MechWarrior Online brings customization and new maps

Seems to be a big 'ol patch-fest this week in MMO land. Yesterday, Blizzard pushed out World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria Landfall, Patch 5.1 to the live servers. Today, Sony launched Rain of Fear - the 19th expansion for EverQuest. And we also saw the not-yet-released MechWarrior Online release a doozy of a patch.

Highlights include the ability for players to finally customize their Mechs with various patterns and colors, as well as the return of 'Bitching Betty', the fan-favorite voice from the original MechWarrior games. They're even including a hula girl you can add to our Mech cockpit!

MechWarrior Online is free-to-play and currently scheduled to release in Q4 2012. Hey, that could be soon! You can check out the full patch notes over on the MWO official forums right here.