November 7th, 2002 was the last time a full fledged single-player and co-op MechWarrior experience was released. 17 years later we've finally been graced with MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries and the crew at Co-Optimus strapped in to our favorite metal beast for some good ol' metal-on-metal action.
Originally slated for a 2018 release, Piranha Games' MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries was bumped to 2019 this past June with the promise that a firm release date would be announced at the annual MechCon. Well this past weekend, the mechs descended upon Vancouver and revealed they'd be storming the world September 10 next year.
During this year's Mech_Con, developer Piranha Games announced that MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries will support four player co-op when it launches next year. The entire story campaign can be played with your buddies, meaning it won't be up to just you to lead your mercenary squad to glory.
We’ve seen plenty of games do crossovers with Capcom over the years, but nothing quite like this! Both Capcom and Valve have proudly announced that both Resident Evil 6 and Left 4 Dead 2 will be holding a crossover in each other’s games, switching things up for fans of these two major zombie franchises.
It has been a small wait for PlayStation 3 owners, but now they can finally grab the latest Resident Evil 6 DLC modes available on other platforms. Capcom will also be putting Mercenaries maps onto online stores next month for all consoles.
Three Resident Evil 6 maps for the “Mercenaries” game mode have now hit the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Marketplace for purchase. Originally, these maps were only included along with those who pre-ordered the game through exclusive retailers. Now, we can all enjoy these maps with everyone else and get the full experience of this game mode with our co-op partners.
You've decided to splurge on a second system for that one game you and your spouse just HAVE to play together. You got it. You beat it. Now what are you going to do?
Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D is on store shelves, but the two player co-op game hasn't dropped out of the news quite yet. After a story broke earlier this week about the lack of ability to delete a saved game file, controversy has been brewing around the title. Gamestop actually refused to allow trade-ins of the game earlier this week after learning of the "feature." Now though, the retailer has reversed its decision in a quote to IGN.
There have been reports that save game files cannot be deleted from the Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D game cartridge. Several gaming sites have reported that the instruction manual specifically states that, "saved data on this software cannot be reset." This has lead people to believe that Capcom has done this specifically to curb (stomp) used game sales. Since the saved data can't be reset, people who buy a used copy of the game won't be able to start a new game from scratch. Gamers have speculated that this will greatly detract from the Mercenaries 3D's trade in value.
This week's co-op releases are a little bit portable, and a little bit niche. We'll get a reason to dust off our 3DS's as well as mix giant robots - sorry, mobile suits - with the Dynasty Warriors formula. Are you ready?
There's been plenty of times when we've said a trailer "kicks ass," but never have we meant it more than the latest trailer for Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D. By our count there are at least two dozen karate kick action sequences in this trailer which features the full arsenal of playable characters: Chris, Claire, Rebecca, Jill, Wesker and Klouser.
We have two new trailers for Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D. These vids can be seen back to back in the following magical movie window. They're packed full of gameplay footage, and as an added bonus, they're in Japanese! Looks like there will be plenty of first person aiming, melee attacks, and body spraying (:52 mark).
