It has been a long road, but the Limited Edition version of Shadowrun’s 20^th Anniversary core book is currently being shipped across the ocean, and the sample copies have arrived in our Seattle office. We’ve been mum about the exact features of this title, but now it’s time to show it off:

A black, leather bound hardcover with silver imprinting, each book is numbered for the limited printing. The LE comes with a full-color heavyweight slipcase, two bookmarks and an 11”x34” double-sided poster of the Seattle skyline—one side blue, the other red.

We will be posting a street date in the next few weeks, when the books arrive in our warehouse and we can finalize that date.

If you have already pre-ordered this book: sit tight, and we will ship it to you from our Seattle location as soon as possible.

If you want to buy this book at your local game store, please give them a call and let them know you want a copy. The stock number is CAT2600LE and you can give them the following sell sheet (or a link to it): SR4A Limited Edition

Effective immediately, Catalyst Game Labs is lowering the prices for its core rulebook PDFs for all game lines. This includes:

SHADOWRUN

Shadowrun 20^th Anniversary Edition: $15
Runner’s Companion: $12
Arsenal: $12
Augmentation: $12
Unwired: $12
Street Magic: $12

BATTLETECH

Total Warfare: $15
TechManual: $15
Tactical Operation: $15
Strategic Operations: $15

CTHULHUTECH

CthulhuTech Core Rulebook: $15

Catalyst Game Labs has embraced electronic publishing as a vital medium for expanding a community’s enjoyment of a game line. This is readily apparent with the launch of Eclipse Phase under the Creative Commons license and at a $15 price point, simultaneously with the release of the print rulebook into standard distribution. Catalyst Game Labs continues to follow this pattern with the recent publication of Leviathans’ Lieutenant’s Manual, the first major miniatures game release also utilizing the Creative Commons license, embracing the open-minded nature of the electronic medium.

At the same time Catalyst Game Labs is dedicated to supporting brick-and-mortar hobby stores, still the life’s blood of our hobby and the greatest avenue for new players to be exposed to new games. The Catalyst RED (Retailer Electronic Distribution) combines Catalyst embracing of electronic distribution and retailer support into a single system that allows retailers to sell our PDFs directly to customers.

The release of both Eclipse Phase Core Rulebook and Leviathans’ Lieutenant’s Manual PDFs at a reduced price showcased the willingness of gamers to “check out a new game” if the price is reasonable; especially combined with the willingness of a publisher to stand by the quality and strength of their game line. With two of the most icon universes in our industry (and a fabulous up-and-coming game line) Catalyst Game Labs is standing by the strength and quality of its game lines, lowering the price of its introductory products for the entire gaming community.

If you’ve always wanted to check out Shadowrun or BattleTech (or would like to return after a long hiatus), there’s never been a better chance to grab a PDF and see what the excitement is all about! Our PDFs are available from our own BattleShop or DriveThruRPG.

Catalyst Game Labs is pleased to announce its currently projected first quarter 2010 releases for all its game lines.

Casual Games

High School Drama [Social Climbing. Scandal. School Rivalry]

Paparazzi! [The Game of Trash Celebrity Culture]

Merchants [The Lords Of The Seas]

Henchman [The Game Of Surviving Evil Masterminds]

Balance of Power [The Game Of Strategy, Influence And Elegant Warfare]

Eclipse Phase

Gamemaster Pack [Deluxe 4-panel GM Screen and full-color adventure]

Sunward: The Inner System [Core Setting]

CthulhuTech

Ancient Enemies [Setting Sourcebook]

Storyguide Reference Screen [Game Tool]

Shadowrun

Shadowrun 20th Anniversary Limited Edition [Exclusive Core Rulebook]

Runner’s Toolkit [Boxed Accessory]

Vice [Setting]

Dusk: Dawn of the Artifacts 1 [Adventure]

Midnight: Dawn of the Artifacts 2 [Adventure]

Darkest Hour: Dawn of the Artifacts 3 [Adventure]

BattleTech

BattleTech 25th Anniversary Introductory Box Set

A Time of War: The BattleTech RPG [Hardcover, full-color, roleplaying game]

Technical Readout: 3060 [Catalyst-branded reprint]

HexPack: Lakes and Rivers [A Terrain Expansion]

Record Sheets: 3060

Record Sheets: 3075

Historicals: Operation Klondike

Novels

Spells & Chrome: A Shadowrun Anthology [Shadowrun]

First Strike: BattleCorps Anthology Vol 2 [BattleTech: A selection of the best fiction from BattleCorps.com]

Warrior Trilogy [BattleTech: Anniversary Omnibus, Author's Definitive Edition]

A Bonfire of Worlds [BattleTech: A Dark Age Era Novel]

Retailers (and fans looking for additional information) can find sell sheets for all these books and games on the retailer information section of catalystgamelabs.com.

For those celebrating, have a fantastic Thanksgiving!