A new Kickstarter is underway to fund development of WARMACHINE: TACTICS, a turn-based tactical combat game from publisher Privateer Press Interactive and developer WhiteMoon Dreams for Windows and OS X based on the WARMACHINE tabletop game. The project is homing in on its $550K goal already, putting their five stretch goals in reach, which will add two new factions and four new multiplayer mercenary characters. Those will all be triggered at just below $700K, so at this rate they will have to add more stretch goals pretty soon (thanks Amdae from Australia). Here's word:

Privateer Press Interactive and video game developer WhiteMoon Dreams have joined forces to bring WARMACHINE to life. Inspired by the predecessors of this hallowed genre like Valkyria Chronicles, Final Fantasy Tactics, and the X-COM franchise, WARMACHINE: Tactics seeks to break new ground for turn-based tactics games by delivering a never-before-seen level of dynamic battlefield combat.

As you’ll see in the video, the development team has worked around the clock for several months to prove we have the experience and the ability to turn WARMACHINE into an incredible video game worthy of your pledge. Kickstarter has provided the opportunity to realize this vision, and with you on our side, we can make it a reality.