Mektek Studios Explained

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.

History

Mektek Studios started as a 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)
	1 May 2010		Modification and Revival [5]	PC
Heavy Gear Assault	2016		Standalone title	PC, PS4, XONE

Notes and References

1. Web site: MekPaks.
2. Web site: Mektek Distributes MechWarrior 4. 2015-08-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20140821191427/http://www.battletech.com/2009/07/09/mektek-net-to-distribute-mechwarrior-for-free-on-battletech-com/. 2014-08-21. dead.
3. Web site: Heavy Gear Assault Kickstarter Cancelled. 23 June 2013 .
4. Web site: Heavy Gear Assault First Tournament.
5. Web site: MechWarrior Is Back. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120224044305/http://battletech.catalystgamelabs.com/2010/05/01/mechwarrior-is-back/. 2012-02-24.