Catalyst Game Labs
{{Short description|Game publisher}}
{{Update|date=January 2014}}
Catalyst Game Labs (CGL) was created in May 2007 by InMediaRes Productions, LLC for the purpose of publishing print Shadowrun and Classic BattleTech sourcebooks.[http://www.battlecorps.com/BC2/news.html?article=246 InMediaRes Productions, LLC forms imprint Catalyst Game Labs] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929015725/http://www.battlecorps.com/BC2/news.html?article=246# |date=2007-09-29 }} (BattleCorps.com, May 15, 2007) In June 2007, WizKids transferred the licenses for both Shadowrun and Classic BattleTech from FanPro's United States subsidiary, FanPro LLC, to Catalyst, and in June 2008, Catalyst announced novels for Shadowrun and Classic BattleTech, as well as the MechWarrior series.{{cite web |title=Catalyst Game Labs bring Classic BattleTech, Shadowrun, and MechWarrior novels back to bookstores |url=http://catalystgamelabs.com/2008/06/27/catalyst-game-labs-bring-classic-battletech-shadowrun-and-mechwarrior-novels-back-to-bookstores/ |author=Catalyst Game Labs |date=June 24, 2008 |access-date=July 7, 2008 |archive-date=July 22, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722095635/http://www.catalystgamelabs.com/2008/06/27/catalyst-game-labs-bring-classic-battletech-shadowrun-and-mechwarrior-novels-back-to-bookstores/ |url-status=dead }}
Most of the individuals responsible for the success of both Shadowrun and Classic BattleTech at FanPro moved to Catalyst when it acquired the licenses.
At the 2008 Gen Con, Catalyst Game Labs announced it was entering the casual gaming business (card-oriented games) with Paparazzi and Ooze the Cook.{{Cite web|url=http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/13118.html|title = Catalyst Enters Casual Game Biz}}
Products and properties
= Role-playing games =
- BattleTech
- Shadowrun
- Leviathans - a miniatures wargame about lighter-than-air battleships originally due out in late 2011, but ended up releasing on August 22, 2012.{{Cite web |url=http://monstersinthesky.com/2012/08/02/street-dates-promotional-videos-ah-the-glories/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-04-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016202708/http://monstersinthesky.com/2012/08/02/street-dates-promotional-videos-ah-the-glories/ |archive-date=2013-10-16 |url-status=dead }} The game is set in an alternative version of the early 20th century.
- Cosmic Patrol - a role-playing game set in a retro future based on the Golden Age of science fiction.
- Valiant Universe - a superhero role-playing game set in the Valiant Comics fictional universe
- Dorfromantik: The Board Game
- Challengers!
- Expeditions
- The Castles of Burgundy
- My Gold Mine
= Tabletop games =
- Dragonfire - a deckbuilding game based on Dungeons & Dragons.{{Cite web|url=http://www.catalystgamelabs.com/2017/04/25/catalyst-game-labs-partners-with-wizards-of-the-coast-on-new-dungeons-dragons-deckbuilding-game/|title=CATALYST GAME LABS PARTNERS WITH WIZARDS OF THE COAST ON NEW DUNGEONS & DRAGONS DECKBUILDING GAME {{!}} Catalyst Game Labs|website=www.catalystgamelabs.com|date=25 April 2017|language=en-US|access-date=2017-09-16}}
- Paparazzi
- Ooze the Cook
- Vikings - a strategy game based on the Vikings television series, which requires the players to acquire resources and win the favor of heroes to achieve victory.
- Jarl - a tile-laying game set in the same thematic setting as Vikings.
- Paiko - a two-player strategy game that is focused on intuitive players, with the goal being to place the most tiles on the board.
- Wrath of Dragons - a board game that has you playing as dragons over several centuries.
- The Duke - a two-player abstract strategy board game on a 6x6 grid, comparable to chess.
= Rather Dashing Games =
In 2018 Loren and Heather Coleman, owners of Catalyst Game Labs, acquired Rather Dashing Games, a board game company based near Lexington, Kentucky, from Kalmbach Media.{{Cite web|url=https://www.acdd.com/news/rdg-purchased.html|title=ACD News|website=www.acdd.com|access-date=2019-07-24}} According to the Rather Dashing Games website, the company is now a division of Catalyst Game Labs.{{Cite web|url=http://ratherdashinggames.com/about-us/2017/02/about-us|title=About Us|website=Rather Dashing Games|access-date=2019-07-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180708093617/http://www.ratherdashinggames.com/about-us/2017/02/about-us|archive-date=2018-07-08|url-status=dead}}
Notes
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External links
- [http://www.catalystgamelabs.com/ Company Web Site]
- [https://ratherdashinggames.com/ Rather Dashing Games website]
- [http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Catalyst_Game_Labs BattleTechWiki description]
- BoardGameGeek [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamepublisher/7383/catalyst-game-labs description]
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