In the middle of a quiet summer for RPG news, Harebrained Schemes have broken the tedium today with the release of a BattleTech Kickstarter update featuring pre-alpha gameplay footage. Narrated by Jordan Weisman, Mitch Gitelman and Mike McCain, the gameplay video showcases an assault on a House Marik-controlled salvage base, including a short skirmish against several enemy mechs and vehicles. It's a very early version of the game (hence "super"-pre-alpha) and many features such as melee are still missing, but the combat model is already looking pretty cool. Check it out:


Harebrained will be attending Gen Con in Indianapolis this weekend, so we might be seeing more of BattleTech soon. If you like what you see and didn't pledge to the Kickstarter, the game is now available for preorder via BackerKit.