<s>
MechWarrior	B-Application
5	I-Application
:	I-Application
Mercenaries	I-Application
is	O
a	O
BattleTech	B-Application
mecha	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Piranha	O
Games	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
10	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
single	O
player	O
MechWarrior	B-Device
game	O
since	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
7	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
through	O
Xbox	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Pass	I-Application
for	I-Application
PC	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
27	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
additional	O
platforms	O
including	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
GOG	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
DLC	O
pack	O
Heroes	O
of	O
the	O
Inner	O
Sphere	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
ray	O
tracing	O
powered	O
by	O
Nvidia	B-Algorithm
RTX	I-Algorithm
as	O
well	O
as	O
DLSS	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
MechWarrior	B-Application
5	I-Application
:	I-Application
Mercenaries	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
BattleTech	B-Application
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
starts	O
in	O
3015	O
during	O
the	O
final	O
decade	O
of	O
the	O
Third	O
Succession	O
War	O
,	O
casting	O
the	O
player	O
as	O
a	O
rookie	O
mercenary	O
MechWarrior	B-Device
rising	O
from	O
the	O
ashes	O
of	O
a	O
demolished	O
mercenary	O
unit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mechwarrior	B-Application
5	I-Application
:	I-Application
Mercenaries	I-Application
was	O
officially	O
revealed	O
in	O
an	O
early	O
alpha	O
stage	O
during	O
Piranha	O
Games	O
 '	O
annual	O
MechCon	O
show	O
in	O
December	O
2016	O
,	O
where	O
Russ	O
Bullock	O
,	O
the	O
CEO	O
of	O
Piranha	O
Games	O
did	O
showcasing	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
hangar	O
,	O
a	O
Shadowhawk	O
mech	O
,	O
and	O
combat	O
against	O
an	O
AI-piloted	O
Raven	O
mech	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
in	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
thereby	O
departing	O
from	O
Mechwarrior	B-Device
Online	I-Device
's	O
use	O
of	O
CryEngine	B-Application
,	O
but	O
still	O
using	O
existing	O
assets	O
from	O
Mechwarrior	B-Device
:	O
Online	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
mech	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
annual	O
Mechcon	O
in	O
December	O
2018	O
,	O
Piranha	O
Games	O
set	O
up	O
four	O
customized	O
'	O
Super	O
Pods	O
 '	O
that	O
allowed	O
VIP	O
guests	O
to	O
play	O
a	O
demo	O
of	O
Mechwarrior	B-Application
5	I-Application
:	I-Application
Mercenaries	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2019	O
,	O
Piranha	O
Games	O
unveiled	O
the	O
pre-order	O
for	O
Mechwarrior	B-Application
5	I-Application
:	I-Application
Mercenaries	I-Application
called	O
that	O
enabled	O
fans	O
to	O
preorder	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
receive	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
digital	O
extras	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
(	O
manuals	O
,	O
mech	O
skins	O
,	O
soundtrack	O
)	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
in-game	O
currency	O
and	O
new	O
mech	O
chassis	O
in	O
Mechwarrior	B-Device
:	O
Online	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
website	O
,	O
Piranha	O
Games	O
specified	O
that	O
those	O
who	O
preordered	O
would	O
receive	O
a	O
Steam	B-Application
or	O
GOG	O
key	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
in	O
June	O
2019	O
,	O
Piranha	O
Games	O
revealed	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
agreed	O
with	O
Epic	O
Games	O
on	O
Mechwarrior	B-Application
5	I-Application
:	I-Application
Mercenaries	I-Application
becoming	O
a	O
launch	O
exclusive	O
on	O
their	O
online	O
digital	O
store	O
Epic	O
Games	O
Store	O
,	O
thereby	O
going	O
back	O
on	O
the	O
promise	O
of	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
GOG	O
copies	O
to	O
those	O
who	O
had	O
preordered	O
,	O
as	O
stipulated	O
in	O
the	O
Community	O
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
make	O
amends	O
,	O
Piranha	O
Games	O
allowed	O
for	O
full	O
refunds	O
for	O
anyone	O
dissatisfied	O
with	O
the	O
Epic	O
Games	O
Store	O
exclusivity	O
and	O
allowed	O
refunding	O
customers	O
to	O
keep	O
their	O
extra	O
bonus	O
content	O
for	O
Mechwarrior	B-Device
:	O
Online	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
on	O
December	O
10	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
was	O
accompanied	O
by	O
a	O
range	O
of	O
media	O
resources	O
,	O
including	O
by	O
Battletech	B-Application
author	O
Randall	O
Bills	O
and	O
a	O
printable	O
'	O
cutout	O
to	O
follow	O
in	O
the	O
tradition	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
Mechwarrior	B-Device
games	O
and	O
their	O
older	O
mode	O
of	O
physical	O
distribution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
releasing	O
the	O
first	O
version	O
of	O
Mechwarrior	B-Application
5	I-Application
:	I-Application
Mercenaries	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Epic	O
Game	O
Store	O
on	O
December	O
10	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
Piranha	O
Games	O
proceeded	O
to	O
work	O
further	O
on	O
more	O
content	O
and	O
general	O
quality-of-life	O
updates	O
for	O
Mechwarrior	B-Application
5	I-Application
:	I-Application
Mercenaries	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
acquisition	O
put	O
Piranha	O
Games	O
in	O
touch	O
with	O
other	O
companies	O
within	O
EnadGlobal7	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
marketing	O
companies	O
Sold	O
Out	O
and	O
Petrol	O
,	O
which	O
suggested	O
that	O
the	O
next	O
DLC	O
should	O
be	O
combined	O
with	O
not	O
only	O
the	O
upcoming	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
GOG	O
release	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
an	O
Xbox	O
One/Xbox	O
Series	O
S/X	O
console	O
version	O
that	O
Piranha	O
had	O
been	O
working	O
on	O
,	O
thereby	O
resulting	O
in	O
one	O
major	O
marketing	O
push	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
meant	O
that	O
Piranha	O
Games	O
combined	O
the	O
first	O
DLC	O
titled	O
Heroes	O
of	O
the	O
Inner	O
Sphere	O
with	O
a	O
major	O
game	O
update	O
called	O
'	O
Year	O
One	O
 '	O
and	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
GOG	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
release	O
in	O
one	O
single	O
release	O
on	O
May	O
27	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Heroes	O
of	O
the	O
Inner	O
Sphere	O
had	O
been	O
worked	O
on	O
during	O
2020	O
,	O
Piranha	O
Games	O
had	O
also	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
second	O
downloadable	O
content	O
for	O
Mechwarrior	B-Application
5	I-Application
:	I-Application
Mercenaries	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
unveiled	O
in	O
September	O
2021	O
alongside	O
the	O
announcement	O
that	O
Mechwarrior	B-Application
5	I-Application
:	I-Application
Mercenaries	I-Application
would	O
arrive	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
marked	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
in	O
over	O
20	O
years	O
that	O
a	O
Mechwarrior	B-Device
game	O
had	O
appeared	O
on	O
PlayStation	O
since	O
Mechwarrior	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Arcade	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
in	O
1997	O
,	O
since	O
Microsoft	O
has	O
owned	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
all	O
electronic	O
instantiations	O
of	O
Battletech	B-Application
and	O
Mechwarrior	B-Device
after	O
acquiring	O
FASA	O
Interactive	O
in	O
January	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
release	O
was	O
acommpanied	O
by	O
depicting	O
the	O
wedding	O
between	O
Hanse-Davion	O
and	O
Melissa	O
Steiner	O
,	O
a	O
famous	O
event	O
in	O
the	O
Battletech	B-Application
fictional	O
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
30	O
November	O
2022	O
Piranha	O
Games	O
announced	O
via	O
their	O
website	O
that	O
a	O
third	O
downloadable	O
content	O
for	O
Mechwarrior	B-Application
5	I-Application
:	I-Application
Mercenaries	I-Application
would	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
26	O
,	O
2023	O
known	O
as	O
Rise	O
of	O
Raselhague	O
alongside	O
a	O
free	O
game	O
update	O
adding	O
additional	O
new	O
in-game	O
content	O
;	O
featuring	O
a	O
new	O
questline	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
join	O
the	O
people	O
of	O
Rasalhague	O
's	O
fight	O
for	O
freedom	O
and	O
independence	O
from	O
the	O
Great	O
Houses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MechWarrior	B-Application
5	I-Application
:	I-Application
Mercenaries	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
initial	O
sales	O
on	O
the	O
Epic	O
Games	O
Store	O
generated	O
"	O
hundreds	O
of	O
thousands	O
"	O
of	O
copies	O
sold	O
and	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
GOG	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
launch	O
in	O
May	O
2021	O
saw	O
the	O
product	O
perform	O
'	O
above	O
expectations	O
 '	O
by	O
selling	O
around	O
160.000	O
units	O
with	O
81%	O
of	O
those	O
units	O
coming	O
from	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
January	O
2022	O
,	O
Mechwarrior	B-Application
5	I-Application
:	I-Application
Mercenaries	I-Application
sat	O
at	O
84%	O
positive	O
reviews	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
out	O
of	O
3.663	O
total	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
