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Mechwarrior 5

AndrewAndrew
edited July 2009 in Video Games
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Let's hope it doesn't suck...

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  • AprecheApreche
    So the teaser was... nothing. Hopefully this game will give everyone a reason to go buy that new Logitech joystick.
  • VentureJVentureJ
    I want a new Mechwarrior...so badly.
  • thaneofcawdorthaneofcawdor
    Moar:

  • AndrewAndrew
    This either the most ingenious PR strategy, or the most retarded.

    "Hey guys, lets take the teaser trailer and split it up into a bunch of ten second clips!"
  • VentureJVentureJ
    It's ingenious in the sense that it may get media outlets like Kotaku to make a new post about Mechwarrior each time they release a new teaser trailer.
  • thaneofcawdorthaneofcawdor
    It's ingenious in the sense that it may get media outlets like Kotaku to make a new post about Mechwarrior each time they release a new teaser trailer.
    Good point. It worked with that stupid Metal Gear teaser site. Every time it updated, BAM, a worthless post on Kotaku.
  • BrutishSaucerBrutishSaucer
    Good point. It worked with that stupid Metal Gear teaser site. Every time it updated, BAM, a worthless post on Kotaku.
    But the Metal Gear teaser was also enthrawling. It had lightning. And letters.
  • AndrewAndrew
    It's official. Mechwarrior franchise reboot!
    US, July 8, 2009 - MechWarrior fans have been hoping, praying and anticipating a new game in the famed franchise ever since the last expansion pack for MechWarrior 4 was released in 2002. Now, seven years later, their prayers have been answered. IGN has the very first details about MechWarrior reboot that is currently in production at Smith and Tinker and Piranha games. Yes, that's right, reboot. Instead of this game becoming MechWarrior 5, the developers have decided to completely re-launch the entire franchise, calling this new title MechWarrior.

    We spoke to the two main players involved with MechWarrior. First there's Jordan Weisman, co-founder of Smith and Tinker and co-founder of FASA, the company that created the BattleTech universe that MechWarrior is based upon. Second is Russ Bullock, president of Piranha Games. (For an in-depth discussion of the reboot and how it fits in the franchise, check out our exclusive interview.)

    You may remember the MechWarrior games published by Activision, MicroProse, and Microsoft. The latter actually acquired FASA Interactive in the 1990s only to shutter the studio in 2007. However, the software giant retained the rights to the MechWarrior franchise. After leaving Microsoft, Weisman engaged in various pursuits before founding Smith and Tinker in 2007. That same year, Smith and Tinker acquired the rights to many FASA properties from Microsoft, including MechWarrior.

    This new MechWarrior is set on the planet Deshler in the year 3015, and places players in the role of Adrian Khol, a wayward nobleman who prefers partying and shirking responsibility over his training and studies. However, when House Kurita launches a massive invasion to conquer Deshler, resulting in the death of his entire family, Khol discovers a purpose to fight for.

    There are ambitious plans for this new MechWarrior. The original MechWarrior games were limited by technology; now with modern computing power, the developers are hoping to really capture the sense that you're piloting a giant, walking war machine in the middle of an incredibly dynamic battlefield. While the two companies are still talking to potential publishers that could determine the final production budget, Weisman and Bullock explained that they plan to have a full single-player campaign, as well as support for a four-player co-op campaign, and a full multiplayer suite.

    One of the key features is a sense of information warfare, using everything from unmanned drones surveying the battlefield from above to light scout mechs relaying information to teammates. Weisman and Bullock both explained how they want every class of mech to really matter in this game; it's not just a race to the heaviest, most powerful mechs. The designers want to reward you for picking a mech and sticking with it -- you will gain experience and become better at piloting your chosen mech, and that will translate into better accuracy and damage with weapon systems. This way, a player could specialize in a light mech throughout the entire game if they choose. It also means there are multiple playthroughs with different mechs. The developers also said the game will change based on your chosen mech class.

    While the developers didn't go into how many mechs will make the game, based on the video trailer and the discussions, we know of at least four. There's the Jenner (light class), both the Warhammer and the Rifleman(heavy class), and an Atlas Prime, a feared assault-class mech.

    The game is being developed for the PC and the Xbox 360, though there isn't any idea of a release date yet, since the game is still in the middle of development and the companies are still talking to publishers. For more information, read the interview with Weisman and Bullock.
  • AprecheApreche
    It looks good, but the devil is in the details.
  • AndrewAndrew
    For more awesomeness, Mechwarrior 4 and all of it's expansions are going to be released for free at battletech.com.
  • VentureJVentureJ
    Was Mechwarrior 4 any good? I think my interest of the game dwindled after 3.
  • Victor FrostVictor Frost
    I was ALL ABOUT Mechwarrior 3 back in the day. If this thing is as good as it looks in the trailers, It's gonna be time for me to bust out and get a new joystick.
  • Nine BoomerNine Boomer
    Mechwarrior 4, get it now for free.
  • SailSail
    Mechwarrior 4, get it now for free.
    I've never played any MechWarrior, so I guess I'll start here.
  • George PatchesGeorge Patches
    I've never played any MechWarrior, so I guess I'll start here.
    The game play never really changed, this is just the shiniest incarnation.
  • KieyKiey
    Mechwarrior 4, get it now for free.
    I've never played any MechWarrior, so I guess I'll start here.
    Same here. It seems to be almost done downloading/installing as I type.
  • KieyKiey
    It installed, but its asking for the 2nd CD in the CD drive to play. Anyone else get this or know how to fix this?
  • GreatTeacherMacRossGreatTeacherMacRoss
    Videos are gone due to TOS violations and MW4 download servers asploded.
  • SailSail
    I can not get this game to run :p
  • Victor FrostVictor Frost
    That just shows how popular MW is. Quineg?
  • TechparadoxTechparadox
    edited May 2010
    Ok, paint me annoyed over this whole situation. They obviously underestimated the community's desire to get their mitts on this game. This is one of those cases where a straight-up bittorrent implementation for distribution would have helped them dramatically instead of their lame-ass, still-in-beta, proprietary downloader/patcher/launcher that acts as a frontend for torrent-style distribution. If they wanted to include an auto-patcher they should have just built it into the game instead of trying to give us a broken game browser. The whole "we don't want to fragment the community by releasing patches and then not have everyone have the patch" reason they give on their website is a crock. Any gamer that is interested enough in the community is going to check the website for patches on a regular basis. The ones that don't care, won't - simple as that. Sure, their forums now say they're going to release it without the MTX patcher/launcher just to try to get it available to everyone, but in my mind that's what they should have been doing all along. Maybe it's just the cynic in me, but this looks like it's just another sad case of a company saying they're going to release something for free and then trying to set up infrastructure so they can monetize it later.
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