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Open Beta Next Week
MechWarrior Online fans who have been clamoring to try out the new MMO will finally get their chance when the open beta begins next week. The Founder's Program ends on October 14th and the open beta...
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New Developer Post Addresses Community Concerns
The MechWarrior Online team has posted a new blog to address some of the concerns raised by the community. Among other things, the team announced that the open beta will be delayed for some time until...
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Founder's Program Raises $5M
Infinite Game Publishing and Piranha Games have announced that Founder's Program for MechWarrior Online has generated over $5M in pre-order sales. The team also reiterated that the open beta for...
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Open Beta Starting October 29th
Fans of MechWarrior Online will want to be sure to check in on Monday, October 29th when the open beta officially kicks off.
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New Open Beta Trailer
To celebrate the grand arrival of the MechWarrior Online open beta, Piranha Games has released a brand new trailer to get fans pumped for the action. Check it out!
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First Impressions with Ripper X
MechWarrior Online is the next installment in the MechWarrior franchise. Developed by Piranha Games and published by Infinite Games, it's set to be a premium free-to-play game based on four pillars:...
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Play Against the Devs
Piranha Games has announced a series of updates for MechWarrior Online this week including a live Twitch.tv "play against the developers" session that will take place tonight at 6:00 pm Pacific/9:00 pm...
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Bitchin? Betty Returns
A big new update with land on MechWarrior Online servers today that will bring some fantastic customization options to players as well as the return of Bitchin' Betty. We caught up with Piranha Games'...
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New 8v8 Matchmaking & Hero Mech Introduced
Piranha Games has released a new patch that updates MechWarrior Online with some key PvP features including 8v8 Matchmaking and Electronic Counter Measure Suite warfare. In addition, the latest hero...
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New Hero Mech - Ilya Muromets
Piranha Games has released a new patch that updates MechWarrior Online with some key PvP features including 8v8 Matchmaking and Electronic Counter Measure Suite warfare. In addition, the latest hero...
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New Update Brings Big New Features
Piranha Games and Infinite Games have announced that the final MechWarrior Online update for 2012 has been deployed that brings a bevy of big features online including three new mechs, a new Conquest...
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Update Adds Twin Dragon Mechs
Piranha Games and Infinite Games have announced that the final MechWarrior Online update for 2012 has been deployed that brings a bevy of big features online including three new mechs, a new Conquest...
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New Mech & Double XP Weekend Incoming
Piranha Games has announced the arrival of one of the fastest light mechs in MechWarrior Online. Called the Spider Mech, it is said to be fierce and quick and have an amazingly small turning radius. In...
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Spider Mechs (and More) Creep Into MWO
MechWarrior Online is continuing to build big things for its playerbase, none more than the upcoming patch which will bring big changes into the game including the fast and furious Spider Mech. We...
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Pretty Baby
Announcing Pretty Baby. Clocking in at 80 tons, this beast sports a 340 XL engine with a torso twist of 100 degrees on each side. Pretty Baby is a double threat on the battlefield with top speeds at 68...
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Pretty Baby Arrives
Pretty Baby sports both speed and power and is the latest mech to be released into MechWarrior Online. In addition to Pretty Baby, the latest update features new match making capabilities, new patterns...
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New Mega-Sized Map Added
MechWarrior Online players will want to check into the game to get a firsthand look at the colossal sized Alpine Peaks map that has been deployed into the game. According to the team, Alpine Peaks is...
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Testing Grounds Update Released
MechWarrior Online players can now familiarize themselves with maps and mechs, controls and abilities thanks to the latest update that brings the Testing Grounds into the game. In addition, players can...
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Latest Mech & Map Released
Continuing a steady stream of big updates, Piranha Games has announced that the MechWarrior Online March update has been release. Of note in the patch is the arrival of the Jagermech and a new...
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PAX East Trailer Spotlights Updates Since Launch
The MechWarrior Online team will be on hand at this weekend's PAX East convention and will be proudly showing off the game that has had six major content updates since launching open beta late last...
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Highlander Mech Now Available
Continuing the rapid addition of mechs into MechWarrior Online, the Highlander Mech, a heavy metal fellow, has been added to the Mech Lab. In addition, the latest update brings two new features online:...
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In-Game Team Structure Revealed
The latest update speeds MechWarrior Online to this summer's official release with the arrival of the "team structure" feature. Team structure includes 'roles' for various mechs to fill: Commanders,...
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Misery Hero Mech Shines in New Video
Piranha Games has released a brand new trailer that shines the spotlight on the newest mech to join the ranks in Mech Warrior Online. Called the "Misery Hero Mech", this bad boy features a boatload of...
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Canyon Network Map Deployed
Slot canyons and steep valleys will be the perfect hiding spots for stealthy mechs with the deployment of the new Canyon Network map. Ambush will become the rule of the day. In addition, new mechs,...
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Firebrand Mech Enters the Fray
Piranha Games has released a brand new video showcasing the lastest mech to be added to MechWarrior Online. Called the 'Firebrand', this is a heavily armored, heavy mech designed to stand up to most...
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Quickdraw Mech Strolls Into Game
Piranha Games has announced the release of a big, quick new machine into MechWarrior Online. Called 'Quickdraw', this beast weighs in at 60 tons yet can travel up to 85 miles per hour. The team has...
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New Pre-Order Program Announced
Piranha Games has announced that a new MechWarrior Online pre-order program is now available for players wanting to be sitting pretty when the game officially launches later this year. Called Phoenix...
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Big Numbers & a Release Date
Piranha Games has announced that over a million registered players have signed up for MechWarrior Online during its closed and open beta phases. In addition, the team announced that the game will...
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Sarah?s Mech Announced for Charity
MechWarrior Online players have the chance to make a charitable donation on behalf of one of the game's youngest players, Sarah Marie Alida Parries, a cancer victim. The charity purchase of "Sarah's...
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12 v 12 Release Trailer
MechWarrior Online players will want to head into the game to check out the new 12v12 PvP. The team has released a new video to show off the new mode as well as the new Golden Boy mech and the...
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12v12 PvP Enters Game
MechWarrior Online players will want to head into the game to check out the new 12v12 PvP. The team has released a new video to show off the new mode as well as the new Golden Boy mech and the...
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Turn-Based Tactics Looking for Stress Testers
MechWarrior Online: Tactics is the MWO-themed turn-based strategy title currently in beta testing. The team is looking for as many players as possible to help out stress testing game servers.
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Launch Announced for September 17th
MechWarrior Online will officially launch on September 17th and will come with one of the most requested features: Third person view. In addition, the first ever MWO Invitational to be held in San...
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Launch Day Arrives
MechWarrior Online has hit a seminal day in its development thanks to today's launch. To celebrate the occasion, Creative Director Bryan Ekman has posted a letter on the official site to detail some of...
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The Unfinished Robot
MechWarrior Online went into final retail release not too long ago. We've walked the paths and fired the rockets in MWO and offer up our final review of the game that has many MechWarrior fans anxious...
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End-of-Year Retrospective Published
Piranha Games has published its look back at MechWarrior Online's 2013 along with a bit of forward-looking news for 2014. The team is hard at work on UI 2.0, Community Warfare, a new game play mode...
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The New Mechlab and Community Warfare Beta 2 Trailer
Check out all the new stuff coming to MWO in this new trailer for Piranha Games' flagship fighter.
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The New Mechlab Heralds Major Changes
It?s been a while since we heard from MechWarrior Online and its developer Piranha Games. There?s a good reason for that. Since last year, Piranha took over sole-ownership of the game and its...
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Dev Vlog #12
Tina (Community Manager) sits down with Viona (Environmental Artist) and Ryan (Technical Artist) and discusses the River City improvements, destructible trees, and more!
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EU Servers Come Online, Oceanic Servers Coming Soon
Piranha Games has announced that the EU server cluster for MechWarrior Online are now up and running in Strassbourg. Oceanic servers will be coming online in August. Servers were added to reduce ping...
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Headed to Steam on December 10th
Piranha Games has some great news for MechWarrior Online fans with the announcement that the game is headed to Steam next month. In fact, MWO fans are invited to try for one of 50 slots for a real...
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Steam Launch Day Ahoy!
MechWarriors! Ready, steady, GO! Piranha Studios has announced that MechWarrior Online is now available on Steam. To prepare for today, lots of big improvements have been made and the new "Faction...
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$100K World Championship Announced + VR Support Coming
During last week's Steam launch event, Piranha Games announced that the road to the $100,000 MechWarrior Online World Championship will begin in Q1 2016. During the party, it was also announced, and...
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Steam Launch Feels Like a New Chapter
Mechwarrior Online has had a long road to get to where it is today, and the mood of the Steam launch event?where almost 200 fans have gathered alongside Piranha Games staff?couldn't reflect that any...
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Piranha's Russ Bullock on the Biggest Update Yet
But as someone who never really took the time to pay much attention to Mechwarrior Online and the much larger Battletech universe, the highlight of my evening was sitting down and talking with Russ...
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MadFrencie on MechWarrior Online
In a new series of articles we plan to showcase here at MMORPG.com, our member MadFrenchie pens his thoughts on MechWarrior Online as it stands now, compared to how it fared at launch. We?re calling...
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Global Contestants to Vie for Share of $100k Purse
Beginning at the end of May, competitive MechWarrior Online players will be able to take part in the regional qualifying tournaments that pave the way to December's MechWarrior Online World...
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Faction Play Introduced in Large New Update
The MechWarrior Online team has posted an extensive look at the latest update to be applied to the game. Most notably, the patch brings Faction Play Clan Invasion into the game. Players will be able to...
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New Solaris Arena Combat Expansion Released
MechWarrior Online has been updated with a new content patch that brings the Solaris 7 game mode on board. Solaris provides both 1v1 and 2v2 arena-style game play that, according to devs, fits the...
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Enad Global 7 Looks to Acquire Developer Behind Mechwarrior Online, Piranha...
Enad Global 7 has made a few moves recently with the acquisition of not just Pranha Games Inc. but also Big Blue Bubble. The press release indicates that the acquisition agreements are meant to follow...
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