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#shorts Celebrating over 25 years since the release of MechWarrior 2. Featuring expanded covers and original music by Timothy Seals. Released June 5, 2021 Download the complete album at https://timothy-seals.bandcamp.com/album/a-new-dawn-bred-for-war-edition Inspired by music from the MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat and MechWarrior 2: Mercenaries Original Video Game Soundtracks by Activision Covers originally composed by Kelly Walker Rogers, Gregory Alper, Jeehun Hwang Cover Art by Jayden Morris Summoner design template by Alex Iglesias (aka flyingdebris) for Piranha Games, Inc. Connect with Jayden (aka jjm1) https://www.deviantart.com/user000000000001 Connect with Timothy https://www.youtube.com/user/TSealz https://soundcloud.com/timothy-seals https://www.facebook.com/timothysealsmusic Timothy Seals | Revisiting the MechWarrior 2 Soundtrack (with co-host Daniel Bruins) - https://youtu.be/OlIXk3S1QA4 Support Renegade HPG on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/renegadehpg CONTACT: travis@renegadehpg.com ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAmcU1Na5Kw