MechWarrior Online Officially Announced for Summer 2012

Brush up on those BattleMech piloting skills because the Piranha Games and Smith &Tinker reboot of the MechWarrior franchise just received it's official release announcement for summer of next year. The beloved mech simulation series based on the BattleTech universe has been on hiatus since 2004's MechAssault 2: Lone Wolf for the Xbox (I'd rather ignore the sub-par 2006 DS MechAssault game), and despite IP ownership controversy that shook development of the project after it's initial announcement in 2009, the game is finally making serious headway towards an actual release.   read more