MechWarrior returning as free-to-play, PC only

Piranha Games has finally officially announced MechWarrior Online, revealing that the game will be launching exclusively on PC next year and will feature team-based multiplayer, with an emphasis on players working together and forming strategies.

As described by Piranha Games, the game is made up of the following four pillars of gameplay:

• Mech Warfare – The embodiment of Mech to Mech combat.

• Role Warfare – The ability for player’s to customize their experience to suit their own style of gameplay.

• Community Warfare – The ability to let the players take part in epic combat for territorial control.

• Information Warfare – Bring a new element to the battlefield that incorporates information technology to help control the fight.

The game will be free-to-play, though MechWarrior Online will have its own store where players can buy upgrades and items.

For more info, head on over to the game’s official website, where you can reserve your pilot’s name.