Crysis being modded into Mechwarrior!

[oldboy]

MechWarrior Crysis Mod Given Legal Clearance - Shacknews - PC Games, PlayStation, Xbox 360 and Wii video game news, previews and downloads

In a move that will no doubt bring light to understandably joyless PC BattleTech fans, Microsoft, owner of the MechWarrior license, has granted the MechWarrior: Living Legends mod team the legal clearance to use assets and properties drawn from the BattleTech universe (thanks Landrosradick).
In other words, Microsoft has okayed a fan-created MechWarrior game. Seeing as Cease & Desist orders from property holders are a very common and real threat for mod teams, the Living Legends team has, essentially, dodged a major bullet.

All the more exciting, and at the same time disheartening, is the fact that Living Legends is a mod currently in development for Crytek's upcoming PC shooter Crysis. On the upside, it will most likely look really, really pretty. On the downside, that means that the team has yet to get their hands on the actual code, and with such mods being voluntary free-time projects, it could be a few years out.

This is pretty cool, and props to Microsoft to allowing an amazing game series to live another day!

[jwm2]

Nice, imo mods are the best part to PC gaming. They add a whole new dimension to games that otherwise get old and stale.