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Posted on February 14, 2012, Ben Richardson New MechWarrior Game in the Works: MechWarrior Tactics

GameFront has already featured coverage of MechWarrior Online, a free-to-play arena of constant factional combat, powered by CryENGINE 3. ‘

Today, however, we received an e-mail touting a new, unheard-of MechWarrior game: MechWarrior Tactics. So far, the only information available consists of a dormant Twitter account and a website, which features a large clock counting down to 10AM EST, 2/21/2012, when more information will presumably become available.

Until then, visitors are asked to register their “Commander name,” which suggests some kind of online or social component to the game. The involvement of ACRONYM Games, currently at work on Family Guy Online, supports this conclusion. The logos for developers Roadhouse Interactive and Infinite Game Publishing also appear on the site.

Is this a new online MechWarrior RTS? Can the franchise support two free-to-play online games simultaneously? Stay tuned for more info.