BattleTech (Video Game)
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| BattleTech | |
|---|---|
| Product information | |
| Type | Computer game |
| Development | Harebrained Schemes |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Harebrained Schemes |
| First published | 2017 |
| MSRP | TBA |
| Content | |
| Era | Succession Wars |
| Timeline | 3025 |
BattleTech is an up-and-coming computer game set in the BattleTech universe in 3025. It was announced on July 29, 2015 that a new game would be made via backing from the website Kickstarter, with the Kickstarter campaign running from September 28 to Nov 4 2015.
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Canonicity
Computer games are excluded from the current definition of Canon for the BattleTech universe. However, Catalyst Game Labs was particularly closely involved in the making of this game and Line Developer Randall N. Bills explicitly stated that it was intended for the game's storyline to be fully canonical.[1]
Gameplay
| “ | Steeped in the feudal political intrigue of the BattleTech universe, the game will feature an open-ended Mercenaries-style campaign that blends RPG ‘Mech and MechWarrior management with modern turn-based tactics. | ” |
Plot synopsis
Storyline
The player will be able to take control of a group of mercenaries in the year 3025. They will have to develop their MechWarriors and will be able to side with different factions.[3]
Featured BattleMechs
With the title still in early pre-production, no 'Mechs have been formally confirmed as being in the finished game, but several are identifiable in the promotional images and Harebrained Schemes has offered a list of 'Mechs that they hope to include: [1] [2]
Light:
Medium:
- Blackjack
- Centurion
- Cicada
- Enforcer
- Griffin
- Hunchback
- Kintaro
- Shadowhawk
- Trebuchet
- Wolverine
- Vindicator
Heavy:
Assault:
Notes
References
- ↑ In this forum thread on the game's homepage:
Q: "[D]oes your work on MWO and HBS-BT mean the Hero 'Mech fluff in the former and the campaign storyline in the latter are canonical for the core (CGL) BatteTech lore?"
A (by Randall Bills): "For the Hero 'Mechs, absolutely. And that is the intention with the HBS campaign storyline as well." - ↑ http://battletechgame.com/
- ↑ http://www.alistdaily.com/news/harebrained-schemes-plans-the-return-of-battletech