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Warhawk's Dylan Jobe Leaves Incognito, Forms New Studio

Brian Crecente — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 07:14:10 MDT

This morning Dylan Jobe announced that he and other members of Incognito Entertainment have left the company to form their own studio.

LightBox Interactive will be working on several new games for Sony Computer Entertainment of America and the "Playstation family of platforms."

Incognito was founded in 1999 in Salt Lake City with Scott Campbell and David Jaffe, both of whom left in 2007 to form Eat Sleep Play. Incognito was perhaps best known for their work on the Twisted Metal games and their release of Calling All Cars and Warhawk for the Playstation 3. Jobe, on the other hand, may be best know at Kotaku Tower for handing me my balls.

According to the LightBox site, the transition from Incognito to LightBox has been nearly a year in the making and no jobs were lost in the transition. The studio plans to relocate from Salt Lake City, Utah to Austin, Texas this Fall.

Our team is comprised of members that made significant contributions to the games Twisted Metal:Black, War of the Monsters, Warhawk and all of its expansion packs. We're currently engaged in a multi-year, multi-title parternship with Sony Computer Entertainment America developing games for the PlayStation family of platforms.

No word on whether Incognito still exists or if it is now an empty shell.

LightBox Interactive

Warhawk Expansion Pegged For April

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 05:30:00 MST

When Crecente shared tea and biscuits with Warhawk producer Dylan Jobe at GDC, he was told they were hoping to get the game's second expansion out by either the second half of March or the first half of April. Looking like it's the latter, as SCEA's John Hight told Gamasutra yesterday:

We just released an expansion on Warhawk in September, and we'll release another one in April.

April it is, then!
The State of PlayStation Network: John Hight Interviewed [Gamasutra]

Warhawk Expansion Detailed, Priced

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 18:20:00 MST

The official PlayStation blog features new details from Warhawk producer and brass ball gifter Dylan Jobe on the recently confirmed expansion Operation: Omega Dawn. As we've mentioned before, the Warhawk add-on will ship with one new vehicle, the the KT-424 Combat Dropship, a new battlefield, the Omega Factory, featuring 6 layouts, and a new setting. That last one would be nighttime! Spooky.

Jobe and crew have posted new pictures of the expansion and put a $7.99 price tag on the thing. The date is still sometime in December and the gameplay descriptions of taking down the dropship sound just nifty.

Operation: Omega Dawn [PlayStation.blog]

Warhawk 1.2 Patch Details Incoming

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 17:20:03 MDT

Not long after details on Warhawk's version 1.1 patch crept out of the official PlayStation blog, game director Dylan "LOLOLOL" Jobe reveals what's next for the PlayStation Network title. Some fantastic additions, including early DualShock 3 support, more flexible SIXAXIS control settings, in-game integration of the Store for faster microtransacting, new level layouts and clan support lead the charge. Of course, the usual glitch fixes and exploit closures also add to the fun, the full list of which can be seen after the jump. It's all due in December, but you can start memorization the list now, just for kicks.

* 5 New layouts.
* Clan game server option.
* Buddy slot reservations.
* Integrated Warhawk Store.
* Updated CTF capture/return behavior.
* Internal stat padder protection.
* Booster Pack status display at join game list.
* DualShock3 integration.
* Separate SIXAXIS motion control on/off per mode (ground, hover, flight).
* Detailed Player Score display at end of game fixed.
* Added new server type filters (player, ranked, dedicated, clan, Official Warhawk, etc).
* Added new server full/open filter.
* Fall damage exploit fixed.
* Dismount into walls exploit fixed.
* Invisible Tank, Turret & Warhawk exploit fixed.
* Auto-kick of idle players.
* Add to Favorites button added to end game screen.
* Increased VOIP volume when not using headset.

Warhawk v1.2 Patch [PlayStation.blog]

Warhawk Dedicated Servers Are PS3s, Too

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 15:20:56 MDT

Dylan Jobe, Warhawk director and enthusiastic SIXAXIS manipulator, provides PlayStation.Blog readers with an interesting, behind-the-scenes look at the server cluster for the upcoming PLAYSTATION 3 multiplayer shooter. In addition to that massive stack of PS3s, Jobe udpates us on some fresh Warhawk multiplayer details, including support for global server lists, four-player split screen multiplayer even on multiplayer host consoles, and tips on identifying Sony dedicated servers. Good news all around for Warhawk hopefuls.

More pics of the impressive quantity of PS3 racks at the official PlayStation blog.

Behind The Curtain: The Warhawk Servers [PlayStation Blog, thanks chilicoke!]

Warhawk Goes Multiplayer, Download Only (Really, This Time)

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 19:20:38 MST

Today's episode of IGN Weekly has an exclusive look at the upcoming Incognito game Warhawk for the PLAYSTATION 3. In it, the outlet confirms a number of previously rumored details.

Yes, the game will be multiplayer only, currently supporting 32-players via dedicated servers. Yes, the game will be a download through the PlayStation Store (despite telling us otherwise), with possible expansions to come.

Additionally, Drew Bradford, associate producer for the game, reveals that both SIXAXIS and analog stick controls are available for players to use.

And on the multiplayer-only front, Dylan Jobe, director of the game, said that "Warhawk has all of its attention focused on making a triple-A online experience. Phasing out the single player allows the team to really polish multiplayer." He later added, "Single player just wasn't up to par."

Shots of ground and air combat, as well as a look at character customization are available at IGN. Michael McWhertor

IGN Weekly Ep. 38: Warhawk Exclusive, THQ Gamers Day, and NY Comic Con [IGN]