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Before we dive into this month’s show contents, we’d like to apologize for not recording an April Podcast. Mea culpa loyal listeners. We slept for four weeks, but feel recharged, renewed, and ready to bring one hell of a May show as recompense.
This month we dive into the heavily awaited, anticipated, on the verge of landing, BattleTech Mercenaries Kickstarter, including the nothing burger fiasco of the oft derided cost of shipping. Then we’re off to the magic land of video games, and the new MechWarrior 5: The Clans gameplay trailer recently dropped by Piranha Games. Switching gears we’re previewing “Chandresaker Kurita’s, The Art of Food,” a BattleTech cookbook before jumping into Without Question, the latest BattleTech novel from the talented Bryan Young. Full disclosure, this novel made us like Clan Jade Falcon in a way we’ll never forgive. All this and more in the Chatterweb’s May episode. (A quick shoutout to Big Red on YouTube for the Without Question review cover art! Check out his stuff, he’s a great supporter of BattleTech!)
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Coming at you from the Chatterweb: The Last Word in BattleTech Talk!
A message from the man, the myth the legend: “Greetings ‘Mech Fans, Duncan Fisher here, and I find myself on Terra in a place called Kansas City, where I am supposed to be interviewed by your last word in BattleTech talk. My agent assures me there will be plenty to drink, and plenty of women to keep me company.” That’s right, we have the incredible George Ledoux on the show.
As if Mr. Ledoux wasn’t enough, BattleTech was a smashing success at Adepticon and KerenskyCon, and we were there for every second of it! This episode is chock full of news from both conventions, including the “premature” release of the highly anticipated BattleTech Encounters game, the release of the mysterious UrbanMech LAM (which will never be canonized, but is still awesome), and a slew of newly announced BattleTech fiction coming our way.
Leaving BattleTech for a second, our news desk hits on a fan favorite segment: Animals on the loose! This time it’s black bears getting into places they shouldn’t and kangaroos (or ‘roos as they’re called down under) out for a swim!
If you have some time to kill and you’re up for some laughs, check out JPArbiter and XenoArbiter play MechWarrior 5.
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Coming at you from the Chatterweb: The Last Word in BattleTech Talk!
“Fuzzy Bunnies Forever!”
Catalyst Game Labs is getting ready for Adepticon, one of the largest gaming conventions in North America, but that doesn’t mean we’re lacking in BattleTech news! This month we saw three (3) brand new pieces of BattleTech fiction released, a new DLC for MechWarrior 5 is coming (re: Smoke Jaguars), and Big Red’s Epic is truly stunning in scope.
As great as this month’s releases have been, we have some sad news for the BattleTech Community: a longtime community member, Kelly Bonilla, lost his battle with cancer. A MechWarrior through in through, we want to take the opportunity to reflect on WizKid’s MechWarrior Dark Age & Age of Destruction. Thanks to that game this show exists. We salute you Bonilla, always be the Bunny!
We end this episode with the Arbitration News Desk, where we have a tale of Angry Raccoon Shenanigans, smelly flower bonanzas, and hot dog hullabaloos! It’s all a doozy. And be sure to check out our interview with Rem Alternis Productions on Twitch. Rem is the new Marketer at CGL and she has the inside track on what’s happening.
If you have some time to kill and you’re up for some laughs, check out JPArbiter and XenoArbiter play MechWarrior 5.
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Coming at you from the Chatterweb: The Last Word in BattleTech Talk!
Can you believe it? We’re going to hit this month’s release on target. It must be a New Year! We’re kicking off 2024 with a great episode brought to you by chud rage and online antics. On January 24th Catalyst Game Labs released what is arguably the most vanilla and least offensive community standards post in the history of online community moderation. Unfortunately, some really sad, angry, and very hurt folks couldn’t finish the post’s preamble before crying “Woke” and thumping their fists with impotent rage. We thought it might be a good idea to read the community standards in their entirety, break’em down for the listening public, and unpack the incredibly stupid drama behind the nonsense.
Oh yeah, we might also talk a little actual BattleTech while we’re at it. There’s some incredibly kick ass stuff slated for release in 2024, including Lance Packs, ilClan era sourcebooks and novels, the Universe book and more!
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Coming at you from the Chatterweb: The Last Word in BattleTech Talk!
New Year, same old problems (no thanks to Knightmare). First off, a very belated Merry ‘MechMas from Arbitration Studios to everyone. For this shortened end of year podcast we celebrate BattleTech news from Pax Unplugged, the release of Shrapnel Issue volume 15, and JP hurting himself while self-promoting. We also took a moment speaking with with the Valhalla Club Podcast. If you haven’t heard of them, be sure to check them out!
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Coming at you from the Chatterweb: The Last Word in BattleTech Talk!
We’re coming in close to the deadline with October 2023’s episode, but we’ve made it (no thanks to Knightmare). There’s a lot to unpack in this episode, beginning with Paradox Interactive‘s release of Harebrained Schemes just five years after acquiring the studio. We’ll dive into this stunning news and what it could mean for BattleTech. Then, we’ll preview the BattleTech Universe book, the new Camospace Digital Magazine, as well as the latest BattleTech novella to drop. We’ll wrap things up with a trip to the Arbitration News Desk.
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Coming at you from the Chatterweb: The Last Word in BattleTech Talk!
September might be over, but this episode is brand new. BattleTech tabletop news is a bit sparse, but won’t stop JPArbiter from shamelessly self promoting his latest Shrapnel short. Join us as we take a little stroll through MechWarrior 5‘s Dragon’s Gambit and The Clans, before we talk about some of the other games we’ would’d like to see, and the difficulties translating the BattleTech universe to different electronic forms.
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Coming at you from the Chatterweb: The Last Word in BattleTech Talk!
Arbitration returns to GenCon, our story doesn't revolve around BattleTech, but Disney. In this episode we're giving you all of the facts we've been able to find that overwhelmed the convention. We'll regale you with tales of larceny, injuries, poor planning, scalping, and a missing palette jack. Truly, this was a GenCon unlike any other.
Then, it's on to the Chatterweb News Desk where we'll talk disrespect for the desert heat, massive respect for the dead, and nachos.
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Coming at you from the Chatterweb: The Last Word in BattleTech Talk!
We lost track of the clock, but we managed to get this episode in the bag before GenCon!
Speaking of GenCon. We're talking about all the cool BattleTech and other Catalyst Game Labs goodies you can expect to see at this year's convention; how to meet us, the Arbiters, at the Catalyst Game Labs booth.
In this episode we have a quick and dirty review of the latest novellas from author Craig Reed and a look at some of the latest updates from Piranha Games for MechWarrior 5.
All this and Animal Week! Coming at you from the Chatterweb: The Last Word in BattleTech Talk!
For our June Podcast on the Chatterweb we're examining BattleTech's biggest foray into the general gaming market yet: the Target Exclusive: BattleTech Essentials Box. After that we're chatting about author Craig Reed's latest novel, Elements of Treason, and then close out the section with a look at a big boy coming to MechWarrior Online. Our middle segment tackles a closer look at various BattleTech combat vehicles and their place in a typical Total War or Alpha Strike game. We have some pretty extensive recommendations for vehicles available through the BattleTech: Mercenaries Kickstarter.
All this and our whacky News Desk. Coming at you from the Chatterweb: The Last Word in BattleTech Talk!
The Arbiter's return a for a BattleTech Kickstarter After Action Report! We dive into what extras got funded, and what we can expect from the who, what, when, and how for Kickstarter delivery and campaign end points.
In our our middle segment we're discuss BattleTech's Alpha Strike Rules, and what they can bring to your BattleTech gaming experience. We'll tackle the positives and potential negatives of this increasingly popular alternative ruleset.
All this and our whacky News Desk. Coming at you from the Chatterweb: The Last Word in BattleTech Talk!
Welcome to New Beginnings
We've revamped the Arbitration Studios BattleTech Podcast to better reflect our love of of the BattleTech Game and Universe. The Chatterweb hopes to continue to be the last word in BattleTech talk every month, with new content, new features, and of course, everything BattleTech. Join us as we dive into Catalyst Game Labs's Mercenary Kickstarter launch, our experience at Adepticon 2023, and a little chat about ourselves.
Everything old is new again!
Gencon 2022 is here, and in Part 1 of our two-part PodCast special, it’s all about the future of BattleTech! Then we’re off for MrsArbiter’s review of a Question of Survival. Next, and against our better judgment, our middle segment covers some of Blaine Pardoe’s drama. And last, we’ll wrap
In this episode of Arbitration Studios, we’re talking about the recent closure of the BattleTech fan page Everything Battletech, and what it means for the BattleTech online community. After we’re diving into our review of the latest BattleTech sourcebook set in the ilClan era, Empire Alone. Then, we’ll end with
UNITY, my brothers and sisters in arms, unity. The Age of the Mercenaries is upon us all! In this episode of Arbitration, we’re talking about the MASSIVE Catalyst Game Labs’ info drop about new Mercenary Lance Packs, novels, and the Mercenaries Kickstarter set to launch in Fall 2022. At the
The last word in BattleTech talk returns from its extended hiatus, and we’re catching up on all the big stompy robot goodness! We’re talking new Dark Age Novels, the latest Shrapnel volume, newly released Salvage Boxes and the last Spotlight On. In our middle segment, we’re talking about the Tamar Rising
Arbitration November 2021 – Happy Jade Turkey Day! We return to discuss the next wave of IlClan Rec Guides: with Quads, Stout Beasts, and absolutely disgusting killers of the table top. In our middle segment we discuss the events of the Warhammer 40K incident at Talavera, and it’s meaning for