Win 'Starhawk' for PS3

It’s been a while since I’ve done a video game giveaway, so here you go.

This week, Sony released the PlayStation 3-exclusive “Starhawk” from LightBox Interactive, the folks who did “Warhawk.”

The shooter allows gamers to alter the battlefield by calling down buildings, vehicles or artillery from an orbiting ship. Play solo or with up to 31 other players online.

But it’s not just all shooting. Here’s the story:

“The ‘Starhawk’ universe is set in the distant future, out in the far reaches of space where factions battle over a rare and dangerous resource known as Rift Energy.  In this galaxy, colonies of humans, called Rifters, explore a scattering of planets, known as the Frontier, in attempt to mine this energy to make an honest living, but find their way of life threatened by the Outcast, a ruthless species of humans who have mutated into psychotic monsters due to exposure to this very same Rift Energy.  Caught in the middle is Emmett Graves, a hired gunslinger ostracized from society because of his own exposure to Rift Energy, leaving him partially mutated, but still able to retain his humanity.  ’Starhawk’ allows you to take on the powerful role of Graves who is drawn back to his home settlement of White Sands on the Planet Dust to face a mysterious outlaw and his war band of Outcast warriors only to discover that this job may mean more to him than he could have ever imagined.  He will soon find out that his family is involved in the clash between the Outcast and the Rifters and therefore must decide between those close to him and those he swore to protect.”

For your chance to win, send your name and address to ehenrickson@detnews.com. Use “Starhawk” as your subject line, and enter only once by May 18. U.S. entries only.