Cross-play support and more than 30 major updates included

May 31, 2021 12:34 GMT  ·  By

The folks at Piranha Games recently released their MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries game and the new Heroes of the Inner Sphere DLC on Xbox Series X/S and PC via Steam and GOG. The game was exclusive to PC via Epic Games Store at launch back in 2019 but made it to Xbox Game Pass for PC about a year ago.

MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries is now available on additional platforms like Xbox Series X/S, and digital stores, such as Steam and GOG. The “Dropship Edition” celebrates the Steam release with the base game and DLC available for 10% off.

On the other hand, players on PC and Xbox will receive an exclusive Kobold Hero Mech, complete with a custom loadout, paint job, and AI Goblin pilot, to commemorate the title’s debut on the Xbox Series X/S platform.

Mercs on all available platforms can also enjoy an updated digital content pack for a new price of $4.99/€4.99/£3.99 containing: MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries Soundtrack with 25 tracks, Heroes of the Inner Sphere Soundtrack with 14 tracks (updated for this release), Tech Manual Technical Readouts for Select Mechs - 58 Pages with mech details, Art Work and Desktops Images Various resolutions, Concept art (updated for this release), Selected Screenshots, and Selected Marketing Images.

In addition to the release on multiple platforms, Piranha Games announced the game now features cross-play support and includes more than 30 major updates representing over a year of development efforts, a DLC sharing feature, updates digital content pack, and new pricing.

MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries is the first single-player MechWarrior game since 2002. The game finds players in the battlefields of the future, dominated by BattleMechs, hulking machines of war capable of leveling entire cities.

The Heroes of the Inner Sphere DLC adds new warzones to explore, new quests, and new missions. Also, players will be able to tackle special quests that tell the story of seven new heroes and their lostech mechs. More importantly, players can find new mech chassis and variants, weapons, equipment, as well as blueprints to quirk their prized mechs.

MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries and the Heroes of the Inner Sphere DLC are available for $29.99/ £24.99/ €29.99 and $19.99 /£15.99 / €19.99, respectively, the digital content pack is also available for $4.99/ €4.99/ £3.99.