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| October 2024 | Milestone reached: MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries sold two million units. |
| October 16 2024 | Piranha Games releases the sequel, MechWarrior 5: Clans. |
| October 3 2024 | Planned release of MechWarrior 5: Clans, a stand-alone sequel to MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries by Piranha Games. |
| March 14 2024 | Piranha Games released the 6th DLC for MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries, titled 'Solaris Showdown'. The DLC features the return of voice actor George Ledoux as Duncan Fisher, introduces new mission types focused on Solaris 7 tournament arena combat, and adds the Roughneck mech and its variants to the game. |
| September 28 2023 | Release of 'The Dragon's Gambit' DLC for MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries, set in the context of the 4th Succession War, focusing on the Draconis Combine's defense against FedComm forces. |
| July 26 2023 | Announcement of the 5th DLC for MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries, titled 'The Dragon's Gambit', which is set to be released on 28 September 2023. The DLC features 15 missions, a new Longbow Mech chassis with 5 variants, special Mech variants, and a multi-player team combat mode. |
| January 26 2023 | Release of MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries DLC4: Rise of Rasalhague, which introduces a new questline about Rasalhague's fight for freedom, adds the Crusader mech, and implements the 'Rival Mercenaries' feature allowing interaction with other mercenary companies. |
| November 30 2022 | Piranha Games announced the fourth downloadable content (DLC) for MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries, titled 'Rise of Rasalhague', set to be released on January 26, 2023. |
| June 8 2022 | Released DLC3: Call to Arms, which added the Hatchetman mech, nine new melee weapons, and a mission quest line featuring the Independent People of Skye as employer. |
| October 2021 | PlayStation launch of the game occurred, which was reported to have financially underperformed according to publisher EnadGlobal7. |
| September 2021 | Piranha Games unveiled the second downloadable content (DLC2: Kestrel Lancers) and announced the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 release of MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries. |
| May 27 2021 | Major release combining Heroes of the Inner Sphere DLC, Year One update, and Xbox/Steam/GOG launch, featuring new mission types, mech chassis, biomes, and quality-of-life improvements |
| May 27 2021 | MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries is released on additional platforms including Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Steam, and GOG, accompanied by DLC packs Heroes of the Inner Sphere, Call to Arms, and Rise of Rasalhague. |
| 2020 | Piranha Games began working on Heroes of the Inner Sphere DLC and the second downloadable content for MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries. |
| November 2020 | Piranha Games was acquired by investor group EnadGlobal7, which influenced future marketing and development strategies |
| May 7 2020 | The game becomes available through Xbox Game Pass for PC. |
| December 10 2019 | MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries is released on Microsoft Windows through the Epic Games Store as the first single-player MechWarrior game since 2002. |
| June 2019 | Piranha Games announced an exclusive launch agreement with Epic Games Store, changing their previous promise of Steam and GOG keys for pre-order customers. They offered full refunds to dissatisfied customers, with only 700 out of 20,000 pre-order customers requesting a refund. |
| January 2019 | Piranha Games unveiled the pre-order campaign for MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries called the Community Edition, offering digital extras and in-game bonuses. The pre-order campaign generated approximately 20,000 pre-orders. |
| December 2018 | At the annual MechCon, Piranha Games set up four customized 'Super Pods' for VIP guests to play a demo of Mechwarrior 5: Mercenaries. The demo was also live-streamed by Piranha Games' employees and accompanied by a release date trailer targeting a 2019 release. |
| April 2018 | A new turn-based strategy game titled BattleTech is released, developed by Harebrained Schemes and led by Jordan Weisman, the series creator. |
| December 2017 | Piranha Games presented a teaser at MechCon showcasing the dropship hangar, destructible buildings, VTOL enemies, and the main story premise of the player protagonist taking over their parents' mercenary company. |
| December 2016 | Mechwarrior 5: Mercenaries was first officially revealed during Piranha Games' annual MechCon, with CEO Russ Bullock performing a live demonstration of the game's early alpha stage. The demonstration featured a hangar, a Shadowhawk mech, and combat against an AI-piloted Raven mech. |
| 2013 | MechWarrior Online, a free-to-play reboot set around the start of the Clan invasions, is published by Infinite Games Publishing. |
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