 Catalyst Game Labs bring Classic BattleTech, Shadowrun, and MechWarrior novels back to bookstores |
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 Jun 27 2008, 07:38 PM
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Immortal Elf  Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,358 Joined: 2-December 07 From: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Member No.: 14,465  |
QUOTE (Synner667 @ Jun 27 2008, 01:38 PM)  Yay to having Mr Stackpole back in the writing seat !! I really want to see what Wolf and Dr. Raven are doing in 2070! |
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Jun 27 2008, 07:54 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 100 Joined: 13-March 08 From: Texas! Giddy Up! Member No.: 15,770 |
QUOTE (Casazil @ Jun 27 2008, 01:35 PM) I got one one question the press release says 50 novels?????? I am pretty sure I have them all and I only have 47. Any thoughts to this? You are missing 3? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wobble.gif) + (IMG:style_emoticons/default/spin.gif) = (IMG:style_emoticons/default/twirl.gif) |
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Jun 27 2008, 08:26 PM
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Incertum est quo loco te mors expectet; Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 6,546 Joined: 24-October 03 From: DeeCee, U.S. Member No.: 5,760 |
Wow, rereleasing ALL the novels? Are there any plans to release anything beyond the novels? I know there are some old game books I'd love to get into. Definitely good news though.
A general question, I picked up some mechwarrior books secondhand and was surprised at how... juvenile they seemed. I mean I really thought they were written for pre-teens or something. Did I just pick a bad one, or are they all written like that? I couldn't get past the first ten pages. Oh, and to answer Adam's question, we just bought a house. We have no money. Yes, I generally tell my wife when I'm buying anything unusual. She generally tells me to go for it. In a couple years once our finances have stabilized and my kids are going to private school I'll... probably have to keep doing that. But I understand eventually they leave college and stop being a drain on my finances, so THEN I won't have to confirm anything when I buy all the books my old, liver-spotted heart desires. |
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Jun 27 2008, 08:56 PM
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Immortal Elf Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,358 Joined: 2-December 07 From: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Member No.: 14,465 |
Probably they'll release all the old game books on PDF. Cheap, easy to do, and good profit margin!
And I just thought of something... I know M$ currently holds the CURRENT video game rights to Shadowrun... How about the three OLD Shadowrun games? Will we see them come out again on Modern Platforms/PC? Hell, all three would fit on one DVD! |
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Jun 27 2008, 10:34 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 858 Joined: 25-August 03 From: Braunschweig, North German League, Allied German States Member No.: 5,537 |
QUOTE (CanRay @ Jun 27 2008, 10:56 PM) How about the three OLD Shadowrun games? The SNES game got me hooked on SR - I'd read a review in some games mag and thought that scifi-meets-fantasy world sounded cool. Bought it, played it, loved it (and still do). Then I stumbled, by chance, over the first Secrets of Power novel - I hadn't known there were SR novels. And then, a few weeks later, I found out that some other kids from my school were actually playing that P&P RPG advertised in the back of the novel... |
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Jun 27 2008, 10:55 PM
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Immortal Elf Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,358 Joined: 2-December 07 From: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Member No.: 14,465 |
I first found Shadowplay by Nigel Findley. Then found 2XS by the same. Then the SNES game.
Hooked hooked hooked. |
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Jun 27 2008, 11:08 PM
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Shadow Cartographer Group: Members Posts: 3,737 Joined: 2-June 06 From: Secret Tunnels under the UK (South West) Member No.: 8,636 |
QUOTE (Adam @ Jun 27 2008, 05:02 PM) For serious, do you people [in general] have to justify the purchase of a $10-ish book to your partner, every single time? I'm not asking this from my "I work in the gaming business, not the gaming hobby" position, but ... seriously? I earn my money, I have a leisure budget, and I spend that leisure budget on whatever I want, just as my gal pal spends her leisure budget, and tough nuts if we don't like what each other is spending money on -- it's our own money for our own leisure! I've known couples who've bought cars and got mortgages without consulting their partner. Some people just live in a different world. I don't have to justify anything I buy but then I don't actually buy much. Clothes, paintings, and food. That's pretty much all my physical purchases - I'm pretty simple. |
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Jun 28 2008, 12:36 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 732 Joined: 21-July 05 From: Seattle Member No.: 7,508 |
QUOTE (Adam @ Jun 27 2008, 12:02 PM) For serious, do you people [in general] have to justify the purchase of a $10-ish book to your partner, every single time? I'm not asking this from my "I work in the gaming business, not the gaming hobby" position, but ... seriously? I earn my money, I have a leisure budget, and I spend that leisure budget on whatever I want, just as my gal pal spends her leisure budget, and tough nuts if we don't like what each other is spending money on -- it's our own money for our own leisure! I don't justify anything to my darling husband, nor do I spend my leisure money on books. I simply leave him detailed note with ISBN number, title, nearby bookstores, and a few suggestions on just how happy I'll be after reading said book. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) Of course, how he chooses to spend his leisure money is, of course, completely and totally up to him. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/grinbig.gif) |
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Jun 28 2008, 12:50 AM
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Prime Runner Group: Retired Admins Posts: 3,929 Joined: 26-February 02 From: .ca Member No.: 51 |
QUOTE (nezumi @ Jun 27 2008, 04:26 PM) Wow, rereleasing ALL the novels? Whoah. We didn't say this. We haven't said anything about this at all. We certainly aren't bringing them all back in print. Some sort of electronic format? Maybe. There will probably be some "test" releases in that vein. |
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Jun 28 2008, 12:52 AM
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Prime Runner Group: Retired Admins Posts: 3,929 Joined: 26-February 02 From: .ca Member No.: 51 |
QUOTE (CanRay @ Jun 27 2008, 04:56 PM) How about the three OLD Shadowrun games? Will we see them come out again on Modern Platforms/PC? Hell, all three would fit on one DVD! That's way out of the scope of anything we do. I'd love to see the Genesis and SNES games hit the Virtual Console on the Wii, but I suspect getting that licensing done is not easy. |
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Jun 28 2008, 01:20 AM
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Moving Target Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 748 Joined: 22-April 07 From: Vermont Member No.: 11,507 |
Repeating a previous question... How many Shadowrun books have there been?
I thought I had them all, and I have 46. The first series had 40 titles (with a 41st title written but unpublished). The second series had 6 titles (tied to the action figures). There is a complete list at Wikipedia: List of Shadowrun Books - Novels So what are the missing 4 titles? |
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Jun 28 2008, 01:27 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 94 Joined: 27-May 08 Member No.: 16,009 |
They were just rounding up. I can't think of a single one that's not on that list.
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Jun 28 2008, 01:37 AM
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Immortal Elf Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,358 Joined: 2-December 07 From: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Member No.: 14,465 |
QUOTE (Adam @ Jun 27 2008, 07:50 PM) Whoah. We didn't say this. We haven't said anything about this at all. We certainly aren't bringing them all back in print. Some sort of electronic format? Maybe. There will probably be some "test" releases in that vein. I'd be happy with electronic format. I've got a few I missed, and some that went missing in a few moves. QUOTE (Adam @ Jun 27 2008, 07:52 PM) That's way out of the scope of anything we do. I'd love to see the Genesis and SNES games hit the Virtual Console on the Wii, but I suspect getting that licensing done is not easy. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/frown.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/frown.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/frown.gif) |
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Jun 28 2008, 02:50 AM
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Prime Runner Group: Retired Admins Posts: 3,929 Joined: 26-February 02 From: .ca Member No.: 51 |
Bear in mind that there are also original Shadowrun novels in German that would count towards -- and over -- that 50.
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Jun 28 2008, 06:13 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 458 Joined: 28-March 05 From: NA/UCAS/IN/ Member No.: 7,246 |
QUOTE (WhiteWolf @ Jun 27 2008, 02:27 PM) I would just like to add that I am very pleased with the way Catalyst has grabbed the Shadowrun bull by the horns and really put forth some good material. Thank you. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Yes, by all means, let's grab Bull by the horns! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/devil.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rotfl.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rotfl.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rotfl.gif) |
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Jun 28 2008, 06:35 AM
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Moving Target Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 748 Joined: 22-April 07 From: Vermont Member No.: 11,507 |
QUOTE (Adam @ Jun 27 2008, 09:50 PM) Bear in mind that there are also original Shadowrun novels in German that would count towards -- and over -- that 50. Any chance of getting text files for the German novels? I for one would be interested in how readable they are through something like Babelfish. Do they have versions of Babelfish that could be given a list of custom translations for the key Sixth World terms? If it made the plot followable, I would be willing to pay a reasonable amount per book. |
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Jun 28 2008, 08:48 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 858 Joined: 25-August 03 From: Braunschweig, North German League, Allied German States Member No.: 5,537 |
QUOTE (MJBurrage @ Jun 28 2008, 08:35 AM) Any chance of getting text files for the German novels? As the SR novels are still in print here in Germany I doubt FanPro and Heyne (the publishers) will give out the contents for free... |
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Jun 28 2008, 11:29 AM
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Plus, there are new ones coming out...
As I understand it, the right to publish novels is the only thing Fanpro Germany has kept from SR (it's that way at TDE and I only found novels on their website), so it would be extra difficult. On the other hand, some authors might want to sell some of their SR novels in the states. (Especially Markus Heitz, I think. At a convention he mentioned he wants to publish his books about dwarfes (no, not SR) in the USA, so he might want some other books of him over there...) But I think the rights to publish those books are in the hands of fanpro germany. |
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Jun 28 2008, 04:15 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Retired Admins Posts: 1,784 Joined: 28-July 04 From: Cleveland, OH Member No.: 6,522 |
QUOTE (Casazil @ Jun 27 2008, 03:35 PM) I got one one question the press release says 50 novels?????? I am pretty sure I have them all and I only have 47. Any thoughts to this? FASA/Roc released 40. WizKids/Roc released 6. Then, there were about 30 that were released in Germany that were never translated to English. So, I suspect the 50 is a bit of rounding. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
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Jun 28 2008, 04:27 PM
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The ShadowComedian Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,538 Joined: 3-October 07 From: Hamburg, AGS Member No.: 13,525 |
QUOTE (MYST1C @ Jun 28 2008, 10:48 AM) As the SR novels are still in print here in Germany I doubt FanPro and Heyne (the publishers) will give out the contents for free... right now it seems they are only rereleasing novels allready out there . . i have two novels allready which i have bought twice on accident(4 books) due to the text on the back and the cover being different as well as the title . . and the size and setting of the text within . . but when i compared, they are exactly the same text-wise. . also: including the double bought books i have right now 81 books of the shadowrun novel series . . and i have one or two lent to my buddies as far as i remember . . |
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Jun 28 2008, 05:20 PM
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QUOTE (MJBurrage @ Jun 28 2008, 01:35 AM) Any chance of getting text files for the German novels? I for one would be interested in how readable they are through something like Babelfish. Do they have versions of Babelfish that could be given a list of custom translations for the key Sixth World terms? If it made the plot followable, I would be willing to pay a reasonable amount per book. German grammar and word usage is much different than English, it would be very choppy and tough to read if you just translated it all through Babelfish. |
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Jun 28 2008, 06:55 PM
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Hoppelhäschen 5000 Group: Members Posts: 5,807 Joined: 3-January 04 Member No.: 5,951 |
And, honestly, it's not really worth the trouble.
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Jun 28 2008, 06:57 PM
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The ShadowComedian Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,538 Joined: 3-October 07 From: Hamburg, AGS Member No.: 13,525 |
at least, not the last publiches once . . maybe the older novels, but the new ones are pretty much a waste of good paper and ink . .
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Jun 29 2008, 08:20 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 100 Joined: 13-March 08 From: Texas! Giddy Up! Member No.: 15,770 |
QUOTE (Adam @ Jun 27 2008, 07:50 PM) Some sort of electronic format? Maybe. There will probably be some "test" releases in that vein. From the mouth of Austin Powers, "Yeah Baby! Yeah." |
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Jun 29 2008, 04:33 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 533 Joined: 26-February 02 From: In a hot tub, with lots of bubbles and champagne waiting for you. Member No.: 1,972 |
finally one of my favorite genera has new novels coming out. bring on the blood and gut, pointless violence, and sex! woot
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