{"id":2100,"date":"2015-07-29T13:26:36","date_gmt":"2015-07-29T19:26:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bigdamnheroes.org\/?p=2100"},"modified":"2015-07-29T13:26:36","modified_gmt":"2015-07-29T19:26:36","slug":"new-battletech-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bigdamnheroes.org\/?p=2100","title":{"rendered":"New BattleTech Game"},"content":{"rendered":"

This morning, the fine folks over at Harebrained Schemes (The guys who did the amazing ShadowRun Returns games) announced (at GenCon) that they’re working on a new BattleTech\/MechWarrior Turn Based Strategy game.<\/p>\n

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It’s coming….soon! To a KickStarter near you.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Reading the description provided by HBS:<\/p>\n

TACTICAL \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcMECH
\nCOMBAT RETURNS TO THE PC.<\/p>\n

Harebrained Schemes is pleased to announce their return to Kickstarter this Fall to partner with Backers in co-funding the creation of BATTLETECH. Jordan Weisman, the creator of BattleTech and MechWarrior, is back with the first turn-based BattleTech game for PC in over two decades. Steeped in the feudal political intrigue of the BattleTech universe, the game will feature an open-ended Mercenaries-style campaign that blends RPG \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcMech and MechWarrior management with modern turn-based tactics.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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I’d first, point out that failed or not.. MechWarrior Tactics was less than two decades ago (but, I guess since it never made it out of closed beta, it probably doesn’t count).\u00c2\u00a0 My second thought, was whether or not HBS is re-using the MWT codebase, or starting from scratch.<\/p>\n

I’ve tried to find out (via email, and twitter), but so far, I haven’t received a response.<\/p>\n

There was confirmation from PGI (MechWarrior Online’s Developer) that they have reached an agreement with HBS to share art assets, bringing a ‘unified’ look to the MechWarrior computer game ‘franchise’ for the first time in age.<\/p>\n

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Also excited to have an agreement in place with @WeBeHarebrained<\/a> to bring art style consistency back to the brand.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Russ Bullock (@russ_bullock) July 29, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n