Mektek Studios

Mektek Studios is a Canadian video game development studio based in Saint John, New Brunswick. Their first game, Heavy Gear Assault, is currently under development. It will be published by StompyBot Productions.

Mektek Studios
Company typePrivate
IndustryVideo games
Founded2006
FounderVince McMullin, James Taylor
Headquarters
Saint John, New Brunswick
,
Canada
ProductsSee complete products listing
Websitewww.mektek.net

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
Game Release Date Publisher Notes Platform(s)
MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries1 May 2010Microsoft Game StudiosModification and Revival [5]PC
Heavy Gear Assault2016StompyBot ProductionsStandalone 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".
  4. "Heavy Gear Assault First Tournament".
  5. "MechWarrior Is Back". Archived from the original on 2012-02-24.


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