Catalyst Game Labs Price Reduction On All Core Rulebook PDFs
Happy holidays to all! We have excellent news, especially for you last-minute Christmas shoppers! You can buy, download, and give Catalyst Core Rulebook PDFs and have ‘em on time for Christmas, and now you can do it at the new reduced price! Here’s the entire announcement, with all the details you need:
Effective immediately, Catalyst Game Labs is lowering the prices for its core rulebook PDFs for all game lines. This includes:
SHADOWRUN
Shadowrun 20th Anniversary Edition: $15
Runner’s Companion: $12
Arsenal: $12
Augmentation: $12
Unwired: $12
Street Magic: $12
BATTLETECH
Total Warfare: $15
TechManual: $15
Tactical Operation: $15
Strategic Operations: $15
CTHULHUTECH
CthulhuTech Core Rulebook: $15
Catalyst Game Labs has embraced electronic publishing as a vital medium for expanding a community’s enjoyment of a game line. This is readily apparent with the launch of Eclipse Phase under the Creative Commons license and at a $15 price point, simultaneously with the release of the print rulebook into standard distribution. Catalyst Game Labs continues to follow this pattern with the recent publication of Leviathans’ Lieutenant’s Manual, the first major miniatures game release also utilizing the Creative Commons license, embracing the open-minded nature of the electronic medium.
At the same time Catalyst Game Labs is dedicated to supporting brick-and-mortar hobby stores, still the life’s blood of our hobby and the greatest avenue for new players to be exposed to new games. The Catalyst RED (Retailer Electronic Distribution) combines Catalyst embracing of electronic distribution and retailer support into a single system that allows retailers to sell our PDFs directly to customers.
The release of both Eclipse Phase Core Rulebook and Leviathans’ Lieutenant’s Manual PDFs at a reduced price showcased the willingness of gamers to “check out a new game” if the price is reasonable; especially combined with the willingness of a publisher to stand by the quality and strength of their game line. With two of the most icon universes in our industry (and a fabulous up-and-coming game line) Catalyst Game Labs is standing by the strength and quality of its game lines, lowering the price of its introductory products for the entire gaming community.
If you’ve always wanted to check out Shadowrun or BattleTech (or would like to return after a long hiatus), there’s never been a better chance to grab a PDF and see what the excitement is all about! Our PDFs are available from our own BattleShop or DriveThruRPG.
December 24th, 2009 at 10:19:07
Is this a sale or a permanent price cut? Either way, thanks! :D
December 24th, 2009 at 12:45:05
Nicely done, to everyone involved. :D
December 24th, 2009 at 13:23:10
It’s a price change, not a sale!
December 24th, 2009 at 17:53:57
Any plan to bring SR3 books inline with this? (Most have great prices already, but the core book for instance seems high still.)
December 24th, 2009 at 21:01:58
nezumi — hey, good question. Will discuss this with the other decision makers, but we might be scarce over the next few days with the holidays and all :)
December 25th, 2009 at 03:42:47
Catalyst’s PDFs have always been excellent and its great that you’re encouraging people to play the games and expand their options via PDF.
It certainly makes a great alternative to another major system’s new edition where the PDFs are unusable.
December 25th, 2009 at 05:36:51
now this is interesting! from the looks of it, i can have the full set of SR4 pdfs for the cost of maybe 1-2 physical books :D
now if only there was a cheap reader out there that could fit the pages a screen at a time…
December 25th, 2009 at 16:51:15
Will such a low price point for PDFs eventually hamper the sales of print-products? I for one prefer physical books, but selling PDFs so cheap makes me worry that printed RPG books might eventually go the way of the dinosaur.
December 25th, 2009 at 21:11:29
Joe: Very doubtful; books and electronic content work in synergy, not as enemies to one another.
December 27th, 2009 at 09:03:21
Great changes there, thanks all at CGL.
Indeed some people will always prefer physical books, and some people (myself included) either prefer or require PDFs. The PDF and print pre-order combo deals prove the point about synergy though.