Admittedly, right now, the PC strategy market might seem a bit on the thickly-stocked side. But there's always room for Jello, so to speak, especially when that Jello can present an interesting new idea or an old one done well. "Hardware: Shipbreakers" looks like it's ready to do one of the two, though everything that could be known about this title, as yet, is not.

While news about "Hardware: Shipbreakers" has been coming out for some time, word from GamesBeat suggests that this could be much more than another strategy game. Indeed, this new title from Blackbird Interactive has some big shoes to fill, as the company is reportedly looking to run it right alongside the likes of such major names as "StarCraft 2" and "League of Legends."

It's not that Blackbird is eager to compete with these luminaries in the field, but rather that these names have shown that the strategy gaming field can and does work, so bringing in another name to the field can offer a similar opportunity, and that there's room for more on this particular front.

"Hardware: Shipbreakers" is offering up an interesting premise to boot, as various groups are on a planet working salvage operations for what appears to be some kind of ship graveyard that's on a desert planet. There have been plenty of craft out there buried under the sand, and pulling them up, chopping them down, and transporting them out is proving to be a lucrative enterprise. But at one point, two crews have encountered the same ship, at about the same time, and a fight has broken out over who gets to keep rights to salvage the wreckage. At one point, aliens may well show up--possibly even the ship's original owners, though exact details on this front were kept quite mum--to join in the fray.

Right now, several trailers are out showing off the game itself, and those interested in getting in on the beta can do so by showing the game a little cash-based love first and buying the $100 First Wave VIP package. While the game itself is at last report to be free to play, buying in gets you a copy of the Prospector's Guide, which will run down some of the lore surrounding the game.

We've already had a good look at how games like "StarCraft 2" and "League of Legends" are offering a whole new life to the eSports genre, and there's plenty of room for games like "Hardware: Shipbreakers" to do likewise. In fact, the more games that come along, I'd say the more likely it is that the eSports concept will really get going. With the more games there are in the field, the more likely it is that someone will find something they really like. The more likely it is someone finds something good, the more players show up and the more likely it is that the whole thing holds together. With eSports bars starting to crop up, the chances are good that the whole concept will keep in one piece and potentially even catch on.

"Hardware: Shipbreakers" may not preserve eSports by itself, but it may well join the array of titles in the field and make the overall package much more attractive.