ScrapYard Armory

At 1Pm today the good folks at Catalyst held a public Battlechat to answer questions related to the demise of Wizkids and the subsequent offer by Catalyst for Wizkids properties.

The full transcript is available here.

The Rundown

Here are the notable notes from the battlechat today.

• It was always the plan to buy the rights to Battletech and Shadowrun.  The Wizkids closure simply advanced those plans.
• IMR has every intention of winning the bid.  Check out this quote.

I plan to be in to the end of any bidding, and I plan to win. So I feel pretty good. That isn’t to say that someone who has deeper pockets than me and doesn’t care if they lose money can’t push the envelop farther than I’m willing to go… but I’ll make ’em earn it.

• The decision from Topps should be expected soon, within the next 4 to 6 weeks if not sooner.  Longest it would take is the end of the year.
• The Mechwarrior click-tech game will not be immediately continued if the Topps deal goes through.  TPTB determined that Mechwarrior along with other IP will need to be conscidered carefully befor action.
• The next e-book will be Jihad Turning Points New Avalon.
• Clan Box set rumors are as follows

The Clan Box Set will be a 2009 release. As for detailed contents, this is the current projected contents (subject to change): 48 page The Clans At A Glance, 48 page Introductory Rulebook Expansion, Clan Painting and Tactics Guide, 64 page record sheet booklet, reference cards, maps, 15 ‘Mech miniatures, 5 battle armor miniatures.

Lots of good stuff to look forward to.