I'll buy this game in a heart beat, probably have to build a new rig just to play it too.
One of my fondest gaming memories involves trips to the Battletech Center in Chicago while I was in college. Each player had a pod they sat in, multiple monitors, all kinds of read outs and buttons to select weapons etc.
Last time I was there, they had 12 pods and would link 6 together for 3vs3 PvP action.
They also had a lobby area where they had twelve monitors, one for each pod. So, while you were waiting for your time in the game you could see what every other player was seeing on his main screen. It was almost as much fun watching our friends blasting each other as it was to actually play.
It was really good gaming for 1990ish.
Good times, good times.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BattleTech_Centers