Warhawk is a developed by for the . It is a of an game of the , which was an early title on the original . It was the first PlayStation 3 game to be available both for download on the and for retail on . For the United States, and versions were released on August 28, 2007. The version was released in Europe, Australia and Japan on August 30, August 31 and October 4 respectively. The version was released in Australia and Europe on September 20 and September 21, respectively, but was not released in Japan.
Warhawk was initially intended to have both and modes, however the single-player element was canceled during development due to concerns that it was inferior to the game's multiplayer component. The game was released with five maps (each with five possible configurations) and four game types, , Team Deathmatch, Zones and . After the 1.4 update, the number of game types increased to six with the addition of the Hero and Collection modes. Three optional expansion packs for the game containing new maps and equipment increase the number of available maps to eight.
Warhawk was met with a generally positive reception by reviewers. However, for a few months after its initial launch it was plagued by connection and server issues, including ranking issues with players, which were subsequently corrected in updates. The player is able to rank-up though 20 ranks ranging from Recruit to General, unlocking new personnel and aircraft customization options at each rank. A spiritual successor, , was released in May 2012.
scheduled the Warhawk servers to be shut down on January 31, 2019, at 8 am GMT, providing notice by email to members. Since the shutdown, numerous players have organized on the game's community to continue playing through third party tools such as and through services such as