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No More MechWarrior

True MechWarrior fans, prepare to be disappointed. MechWarrior 5 is cancelled and the future is uncertain.

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By Ivan Sulic
Updated: May 20, 2012 6:51pm UTC
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Bulletin boards can be good and they can be bad. I'm a huge MechWarrior fan, so instead of saying anything and letting my bias taint you, let me just cut and paste the official word from "Von," FASA employee extraordinaire who graced the Dropship Command message boards to drop a real bomb today.
    Hello all,

    First I'd like to take a moment to let you know what's been going on within FASA studio. We're currently wrapping up production for Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge for Xbox, I know these souped-up aircraft are not Battlemechs, but I'm sure fans of the Crimson Skies universe won't be disappointed. We've also been busy providing our Xbox Live fans with new MechAssault downloadable content.

    Over the past few months there has been plenty of speculation, email, and pleas for information regarding the future of the PC MechWarrior franchise, namely MechWarrior 5. Although an exceptional effort was made by an extremely creative and talented development team, we have decided not to continue the development of the project at this time. There were several factors in this decision, but most prevalent was our concern that we were not advancing the genre enough to meet and exceed our customer's expectations. Please know that this was a very difficult decision, but one we felt was in the best interests of our customers.

    We deeply love the Mechwarrior franchise, and are committed to keeping it alive. Our plan is to re-invent Mechwarrior in a way that brings a fresh experience to our devoted customers and new fans alike. We would like to thank all of you for your continued support of the Mechwarrior 4 series of games, and greatly appreciate all the feedback we've received on our games. We are intensely focused on delivering outstanding game experiences, and rest assured we are working feverishly on some wonderful next-generation games.

    Von ~

I called Microsoft representatives, of course, and they assured me we'd have more information to share by Monday. Until then, that's all there is to say. I'm going to go home and shoot myself now. Oh, MechWarrior, how I love thee so.

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MechWarrior 4 CompilationMicrosoft
Initial Release: Sep 21, 2004
ESRB: Teen
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