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Free MechWarrior 4 Release Imminent

by Nick Breckon, Jul 09, 2009 3:40pm PDT

Related Topics – MechWarrior 4: Vengeance, PC

Community site MekTek.net today announced that MechWarrior rights owner Smith & Tinker has given the site permission to distribute MechWarrior 4 and all of its expansions for free.

The release will mark the 25th anniversay of Battletech, and the announcement of a new MechWarrior game in development at Piranha Games.

For those that skipped it, Mech 4 was a very solid mech game, and well worth checking out. But hey, it's free, so I didn't have to tell you twice.

We're keeping an eye on the site and will update this post with download information when it becomes available.

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Mechwarrior 4 has been Released for Free Download. See this link for more info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MechWarrior_4:_Mercenaries

May 02, 2010 8:24am PDT

Mechwarrior 4 has been Released for Free Download. See this link for more info: http://en.wikipedia.org/w... : VashTexan

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how is it that pirating this game in 1999 was WAY simpler than legitimately getting it for free in 2010? guess i'll just dust off my MW4:Mercs discs instead ... disappointing.

May 01, 2010 2:44pm PDT

how is it that pirating this game in 1999 was WAY simpler than legitimately getting it for free in 2010? ... : panbient

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There will definitely be a new league for the game when it's released. The Killing Zone (www.tkz.net) was one of the more immersive gaming leagues for mechwarrior 2, mercenaries and mechwarrior 3. I'll be relaunching the site as gamerleague.com with a more advanced automation system. Probably won't be done until end of the year.

The ironic thing is I was getting so nostalgic that I rebought mechwarrior 4 just last week.

Paul Sundling
The Killing Zone/GamerLeague.com

Jul 26, 2009 11:38pm PDT

There will definitely be a new league for the game when it's released. The Killing Zone (www.tkz.net) was... : paulsundling

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now where the hell did I put that MS Sidewinder 3D joystick....

Jul 09, 2009 4:12pm PDT

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now where the hell did I put that MS Sidewinder 3D joystick.... : hirez
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- exactly.. : metalremains
- I just recently got rid of mine thinking they'll never make another Mechwarrior or decent flight game aga... : Pettytheft
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  no kidding. I'm excited, yet i don't have shit to to use for controllers anymore. : jonin
  - First thought that came into my head. : niiftyniichy
- Mine's still in the other room actually. : Schnapple
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  it's actually a lot easier w/ a mouse : cygnus
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    But there was something cool about adjusting the throttle and having your mech move accordingly : Schnapple
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      I found the joystick allowed me to be much more agile. The torso twisting with the joystick twist was ju... : legsbrogan
      
      I found it hard to aim accurately by twisting. It may have been that my joystick was worn out, though. : Skrynkelberg
- I totally had one of those. : SFtheWolf

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Reactor online. Sensors online. Weapons online. All systems nominal.

Jul 09, 2009 4:41pm PDT

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Reactor online. Sensors online. Weapons online. All systems nominal. : Arcanum
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    upload it to shackspace please? I want to be a mech geek too :) : tunis5000
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      Me too please! : bryanvlo
      
      Thirded! : Skrynkelberg
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  Reactor critical, shutdown imminent. Emergency heat shutdown overridden. Reactor critical, shutdown... : SFtheWolf
  - *BOOM* Ooops. : Arcanum
- Erection Online. : Wolfanoz

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Hell yes, shackbattles incoming!

Jul 09, 2009 4:25pm PDT

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Hell yes, shackbattles incoming! : silentw
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I can't wait for this. Dug up my old MS sidewinder 3d pro.

Jul 09, 2009 8:10pm PDT

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I can't wait for this. Dug up my old MS sidewinder 3d pro. : mobab
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  Me too, my Extreem3D pro : legsbrogan
  - Fuck was it dusty. Hope it still works! : legsbrogan
- I remember playing this game with WADS and the mouse which pretty much ruined it for me. MW2 was way more... : jay-ay

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Hmm, kinda makes me wanna play Mercenaries another time through.

Jul 10, 2009 8:04am PDT

Hmm, kinda makes me wanna play Mercenaries another time through. : Evil Bones

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damn! free older good games are sweet! can't wait to play this again, I've long lost my old CD's...

Jul 10, 2009 6:14am PDT

damn! free older good games are sweet! can't wait to play this again, I've long lost my old CD's... : tunis5000

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Man this is some nice news to wake up to. Go them!

Jul 10, 2009 4:39am PDT

Man this is some nice news to wake up to. Go them! : geedeck

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wow this new game is going to be epic if it gets good funding: http://www.mektek.net/index.php?ind=news&op=news_show_single&ide=1065

Jul 09, 2009 6:47pm PDT

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wow this new game is going to be epic if it gets good funding: http://www.mektek.net/index.php?ind=news&o... : yacoub35
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- Wow that does look cool. : crinos

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fileshack should contact them directly to pony up a hosting partnership

Jul 09, 2009 3:50pm PDT

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fileshack should contact them directly to pony up a hosting partnership : smacknca
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- "Listen, your servers are going to get raped in half - let us help" : Schnapple
- I hope they're at least considering letting users download the whole Mech4 + Expansions package via BitTo... : SigmaDraconis

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Already hammering the MekTek site .... need...to..reload F5 F5 F5. Why couldn't they just agree on FileShack ?

Jul 09, 2009 7:49pm PDT

Already hammering the MekTek site .... need...to..reload F5 F5 F5. Why couldn't they just agree on FileSh... : Lukiopimp

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I assume this includes Mercenaries? If so, great news because MekTek's add-ons create some seriously awesome content for an already great game.

Somewhat disappointed I sold my Sidewinder 3D and Sidewinder Precision Pro, although I don't really have time to get into another game right now anyway :(

ps - a Black Knight with jumpjets and lots of PPCs. Poptarting ftw. >:)

Jul 09, 2009 6:41pm PDT

I assume this includes Mercenaries? If so, great news because MekTek's add-ons create some seriously awes : yacoub35

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SO FUCKING EXCITED

Jul 09, 2009 6:26pm PDT

SO FUCKING EXCITED : disposition

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quick quick quick quick quick

Jul 09, 2009 6:25pm PDT

quick quick quick quick quick : Fuzzwah

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sweet. I was just looking for my old disks.. and almost resorted to downloading a "backup" - hey, I own the original. This makes life easier. I know what I'm doing this weekend!

Jul 09, 2009 5:58pm PDT

sweet. I was just looking for my old disks.. and almost resorted to downloading a "backup" - hey, I own ... : mrazzino

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I would pay $10 to have all of the MW4 stuff packaged together and patched up with community updates and whatnot. This is gonna rock!

Jul 09, 2009 4:43pm PDT

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I would pay $10 to have all of the MW4 stuff packaged together and patched up with community updates and ... : Xevo
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- One of the guys involved posted on Slashdot - it's apparently going to have all the expansions and mech p... : Schnapple

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I got wood.

Jul 09, 2009 4:54pm PDT

I got wood. : Esquilax1138

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Ohgod, this is AWESOME

I can try my X52 with MechWarrior!

Jul 09, 2009 4:47pm PDT

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Ohgod, this is AWESOME I can try my X52 with MechWarrior! : Kylegar
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- I played MW2 - Mercenaries with an earlier version of the X52 and it rocked. When MW3 came out, the cont... : artartful

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I hope it has the mech packs too. Not that I'll complain if it doesnt, it's free!

Jul 09, 2009 3:55pm PDT

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I hope it has the mech packs too. Not that I'll complain if it doesnt, it's free! : jad3d
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- Mektek.net has modded in just about every Mech of note in the past several years plus a huge amount of ma... : cell9song

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oh hells yeah

Jul 09, 2009 3:47pm PDT

oh hells yeah : walker270

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FUCK YEAH!!!

Never bought any of the expansions, and with all the nostalgia going around and the mind blowing trailer, I've never had a better excuse to take a break from RL.

Jul 09, 2009 3:46pm PDT

FUCK YEAH!!! Never bought any of the expansions, and with all the nostalgia going around and the mind ... : Skyburst101

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