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Those that register on the game's forums will receive a beta key "sometime after" May 22, according to an official post on said forums. As of now, it has yet to be determined if you are expected to play the game with friends and family, or ignore them.

[Thanks, Joe!]

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We were impressed with the premiere presentation of MechWarrior Tactics during GDC. The free-to-play, turn-based strategy game set in the BattleTech universe looked good and included the stand-out feature of replaying actions in a cinematic after each turn. Here's a look at the game's UI and the cinematic feature in action.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>acronym-gamesmechwarrior-tacticspcroadhouse-interactiveWed, 25 Apr 2012 23:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Mechwarrior Tactics features cinematic replays, more details stomp out]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/08/mechwarrior-tactics-features-cinematic-replays-more-details-sto/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/08/mechwarrior-tactics-features-cinematic-replays-more-details-sto/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/08/mechwarrior-tactics-features-cinematic-replays-more-details-sto/#comments We got our first real look at MechWarrior Tactics today at GDC. The game fills a weird niche with some neat features. The free-to-play, turn-based strategy plays like something more akin to iOS treats Hero Academy or Words with Friends, with asynchronous or concurrent turn-based combat forming the heart of the game. It's a "core" title set in the BattleTech universe -- so, it's "mid-core"?

After each player makes his move in the one-versus-one, player-versus-player map, the game tosses all the turn-based pretense aside and replays the action in a spiffy cinematic. By the time MechWarrior Tactics launches later this year, developer hope to have the camera AI choose the sexy angles for maximum mech-exploding money shots. The camera is all about the long shots in the pre-alpha build.

At the end of a match, players are able to watch the whole match as one movie, and share it on their favorite social media platforms, like Friendster, YouTube and Facebook.

Roadhouse Interactive and Acronym didn't go too deep into how the game's store will operate, but they did show us a booster pack which featured three armaments and a mech chassis. Like most of the current free-to-play games coming to market, money won't win the battle -- but it will speed up building the Atlas of your dreams.

Gallery: MechWarrior Tactics (3/1/12)

Gallery: MechWarrior Tactics (Concept Art)

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>acronym-gamesgdc-2012mechwarrior-tacticspcroadhouse-interactiveThu, 08 Mar 2012 07:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Mechs meet hex in MechWarrior Tactics screens]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/02/mechs-meet-hex-in-mechwarrior-tactics-screens/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/02/mechs-meet-hex-in-mechwarrior-tactics-screens/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/02/mechs-meet-hex-in-mechwarrior-tactics-screens/#comments The first screens of MechWarrior Tactics reveal a combination of realistic (well, "realistic") robots and environments, combined with classic strategy game hex grids. We're going to imagine there's a little robot who paints those on the ground every morning.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>acronym-gamesmechwarrior-tacticspcroadhouse-interactiveFri, 02 Mar 2012 13:30:00 EST<![CDATA[MechWarrior Tactics deploys on PC in North America this year]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/02/21/mechwarrior-tactics-deploys-on-pc-in-north-america-in-2012/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/02/21/mechwarrior-tactics-deploys-on-pc-in-north-america-in-2012/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/02/21/mechwarrior-tactics-deploys-on-pc-in-north-america-in-2012/#comments A new, free-to-play entry in the classic MechWarrior series has been announced for the second half of 2012. MechWarrior Tactics is in development at Roadhouse Interactive and A.C.R.O.N.Y.M. Games, with publishing duties handled by Infinite Game Publishing.

MechWarrior Tactics is a free-to-play, turn-based strategy game employing micro-transactions for purchasing "vital combat and cosmetic resources to outfit each Mech, assemble a lance of four Mechs, and then go online for epic multiplayer showdowns competing for large payouts and top billing on global leaderboards." Right now, that's all we've got to go on -- if you want to register a commander name, you can head over to MechWarrior Tactics' official site.

Otherwise, feel free to go mech shopping via our gallery below.

Gallery: MechWarrior Tactics (Concept Art)

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We're happy to see some fun-loving 5-on-5 take the court, but we're a little nervous about how quickly the game's sneaked up on us: It's arriving this Wednesday on XBLA, and later on PSN, barely enough time to get our sneakers laced up.

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We finally made it to this week's hump day and as with every hump day before it, we are greeted with a brand new Xbox Live Arcade release. And this week we're being treated to A.C.R.O.N.Y.M. Games' Rocketmen: Axis of Evil, which is available today on the XBLA for a cool 800 Microsoft points. Early reviews are mixed to whether or not Rocketmen is "good times" or "bad times", but we're confident in your abilities to garner your own opinion. Download the trial or make the purchase, just don't blame us if Rocketmen ends up being a dud.

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