Mechwarrior 4: Mercenaries

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Mechwarrior 4: Mercenaries is a battlemech piloting simulation and part of the Mechwarrior and Battletech universe unleashed by FASA Studios. In April 2010, MekTek received permission from Microsoft to release the game for free using their MekMatch torrenting program. Now that MekTek has refocused its energies on Heavy Gear, it is up to the community to keep the classic mech piloting tradition alive. This group will also serve as a platform for downloading new content created by the community, including new maps,mods and mech decals, some of which have been hosted by other enthusiast sites.

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A summary of the April 2010 confirmation of Mechwarrior 4: Mercenaries's free release, developed by FASA Studios, rebooted by MekTek, and approved by Microsoft.

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On April 30, 2010, after a year of awaiting their request to be fulfilled, MekTek finally received approval from Microsoft Games Studios to release Mechwarrior 4: Mercenaries for free. Using their MTX peer-to-peer downloader and update client, MekTek provided for users to share the game and its updates directly with each other.

Due to the high volume and demand for the game, with over 100,000 people trying to download at once, the MekTek host servers crashed. Access was restored in May.

The game was further released with the MekPak 3.1 expansion, which provided additional mechs to pilot.

As of 2014, however, MekTek moved on to develop MechWarrior Online in response to blocked attempts and lawsuits over development of Mechwarrior 5.

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