HAWX 2 50% off on Steam this weekend

11 February 2011

Valve has announced that Ubisoft’s action-arcade flight sim, HAWX 2, has been marked down on Steam from $50 to $25 (R175) from now until 10AM PST on 14 February. The sale also includes the game’s ‘Open Skies’ DLC, which has been marked down from $10 to $5 (R35).

HAWX 2 received pretty decent reviews, and is one to check out for fans of the genre. However, it is definitely worth noting that the PC version requires an always online internet connection to play.

System requirements

•    OS: Windows® XP (Service Pack 3), Windows Vista® (Service Pack 2), Windows® 7 (SP1) (only)

•    Processor: Intel® Pentium® 4 3.0 GHz or AMD Athlon™ 64 3000+ or higher (Intel® Core™2 Duo E4300 or AMD Athlon X2 3600+ or higher recommended)

•    Memory: 1 GB Windows XP (1.5 GB recommended) / 2 GB Windows Vista and Windows 7

•    Graphics: 128 MB DirectX®–compliant video card with Shader Model 3.0 or higher (256 MB DirectX 10.0–compliant video card or DirectX 9.0–compliant card recommended) (See supported list*)

•    DirectX®: DirectX 9.0, 10.0, or 11.0 libraries

•    Hard Drive: 9 GB

•    Sound: DirectX 9.0–compliant sound card

•    Peripherals Supported: Windows-compliant keyboard, mouse, optional controller (Xbox 360® Controller for Windows recommended)

•    Multiplayer: Broadband connection with 128 kbps upstream or faster / LAN connection

•    Internet Connection: A permanent internet connection is required to play the game.

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