Mektek Studios

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Mektek Studios
Company type Private
Industry Video games
Founded2006
FounderVince McMullin, James Taylor
Headquarters,
Products See complete products listing
Website www.mektek.net [ dead link ]

Mektek Studios is a Canadian video game development studio based in Saint John, New Brunswick. Their first game, Heavy Gear Assault , has been published by StompyBot Productions, though is now inactive.

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History

Mektek Studios started as a MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries Modification group which introduced new playable Mechs to the game. [1] They partnered with Smith & Tinker to release MechWarrior 4 along with their modifications on their site for free in 2009. [2]

On 20 May 2013, Mektek began a kickstarter for Heavy Gear Assault which was cancelled. Stating they are "currently evaluating other strategies to raise awareness regarding Heavy Gear and looking at multiple means to get the Heavy Gear name out there." [3]

On 20 February 2015, Mektek hosted their first tournament which was backed by MSI and Razer [4]

Development history

GameRelease DatePublisherNotesPlatform(s)
MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries 1 May 2010 Microsoft Game Studios Modification and Revival [5] PC
Heavy Gear Assault 2016 StompyBot Productions Standalone titlePC, PS4, XONE

References

  1. "MekPaks".
  2. "Mektek Distributes MechWarrior 4". Archived from the original on 2014-08-21. Retrieved 2015-08-21.
  3. "Heavy Gear Assault Kickstarter Cancelled". 23 June 2013.
  4. "Heavy Gear Assault First Tournament".
  5. "MechWarrior Is Back". Archived from the original on 2012-02-24.