
exclusive	O
flight-sim	O
would	O
feature	O
"	O
a	O
story-driven	O
campaign	O
with	O
full	O
co-op	O
support	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
13	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
Sony	O
officially	O
announced	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
Starhawk	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
title	O
is	O
being	O
developed	O
by	O
LightBox	B-Application
Interactive	I-Application
in	O
partnership	O
with	O
Sony	O
's	O
Santa	O
Monica	O
studio	O
and	O
will	O
feature	O
the	O
same	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
experience	O
from	O
Warhawk	B-Device
in	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
new	O
set	O
space	O
settings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Warhawk	B-Device
was	O
a	O
multiplayer-only	O
experience	O
,	O
Starhawk	B-Application
would	O
feature	O
a	O
full	O
single-player	O
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Further	O
Dylan	B-Application
Jobe	I-Application
revealed	O
the	O
game	O
will	O
support	O
split	O
screen	O
play	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Move	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
April	O
2011	O
,	O
there	O
has	O
been	O
an	O
interactive	O
Facebook	B-Application
page	O
for	O
Starhawk	B-Application
,	O
run	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
chief	O
developer	O
,	O
where	O
Facebook	B-Application
users	I-Application
and	O
Warhawk	B-Device
users	O
alike	O
can	O
suggest	O
ideas	O
on	O
how	O
they	O
would	O
improve	O
gameplay	O
from	O
Warhawk	B-Device
to	O
Starhawk	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
LightBox	B-Application
Interactive	I-Application
was	O
an	O
American	O
video	O
game	O
developer	O
,	O
founded	O
in	O
January	O
2009	O
by	O
former	O
team	O
members	O
of	O
Incognito	O
Entertainment	O
(	O
including	O
Dylan	B-Application
Jobe	I-Application
)	O
,	O
developer	O
of	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Warhawk	B-Device
,	O
Twisted	B-Device
Metal	I-Device
:	I-Device
Black	I-Device
,	O
and	O
War	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Monsters	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
2010	O
to	O
2012	O
they	O
were	O
engaged	O
in	O
a	O
multi-year	O
,	O
multi-title	O
partnership	O
with	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
of	O
America	O
developing	O
games	O
for	O
all	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
family	O
of	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
17	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
confirmed	O
that	O
LightBox	B-Application
Interactive	I-Application
's	O
contract	O
with	O
Sony	O
ended	O
and	O
that	O
LightBox	O
laid	O
off	O
24	O
employees	O
the	O
day	O
after	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
claimed	O
to	O
be	O
moving	O
to	O
iOS	B-Application
game	O
development	O
,	O
but	O
as	O
of	O
February	O
15	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
no	O
titles	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
nor	O
any	O
news	O
,	O
and	O
LightBox	B-Application
Interactive	I-Application
can	O
be	O
considered	O
defunct	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Starhawk	B-Application
was	O
marketed	O
and	O
promoted	O
through	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
numerous	O
Internet	O
and	O
TV	O
trailers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Those	O
who	O
pre-ordered	O
Starhawk	B-Application
through	O
GameStop	O
automatically	O
upgraded	O
to	O
the	O
Limited	O
Edition	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
no	O
extra	O
cost	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Limited	O
Edition	O
features	O
two	O
DLC	O
packs	O
containing	O
new	O
maps	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
skins	O
,	O
a	O
custom	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
theme	O
,	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
and	O
a	O
PSN	B-Device
download	O
code	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
Warhawk	B-Device
released	O
on	O
PSone	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pre-orders	O
from	O
HMV	O
include	O
the	O
same	O
extras	O
,	O
other	O
than	O
the	O
Warhawk	B-Device
code	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
season	O
3	O
of	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
's	O
reality	O
show	O
The	O
Tester	O
,	O
Starhawk	B-Application
was	O
a	O
well	O
used	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
show	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
winner	O
of	O
the	O
challenge	O
received	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
signed	O
by	O
Dylan	B-Application
Jobe	I-Application
,	O
the	O
president	O
of	O
LightBox	B-Application
Interactive	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starhawk	B-Application
was	O
then	O
the	O
final	O
challenge	O
in	O
the	O
season	O
finale	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
last	O
three	O
competitors	O
competed	O
in	O
a	O
4-level	O
obstacle	O
course	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
setting	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
last	O
level	O
was	O
to	O
complete	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
first	O
campaign	O
mission	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2011	O
,	O
Sony	O
confirmed	O
its	O
Starhawk	B-Application
private	O
beta	O
test	O
would	O
go	O
live	O
on	O
EU	O
and	O
US	O
PSN	B-Device
on	O
Tuesday	O
,	O
November	O
22	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
selected	O
number	O
of	O
players	O
who	O
had	O
opted-in	O
to	O
receive	O
PlayStation	B-Device
emails	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
official	O
site	O
and	O
who	O
had	O
played	O
Warhawk	B-Device
were	O
invited	O
to	O
the	O
beta	O
test	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2012	O
,	O
Sony	O
confirmed	O
that	O
the	O
open	O
public	O
beta	O
for	O
Starhawk	B-Application
would	O
kick	O
off	O
on	O
January	O
17	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Plus	O
subscribers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Device
Plus	O
subscribers	O
and	O
closed	O
beta	O
participants	O
got	O
it	O
first	O
on	O
January	O
17	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Holders	O
of	O
the	O
Uncharted	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Drake	I-Application
's	I-Application
Deception	I-Application
beta	O
keys	O
got	O
it	O
January	O
31	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
So-called	O
"	O
early	O
access	O
"	O
codes	O
from	O
Facebook	B-Application
and	O
GameStop	O
would	O
grant	O
access	O
on	O
February	O
7	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
IGN	O
promotion	O
would	O
see	O
access	O
opened	O
up	O
to	O
more	O
on	O
February	O
14	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finally	O
,	O
on	O
February	O
21	O
,	O
the	O
beta	O
opened	O
up	O
to	O
all	O
PSN	B-Device
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Praises	O
included	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
component	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
which	O
was	O
regarded	O
by	O
some	O
reviewers	O
as	O
the	O
'	O
best	O
multiplayer	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
 '	O
.	O
</s>
