Color art notes often hold a special place with me. Not that B&W illustrations aren’t wonderful…a well-crafted line illustrations can be incredibly powerful and dynamic. However, we don’t get to do a lot of color illustrations in BattleTech. And when we do, such as covers, it almost always must orient around the central theme of […]

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As FASA closed its doors and FanPro spun up, I suddenly found myself not only the BattleTech Line Developer, but also its Art Director. While I’m proud of what I managed during that time period (in huge part thanks to Fred Hooper at FASA putting up with me hanging out in the art department early […]

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Reeling from their war with Clan Wolf, the Crusaders of Clan Jade Falcon were spoiling for action against a worthy foe. Khan Marthe Pryde seized the opportunity to test both her fledgling warriors and the strength of the newly formed Lyran Alliance. The Falcon march to Coventry would bear a fruit that no one […]

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No, we don’t have a Street Date just yet…but we’ve reached a very critical milestone (the last, really, until it hit the streets), so wanted to immediately share the good news with all of you that have been patiently waiting for this newest and best incarnation of the BattleTech Introductory Box Set.

The last of […]

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Over ten years ago, as the second Star League died, the Word of Blake unleashed its wrath against the combined realms of the Inner Sphere and the Clans. Using every weapon in their arsenal, from strategic misdirection and the exposure of state secrets, to biological, nuclear, and chemical attacks, the Word’s war struck every […]

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Shattered the Jihad and left in ruins, House Marik’s Free Worlds League has crumbled in the face of betrayal and deceit. Parliament is scattered, and alliances spanning generations have been broken. But even in death the dream of the Free Worlds lingers, and the economic and industrial might that once stood poised to usurp […]

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The following product has a Street Date of JANUARY 19TH, 2011:

Era Report: 3052 ($24.99)

For three hundred years, the nations of the Inner Sphere waged war in the name of the fallen Star League, sending armies of MechWarriors into battle for glory and power. Yet even as BattleMechs clashed over the forgotten ruins […]

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In December 3076, Devlin Stone marshaled the nations of the Inner Sphere and began Operation SCOUR. The two-year final push to Terra was the bloodiest fighting seen in centuries. In the end, Terra had been freed with the Word of Blake scattered to the darkest corners of the universe. Stepping into that vacuum, Stone […]

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Catalyst Game Labs is pleased to announce the following additional products are in development for release during the first and second quarters of 2011.

Historical: Reunification War

In 2570, the six Great Houses of the Inner Sphere united to create the Star League, promising to bring an end to the generations of warfare that engulfed […]

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Today A Time of War: The BattleTech RPG Limited Edition should be available at your local game store. If you’re hunting for it and don’t see it, make sure to let them know they can order it through their usual distributor.

There’s only 700 available, so make sure you get your copy!

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