BattleTech: Gothic is not where we expected this franchise to go

Long-time holders of the BattleTech tabletop gaming license, Catalyst Game Labs, have something surprisingly grim and dark to talk about at this week’s AdeptiCon convention. BattleTech: Gothic, formally revealed on Facebook, adds massive monsters to the game of big stompy robots. It’s described as a “themed-box release” — something entirely new for the roughly 40-year-old franchise. The announcement of the “complete, stand-alone game experience” arrived M...