Mechwarrior Online Open Beta Date Announced

Good news everybody! Via an article by Bryan Ekman and Russ Bullock on the official site, we have confirmation that MWO will be going into open beta on 16th October, alongside a huge patch full of new goodies.

The expected content coming in the 16th October patch is as follows:

New BattleTech Gameplay Features:

• Endo Steel
• Double Heat Sinks
• Ferro-Fibrous Armor
• Artemis FCS

New MechLab Features:

• PIP Zoome Module and Pilot Skill

Next BattleMechs:

• Cicada
• A Hero Mech (Likely to be the Highlander)

Personally I can't wait for the 'hero mech'. Concept art for the Highlander HGN-732 was shown in the December issue of PC Gamer, and as that's the only mech that hasn't been officially announced, it seems likely that this will be our

I suspect you'll need to buy it using MC, so it will be interesting to see what kind of price point it has.