DigitalBattle.com

We didn’t have to wait long for the teaser trailer’s hinting to be confirmed; there’s a new MechWarrior in the works. It’s being developed by Piranha Games with FASA co-founder Jordan Weisman on board. So far the title is simply MechWarrior and the game is being developed for the PC and Xbox 360, though fans of the franchise will be happy to hear that they’re definitely going for the battle simulation feel of the originals.

The game will feature intelligence warfare prominently with players getting access to unmanned drones for recon and communication purposes. In the non-xbox games every mech had its purpose and a skilled light mech pilot could defeat larger, more heavily armed opponents. Unfortunately in MechAssault there was a huge balancing issue. No matter how swiftly you ran in the lighter mechs eventually a single shot or two would land and blow you to smithereens. They’re looking to fix that by adding in experience points that you accumulate by piloting specific classes of mechs. The more time you pilot one class the greater your abilities with that type will become.