How Just Cause 3 added goofy mechs to a silly, explosive game

Just Cause 3 debuted last fall as a kind of Grand Theft Auto for tropical island warfare. It was perhaps the goofiest of shooters, where you play Rico in the open world island nation of Medici. You try to free it from its evil dictator by any means necessary, using an assortment of grappling hooks, parachutes, and wingsuits.

Now Square Enix and Avanlanche Studios have announced a new downloadable content installment that will be out in early June. Just Cause 3: Mech Land Assault features a mech vehicle with a gravity-defying mechanical arm. You can use that arm to pick up other vehicles and soldiers and then toss them. It makes for some great destruction and a lot of laughs.

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