The rumors are true: There's a new Mechwarrior game coming and these are your daddy's mechs. Here are some details:
- Piranha Games is working on the new title in conjunction with Smith & Tinker, the company founded by Jordan Weisman, the man behind original Battletech creator FASA.
- The new game will not be Mechwarrior 5 but will instead simply be Mechwarrior, a "reboot" of the classic gaming series.
- It takes place in the closing years of the Third Succession War. In the year 3015, the forces of the Draconis Combine launch a massive assault against the planet Deshler, killing the family of slacker nobleman Adrian Khol; as Khol, players must take up the mantle of a mechwarrior, battling the Kuritan forces to free his planet and avenge his family.
- The game is currently being developed for the PC and Xbox 360. (Notes: Microsoft still owns the MechWarrior license.)
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BattleTech and MechWarrior 5 are excellent games, licensed by Microsoft. But why hasn't Microsoft itself done much with the franchise?
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Owning Mechwarrior is like owning Power Rangers. Theoretically the IPs hold some value, but you ask for ideas for a game not immediately doomed to mediocrity and everyone leaves the room.
You all know what it is, this is Weekly Weakling and I’m here to show you four more awesome games for your terrible rig to get you by for another week. One of these games even requires a tiny bit more power. Let’s do this!
DSOGaming writes: "YouTube’s member ‘SqueegyMackoy’ has posted an amazing video, showcasing all the major iterations in the MechWarrior series, alongside their respective soundtracks. It’s really amazing witnessing the jump from 2D sprites to the 3D accelerated graphics that were powered by 3DFX cards, back in the days. SqueegyMackoy has also included Living Legends, the amazing MechWarrior mod for Crysis Wars. Enjoy!"
unlike you i can afford to play this game on my crysis rig which poops all over any xbot.
poor xbot