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Today's official announcement that a new MechWarrior game is in the works is big news just by itself. But there's another totally unexpected revelation that fans of the game series will be happy to hear. The franchise's current owner Smith and Tinker have revealed that the last PC game in the series, MechWarrior 4 will be released for free in the near future along with its expansion packs.

The game, released in 2000 by Microsoft, will be repackaged and released via Mektek Studios via the Battletech.net web site. It's all a part of the 25th anniversary of BattleTech, the sci-fi board game which is the basis for the MechWarrior series.

Big robots are a staple science fiction, ranging from the mecha of Gundam to the more realistic Battletech series. Naturally, the PC have seen their fair share of mech games, mostly from the Battletech property (Mechwarrior 2, anyone?). In this same vein, a freeware mech combat game called Young's Modulus has been released to continue the robot-killing legacy. Featuring simple (but not bad) graphics, an interesting interface, and a more detail-oriented focus than most robot combat games, it's worth a try for any mecha combat fans. Plus, it even has a conquest mode, which is a nice change from most mech games.

A note to those who want to play it: To unlock the demo, input any 6-digit code. You can't use the numpad to insert the numbers.

[Via IndieGames]