Crytek GmbH (â€œCrytekâ€) is excited to reveal that Piranha Gamesâ€™ recently announced premium free-to-play game MechWarriorÂ® Onlineâ„¢ (www.mwomercs.com) will be powered by the all-in-one game development solution CryENGINEÂ®3. Set in the year 3049 during the early stages of a massive interstellar war, MechWarrior Online puts you in command of the most powerful war machine to ever walk the field of battle, the mighty BattleMechâ„¢. Command your Mechâ„¢ and customize it to suit your battlefield role; upgrade systems, replace weapons, and tweak armor with endless options.

â€œHere at Crytek we are incredibly proud that Piranha Games have selected CryENGINEÂ®3 to power their forthcoming Mechwarrior Online game,â€ says Carl Jones, Director of Global Business Development CryENGINE. â€œ2012 will see a new segment in the games industry â€“ as free-to-play games will step up to offer true AAA quality to gamers. Both Piranha and Crytek believe in the potential of this market and we look forward to helping them achieve their vision for an amazing game experience. With our own game, Warface and more than 20 of our current CryENGINE licensees also working on AAA quality, free-to-play games, CryENGINE is becoming the technology of choice for the highest quality online games.â€

MechWarrior Online delivers a rich online experience, rewarding everything a player does with experience points, C-Bills, unlocks, and recognition. Upgrade skills and refine your role in gameplay using an all-new leveling system, and up-to-the minute detailed player statistics allow you to compare, track and share your progress with other players.

â€œWorking with CryENGINE is a true pleasure," said Russ Bullock, president of Piranha Games. "It is definitely the best choice for us: Both the character animation pipeline with the procedurally and physics based animations and the destruction system fit our goals perfectly and allow us to develop a truly unique AAA experience based on the award-winning BattleTech Universe."

MechWarriorÂ® Onlineâ„¢ will focus on four distinct pillars

Mech Warfare, the embodiment of Mech to Mech combat.

Role Warfare, the ability for playerâ€™s to customize their experience to suit their own style of gameplay.

Community Warfare, the ability to let the players take part in epic combat for territorial control.

Information Warfare, an element on the battlefield that incorporates information technology to help control the fight.

Register for beta, get more information on MechWarrior Online and reserve your pilot name here: www.mwomercs.com.

About Piranha Games

Piranha Games Inc. was founded in January 2000 by Russ Bullock and Bryan Ekman. Piranha Games is focused on the core action games market and has worked on exciting IPs such as: Need For SpeedÂ®, TransformersÂ® 2: Revenge of the Fallen and Duke Nukem ForeverÂ®. Please join us at www.piranha-games.com

About Crytek

Crytek GmbH ("Crytek") is one of the worldâ€™s leading independent development studios for interactive entertainment. It is based in Frankfurt am Main (Germany) and has additional studios in Kiev (Ukraine), Budapest (Hungary), Sofia (Bulgaria), Seoul (South Korea) and Nottingham (UK). Crytek is dedicated to creating exceptionally high-quality video games for next-generation consoles and PC, powered by their proprietary cutting-edge 3D-Game-Technology, CryENGINEÂ®. Since its foundation in 1999, Crytek has created the multi-award winning PC titles Far CryÂ®, CrysisÂ® (awarded best PC Game of E3 2007 and Best Technology at the 2008 Game Developers Choice Awards), Crysis WarheadÂ® (awarded Best Graphics Technology at IGN Best of 2008 Awards) and CrysisÂ® 2 (awarded Best Shooter of E3 2010 and Gamescom 2010). For more information please check www.crytek.com or www.mycryengine.com.

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