MechWarrior Online to use CryEngine 3

I wonder if the Living Legends Crysis mod influenced their decision. That game really showed the potential for a good MW game.

Also if publishing was such a problem when they wanted single player and no publisher (I'm assuming retail pubs) wouldn't take them in cause the game was SP and was on for the PC (OMG DA PIRACY!!) then why didn't they just make it a digital release on a non discriminating service like Steam, Gamersgate or Direct 2 Drive or something and keep the single player

They better not wreck this game I SWEAR BY ALMIGHTY ZUES

Why is there an also on tab saying it's on Xbox 360 when they've made it clear that it's PC only

Uziel FTW! Ok maybe not but I like it.

CryEngine 3 is pretty nice. I really like Rockstar's Rage engine. That and Techland's Chrome Engine.

Awesome should be one of the best looking f2p games.

The video shown, I believe, is using the Unreal 3 engine, and not the CryEngine3. The video was a demonstration to provoke interest, not to represent the final product. One can hope, however...

I always loved the MechWarrior series but the Free to Play with licensing such a major engine puts me on the wary side of how bad the microtransaction system is going to be.

@landsharkk Your right MW2 was a great great game.

@ALCHEMYSTO I used to play those at Dave and Busters back in the 90's. They were a blast.

I was hoping they would use Frostbite 2. IMO The destructibility would have been perfect for this game.

There's such a huge lack of MechWarrior games out there (modern ones anyway). Even with the Free-to-play model, I'm still really looking forward to this game to release. Of course, a modern version of Mechwarrior 2 Mercenaries would pretty much be nothing less than awesome.

My new PC should be built by then, so I might get this. They should definitely make a version for consoles as well. MechAssault was one of the better Mech games, but so much more can be done in this genre. Can't wait for Steel Battalion.

Interesting. Too bad I hate the F2P monetization model. Release a full version for 60 bucks that unlocks everything and I might buy. Sens small packages of content for 10 bucks (for 300 dollars total per 6 months, like AoE online) and you'll make me laught.

Brings back a few memories. Now bring back Terra Nova :-) F2P always makes me a wee bit wary as I would rather buy a game than spend money ingame (if that's what they intend)

my fave was mechwarrior 4

Im very curious how they plan on doing F2P AND support a massive engine like CryEngine 3. Very interesting.

Mech Warrior was amazing back in the day, I can't wait for this!

OK I am ready.....slowly build the hype between now and the summer with teeny bits of information released regularly. I can handle it. I have already decided to try it.

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sounds like the boys at Living Legends just jot a job offer. Good for them, im excited!

Yup my PC won't be able handle it:(

i want the computer to say "enemy mech destroyed" like in the old times

Hell Yeah! I guess they learned something with Living Legends!

I dont care what ya all think.... I cant wait to try this... Mech Warrior 2 was the best BTW :)

Should've been UE3, less glitchy.

It would be even more awesome is this could be licensed to run in "Tesla Pods". Let's see how many of you Battletech purists know what those are or even piloted the "real" thing. And for the Mech Assault haters, give it a rest. No it wasn't a sim but it still was a helluva lot of fun arcade style game not to mention one of the best Xbox/Xbox Live games.

I was bummed when I read that MechWarrior would be a free-to-play title. Still, that's better than getting consolified. I want MechWarrior, not MechAssault, dammit! This CryEngine3 news is music to ears, though. A while back, somebody made a MechWarrior mod for the original Crysis. I never played it, but the videos looked good. Now, it looks like I finally get to try MechWarrior with Crysis (2!) graphics.

CryEngine 3? I guess that means you'll need no less than a MechPC to run it...

The action looks good, but the writing is shallow and uselessly profane.

you will need a hell of a pc to run the game correctly. if you want the full mech warrior game

hmmm just rememberd playing mech assault...

I guess this is following the success of the MechWarrior: Living Legends mod?

@Rocker6 Normally I would agree, but it doesn't specifically say that it's online only. However it does specifically say "free-to-play". So even if it is online only, the declaration of free-to-play at the very least warrants a trial of it. If you don't like it, then at least your not out of anything of value.

Cool beans I'll be looking forward to this

Awesome nice to see the standards for even free to play games rise

nice footage

ah yes, cry engine, the other epically awesome game engine

Too bad its online only,that adds it to the "pass" list... Otherwise,I would actually be interested in what it has to offer...

I hope they fix the ridiculous waste of tessellation that the DX11 patch for Crysis 2 brought.