Good news for Mech pilots everywhere - MechWarrior Online is going to look very pretty, feature some serious physics, and generally be a mess of fun with some help from Crytek.
What's more fun than crashing around a city in an 80-tonne mech, destroying the enemy and generally being like some heavily armed and armoured god of future warfare?
Doing it in a game with a seriously high-powered engine - like, say, in MechWarrior Online, which has just announced that it'll be using Crytek's CryEngine3 to pump out those juicy frames.
It's an interesting choice. Our one big issue with Crysis 2 was that the levels were obviously optimised for a more linear, console-friendly form of gameplay, so it'll be interesting to see what this PC-only title can do with the game's engine. Certainly, it'll be great to see some serious physics and destruction come into play, which is what the developer, Piranha Games, is promising.
And don't forget - you can sign up and reserve your pilot's name now, and get in line for the upcoming beta at the official site.
Between this and Hawken, the future is looking good for mecha.
Issue: 137 | June, 2012