The CEO of Xbox, Phil Spencer, recently shared his desire to revive a beloved classic franchise in the coming years. MechAssault, a popular first-person game that thrived on the original Xbox, has been dormant for some time. However, during a Q&A panel at The Tokyo Game Show, Spencer expressed his interest in bringing the franchise back to life.
So could the franchise be making an epic return or is Phil Spencer hoping to see the games he is such a fan of, return?
Why does Phil Spencer want to see MechAssault return?
MechAssault was a huge title for the original Xbox with the first title making its debut in 2002 followed by the sequel MechAssault 2: Lone Wolf two years later in 2004, the first-person shooter series which saw players controlling the character of MechWarrior as they explore planets and of course battle through anything that stands in their way.
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There were rumors that a third game was in development with Day 1 Studios however the franchise has been silent for nearly 20 years however Phil Spencer would like to see the franchise return claiming that there is so much more to be done with the franchise as Twitter user @IdleSloth84_ , a reliable source for all things Xbox posted a clip from the Q and A earlier this week.
(FYI) In an Interview at #XboxTGS, Phil Spencer was asked what IP he would like to see revived
“I always wanted us to go back and revisit MechAssault MechWarrior space, I think there’s a lot we can do. There’s so much about that whole franchise that in some way was ahead of its… pic.twitter.com/qTVWIR0ogM
— Idle Sloth💙💛 (@IdleSloth84_) September 23, 2023
What does the future hold for MechAssault?
Whilst nothing is confirmed as of yet with Phil Spencer looking to potentially revive the game it looks like fans of this classic game can finally get the much anticipated third game and relive all the nostalgia of MechAssault. Built for the new generation of gaming, optimized for Xbox and hoping that it may bring about new opportunities for a game franchise 20 years forgotten, a new MechAssault may just work.
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So what are your thoughts, are you excited to see whether we may see a new MechAssault game in the next few years? Did you play the original series and if so are you going to be playing any future installments? Let us know in the comments!
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