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Monthly Shadowrun Chat - April 19th (In Character!)

Friday, April 18th, 2008

This should be cool.
Catalyst Game Labs will be holding our monthly SR Chat next Saturday, April 19. This month we’ll be doing something somewhat different from our regular Q&A with the developers and authors. Instead, to promote our upcoming campaign book Ghost Cartels, we’ll be giving fans the opportunity to participate […]

Rob Boyle Stepping Down as Shadowrun Line Developer

Sunday, March 16th, 2008

Rob Boyle will be stepping down as the Shadowrun Line Developer soon.  Taking his place will be Peter Taylor, who began as a freelancer for the Shadowrun line and made his way into an assistant developer spot.
We here at Dumpshock would like to extend our own thanks and kudos for the job that Rob has […]

Shadowrun Developer Public Chat

Thursday, February 14th, 2008

This Saturday, February 16th, at 10AM PST, Catalyst Game Labs is presenting a public Question and Answer with Shadowrun developers. For any who’d like to join in, please visit the SR public chat at the appropriate time.
Because this is the first Shadowrun chat that CGL has offered, this one will be open to general […]

INMEDIARES PRODUCTIONS LLC. ENTERS NEGOTIATIONS FOR THE CLASSIC BATTLETECH AND SHADOWRUN LICENSES FROM WIZKIDS INC.

Friday, April 20th, 2007

As reported by IMR/BattleCorps:
INMEDIARES PRODUCTIONS LLC. ENTERS NEGOTIATIONS FOR THE CLASSIC BATTLETECH AND SHADOWRUN LICENSES FROM WIZKIDS INC.
Everett, WA, April 20, 2007—InMediaRes Production LLC has entered into negotiations with WizKids, Inc. and FanPro, LLC to explore the acquisition of RPG publishing rights for the Classic BattleTech and Shadowrun Intellectual Properties. IMR is confident in the […]

SR4 GM Screen is Here!

Thursday, September 14th, 2006

The SR4 Gamemaster’s Screen with Contacts and Adventures book is shipping to stores this week!
This 4-panel GM Screen provides handy and useful charts for playing Shadowrun, Fourth Edition. Comes with a 32-page gamemaster aide for creating short scenarios, including a selection of ready-to-run plot hooks.
Click here for more product information, including links to eBook vendors […]

The Santos Conflict, A Primer

Thursday, September 7th, 2006

For those who haven’t seen it, the guys over at Microsoft Game Studios have posted the first part of their ‘Shadowrun History’.
http://shadowrun.com/shadowrununiverse/shadowrunhistory/
And if you’ve been on your favorite metaplane for the last year and didn’t even know that there was a Shadowrun XBox game in the works, you can check out videos, screenshots, Microsoft’s version […]

SR4 magic supplement ‘Street Magic’ at press!

Tuesday, August 1st, 2006

The new, hardcover rules supplement ‘Street Magic’ is now at press! You can get the details and preview some of the artwork here.
*EDIT* Preview #2 - Table of Contents and Traditions
*EDIT* Preview #3 - The Metaplanes

FanPro Posts SR4 Errata

Tuesday, January 3rd, 2006

Over at ShadowrunRPG.com, those handsome devils at FanPro have posted version 1.3 of the Shadowrun 4th Edition errata.

“Lost” Earthdawn Novels Revived By Small Press

Wednesday, October 12th, 2005

“Readers looking for warm-and-fuzzy fantasy need not apply — but those who crave dark, dangerous, powerful fiction had better strap in, bite down, and read Scars.”
— Bradley Denton, World Fantasy Award-winning author
Over ten years after its original scheduled publication, Scars — the first novel in Caroline Spector’s “Immortals” trilogy which bridges the popular Earthdawn and […]

First Episode of Shadowcast Posted!

Wednesday, August 3rd, 2005

The first episode of Shadowcast — a new Shadowrun podcast — has been posted. It was recorded on June 12th, so some of the material is a little dated, but future installments should be more timely.
Live and direct from the Dumpshock forums… it’s Shadowcast, the Shadowrun podcast! Hosted by forum regulars Spookymonster and Kagetenshi (a.k.a., […]