Remember that nasty rumor that Warhawk for the PLAYSTATION 3 would be downgraded from full retail release to downloadable game? Remember? Looks like that rumor was true, as 1UP's Sam Kennedy dropped word that the Incognito developed update to the PSone fan favorite would eschew retail shelves for a scaled back, multiplayer only release on the PlayStation Store.

What Warhawk has apparently evolved into is a multiplayer-only title featuring ground and air combat that'll be downloadable from PSN. That's definitely not the Warhawk experience I'd imagined when I first saw the trailer two years ago. But that's not to say I've lost excitement over it, either — for all I know, it could still be pretty freaking cool — it's just not what I expected.

Yeah. I didn't expect that either! I even wrote "I'm still expecting to see a retail release" last month. Sam spins the Warhawk decision in a positive way, but I can't help feeling a little disappointed that we won't get a "real" Warhawk sequel. Michael McWhertor

Preparing for Warhawk [1UP]

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