Sony shut down Warhawk's online servers on January 31, 2019, at 8 am GMT, providing notice by email to PlayStation Network members.

[4][5] Since the shutdown, numerous players in the game's community have utilized third party tools and services such as XLink Kai and PlayStation Online Network Emulated to continue playing.

[6][7] Warhawk is a third-person shooter set in a science fictional, perpetual war between the Eucadian Republic and Chernovan Empire (blue and red team, respectively).

There are two ground vehicles, a jeep and a tank, and an armored personnel carrier is added by the Operation: Broken Mirror expansion.

Online features up to 32-player battles, with the ability to have up to 4 players use one PlayStation 3 in split screen mode (on non-ranked servers that permit it).

[10] Players are also able to customize their characters with armor squad markings, Warhawk paint schemes, and other accessories.

They are able to punish offending players in several ways, such as an email warning, a forum post, a kick, or a temporary/permanent ban.

On February 26, 2009, Incognito Entertainment and Santa Monica Studio launched the Warhawk space for PlayStation Home.

Beyond its unique aesthetics, the space is functionally similar to those for Uncharted: Drake's Fortune and Far Cry 2, with one notable exception: the "Warhawk Sand Table".

This version was the first PlayStation 3 title to be shown with the newly announced Sixaxis motion sensing technology.

[20] In August 2007, Sony Computer Entertainment America released news that PlayStation 3 consoles would be used as the dedicated servers for Warhawk.

The second is a retail Blu-ray Disc version that sells for $59.99 (the standard retail price of most PlayStation 3 games upon release), bundled with a Jabra BT125 Bluetooth headset in America and the Jabra BT135 in Europe, allowing players to chat with other players online while playing the game.

[29] Both retail versions feature extra content such as behind-the-scenes developer interviews, concept art and trailers.

[9] Incognito has stated that any future development on the incomplete single player campaign would only be released as a separate product, and not as an expansion to the current game.

[32][33] Update 1.3 was released on April 2, 2008 and included two new weapons, eighteen new player-made customizations for planes and forty-four new player-made custom insignias for both troops and planes, integration of PlayStation Home, and new in-game chat features, such as cross-team chat.

Also in update 1.3, the "stat padding" issue, a bug that allowed game players to cheat by increasing their points cumulatively by dropping the opponents' flag off the level and having it respawn back into the players' hands to repeat, was resolved by completely removing the ability to drop the flag.

[38] The second expansion pack was released on April 17, 2008 entitled "Operation: Broken Mirror",[39] which includes a new armoured personnel carrier equipped with an energy shield and the ability to boost, similar to a Warhawk, as well as serving as a mobile spawn point.

[40] In the PlayStation Store, there is also an option to purchase the first two Booster-packs for a reduced price,[41] and there will be another combo pack with all three included.

The latest booster pack, "Operation Fallen Star," was released on August 28, 2008 and added the Icarus MK1 Jetpack which allows troops to fire while airborne as well as a new map called Tau Crater.

[43] A total of 57 trophies are available in the game, 10 of which are retroactive and can be obtained based on previously recorded statistics without the user having to complete tasks a second time.

"[49] UK magazine Edge described it as an "instantly gratifying experience", also saying that the lack of a single-player campaign was made up for by "its brilliantly implemented notion of flight and considered balance".

1UP.com gave Warhawk a positive review, but said, "It's just not quite $40 worth," referring to the price of the downloadable version on the U.S. PlayStation Store.

[50] It was given the IGN Editors' Choice Award, calling it "a AAA experience that is an adrenaline rush for online fans.

[52] GamePro stated that although Warhawk offers an intense online combat experience, being dropped immediately into the action leaves you "somewhat bewildered" and doesn't give you that "feeling of connection" to the game.