Posts by: Ray Arrastia

The BattleTech Black Friday sale starts in just a few hours, at 12 a.m. Pacific Time / 3 a.m. Eastern!

We’ve got more items from Wave 2 of the BattleTech: Clan Invasion Kickstarter, more restocks of key ForcePacks, and even a handful of items from the Catalyst vault.

Don’t forget: the FINAL order date for LIKELY […]

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We’ve got small restocks of several previously-released ForcePacks now available in the Catalyst Game Labs web store, along with a fistful of new items from Wave 2 of the BattleTech Clan Invasion Kickstarter.

Please note: the FINAL order date for LIKELY arrival before Christmas 2021 is December 13th. CGL has no control over FedEx or […]

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Robert D. Thurston, whose Legend of the Jade Phoenix trilogy became a cornerstone of BattleTech canon, died Oct. 20 in Ridgefield Park, N.J., according to his family. He was 84; the cause of his death was not specified.

Thurston’s five-decade-long writing career spanned more than 40 short stories, novellas, and novels. He is best […]

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The DropShips have landed, and the first items from Wave 2 of the massively successful BattleTech: Clan Invasion Kickstarter are live in the Catalyst web store.

This deluge of new BattleTech product includes the first three Wave 2 ForcePacks, with more ForcePacks becoming available in the store through the end of the year and […]

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Recognition Guide: ilClan, Vol. 20

PDF: $3.99

The march of technology across BattleTech’s eras is relentless—but some BattleMech designs never die. Each installment of this PDF-only series not only includes a brand new BattleMech or OmniMech, but also details Classic ’Mech designs from both the Inner Sphere and the Clans, now fully rebuilt with Dark […]

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AMA tomorrow! Tune in at 2:30 p.m. ET (GMT -5) for a discussion with BattleTech’s community content creators and Line Developer Ray Arrastia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icpttaUkg3U

But we know what you’re really here for…

Stormcrow TC Premium Plastic Miniature

Price: $24.99

First seen during the battle of Tukayyid, the -TC Stormcrow offered the Clans a configuration […]

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The fourth and final cycle of BattleMech Recognition Guide: ilClan kicks off today with Vol. 19, featuring the rare Iron Cheetah and a host of redesigned classics!

As a reminder, the Rec Guide series will run through Vol. 24, currently slated to come out on Friday, Dec. 24.

We’ve also got a sneak preview of […]

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Battlefield Support Deck

$9.99

BRING THE RAIN!

BattleMechs are the kings of the battlefield. But expert use of support elements–artillery, minefields, and aerospace fighter runs–can tip the balance of battle towards victory!

This 55-card Battlefield Support Deck makes using the sleek Battlefield Support rules from the BattleMech Manual even easier. Choose the size of your conflict, […]

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A big, big day here for mercenary MechWarriors–the Barnes & Noble exclusive Wolf Dragoons Assault Star ForcePack is available for pre-order! The expected availability date for this item is Dec. 15, 2021, so be sure to….annihilate…your holiday season with this exciting new pack.

But that’s not all. Like the Dragoons, the Gray Death Legion […]

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The Umayyads. Mysterious invaders of Nueva Castile, their origins have been one of the lingering secrets of BattleTech–until today!

Today’s new release, Touring the Stars: Granada, reveals the innermost secrets of the Umayyads, and provides more detail about their long-running conflict with the residents of Nueva Castile. (Before the Goliath Scorpions sorted things out for […]

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