PC gamers, get ready to bust out your old joystick…y’know, the one you’ve secretly kept in good condition, waiting on the announcement ofFreespace 3, thatjoystick. MekTek.net may be rereleasingMechWarrior 4and all its expansion packs for the low low price of absolutely nothing, within the next couple of weeks.
Mektek had earlier been authorized by the currentMechWarriorrights holder Smith & Tinker toredistribute the old game, perhaps to hype up theupcoming franchise reboot, and to remind people that yes,MechWarrioris still a thing that exists. Not that people who’ve been keeping the joystick around have forgotten, oh no.
In any case, anupdate on MekTek’s forumsnoted that the final meetings with Smith & Tinker were set around the Thanksgiving holiday period, with the “big shiny green release button” waiting to be pressed.
I encourage anyone looking for some lumbering metal tank-with-legs action try the game out. It’s old enough that almost any laptop can rock its settings, and it’s playable even without a joystick. In the meantime, check out the teaser for that reboot game below.
Here’s a trivia question: What is the name of the ‘mech being piloted in the trailer, and what Japanese show was itripped offlicensed from?
[Thanks for the tip, Mikey!]
