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MechWarrior Online trailer visits the Frozen City

By Alice O'Connor, Jun 29, 2012 6:00am PDT

MechWarrior Online developer Piranha Games has revealed the icy level Frozen City and its chilling effects on combat, with a video for you to look at and everything.

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"That was my original though as well, then the beta footage started leaking and I lost control of ..."

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MechWarrior Online early access program detailed

By Steve Watts, May 22, 2012 12:30pm PDT

MechWarrior Online will allow players to purchase early access with tiered bonuses starting in June, developer Piranha Games announced today. The closed beta is kicking off this week.

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"This is going to be the only game that will make me wish I still had a joystick with a twist axis :("

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MechWarrior Online mech customization detailed

By Alice O'Connor, Apr 05, 2012 7:00am PDT

As every mech pilot knows, tweaking your mech is half the fun of stomping around in a towering killbot. Piranha Games has lifted the wraps off MechWarrior Online's mech customisation, which'll let you mess with everything from guns to paintwork.

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"I was about 5 when my brother got this. It's what got me into the whole universe. "

- Firefly1985 see all 15 comments

MechWarrior Online first gameplay trailer stomps out

By Alice O'Connor, Mar 13, 2012 1:30pm PDT

At long last, the first first gameplay trailer for stompy free-to-play revival MechWarrior Online has been released. Yes indeedy there are plenty of lasers, missiles, cannons and explosions.

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"That vid looks damn sexy! Gawd I am such a Battletech geek it hurts. So happy this IP is back in ..."

- axiomatic see all 22 comments

MechWarrior Online aiming for 12v12

By Alice O'Connor, Dec 22, 2011 10:45am PST

Piranha's free-to-play stompy robot game MechWarrior Online is aiming to offer multiplayer mech melee in size 12v12, assuming it can deliver a "solid play experience" at that scale. This revelation and more come from a new community Q&A.

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""Hardcore Battletech devotees..."? You mean all gamers in general. haha"

- Derringer see all 19 comments

MechWarrior Online to use CryEngine 3

By Andrew Yoon, Nov 17, 2011 1:45pm PST

Piranha Games' upcoming MechWarrior Online will use CryEngine 3.

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"That was decision based. Cryengine has always had desctruction of anything you wanted and ..."

- TheRiz see all 15 comments

MechWarrior Online concept art reveals evolution of 'Atlas'

By Xav de Matos, Nov 09, 2011 7:00pm PST

MechWarrior Online developer Alex Iglesias discusses his work redesigning the classic mechs in the upcoming free-to-play title, and shows off concept art featuring the 'Atlas' mech.

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"then again, this is all old news to me, as I read the interview and saw the picture right after ..."

- uebersoldat see all 10 comments

MechWarrior Online not 'Pay-2-Win'

By Alice O'Connor, Nov 07, 2011 11:00am PST

MechWarrior Online developer Piranha Games has insisted that the mech combat action-sim won't be "pay-2-win," provocatively explaining "why you want MechWarrior Online to be free-to-play."

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"This is going to be awesome! I know that I won't *have* to pay for it, but I would!"

- IHATEDUST see all 10 comments

MechWarrior reboot was derailed by Microsoft blocking PS3

By Alice O'Connor, Nov 01, 2011 10:45am PDT

The initial incarnation of Piranha Games' MechWarrior reboot, revealed yesterday to have become free-to-play PC exclusive MechWarrior Online, was stymied by "a Microsoft restriction" blocking a PS3 edition.

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"I think that's one of the issues they'll be addressing. Every Mech will be useful and it wont ..."

- cell9song see all 36 comments

MechWarrior reboot goes free-to-play, PC only

By Xav de Matos, Oct 31, 2011 7:30pm PDT

After two years of radio silence since first revealing a MechWarrior reboot was in the works, developer Piranha Games has revealed that the game will be a PC-exclusive title sporting a free-to-play business model.

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"What if you could play in your heavy or light assault, but it wasn't decked to the nine's? Shall ..."

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