BATTLETECH

Remember Harebrained Schemes' turn-based BattleTech game? That was great. 85% great if you listen to our BattleTech review from back when it came out. It is also, now, the best part of a decade old, and there's no sign of anything like it on the horizon, espec…

Hello Battletech fans! We wanted to tell you about a different kind of Mech game, also published by Paradox Interactive! Have a look at this trailer! Mechabellum is a tactical wargame where you gain victory by adapting your strategy and outthinking your oppone…

fter years of lurking quietly, original r/battletech subreddit creator ddevil63 returned to action over the weekend to shut down forum moderators who were deleting Pride-related posts and establish a new set of content rules for the subreddit based on a simple…

Ed Note: With the recent release of MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries on Steam, it's a rather good time to republish this article I wrote in 2013 about the timeless design of mechs, one of the most interesting vehicles—and targets — in gaming, and …

Need some BattleTech tips? The world of the MechWarriors is harsh, encompassing a universe where metal is more valuable than people. BattleTech is one of the best turn-based strategy games around, but it's a game you need to take seriously if you're going to w…

Looking back at it now, 2020 doesn’t feel like a banner year for strategy games, but that doesn’t mean there haven’t been a few gems. The list below – gathered by a panel of experts and regularly updated – contains games from as recently as 1…

If you've spent any significant time with Harebrained Schemes' BattleTech you've undoubtedly had a sense that just as much of the game takes place in the MechLab as on the field. There are interesting tactical decisions to be made certainly and BattleTech pack…

Even if official development of BattleTech has now finished, it will always remain one of our favourite turn-based strategy games . It may be a bit rough around the edges, but it also has everything you could want: gritty, frontier-style survival, giant robots…

If you've spent any significant time with Harebrained Schemes BattleTech since it launched you've undoubtedly had a sense that just as much of the game takes place in the MechLab as on the field. There are interesting tactical decisions to be made certainly an…

Even if official development of BATTLETECH is now finished, it will always hold a special place here as one of our favourite turn-based strategy games. Rough around the edges it may be, but it also has everything you could want- gritty, frontier-style survival…

In BATTLETECH, there are two battles going on. The most obvious is taking your Mechs planet side and beating the opposition into scrap. The secondary front is the main economics of the game: keeping your mercenary lance solvent, while optimizing yourself for i…

June is here, and Microsoft is once again upending its big bag of video games over its buckets marked Xbox Game Pass on console and PC , with this month's freshly tumbled treats including Kingdom Hearts HD on Xbox One and BattleTech on PC. Starting tomorrow, 1…

Paradox Interactive are pitching in on Covid-19 coronavirus relief efforts with a sale on several of their big management games and RPGs until Friday, April 3rd. You can snag some mighty hefty discounts on things like Cities: Skylines, Pillars Of Eternity, and…

After three expansions and almost two years, BattleTech is just about done. The developers, Harebrained Schemes say they have one last free update due later this month February then that’s the end of their current plans for the turn-based tactical mech &…

For a time it looked as though strategy games had sunk into a kind of deathly malaise, unsure which territory to claim next and which ones it should leave well and truly alone. Fast forward to 2020, though, and strategy games have never looked healthier, which…

One Off The List is our weekly list feature. Is there something you think doesn t deserve to be on this list? Comment with your reasons why, and next week it may be struck off. Here we stand in the dark neo-year of 2020. The spam bots have risen to prominence,…

One Off The List is our weekly list feature. Is there something you think doesn t deserve to be on this list? Comment with your reasons why, and next week it may be taken off. Mech love, not war. That is the lesson we must learn from the futuristic prophecies …