Play testing and a Spooky Season!

We recorded this episode a little later than intended, so enjoy some October in early November!

For us, October is always a goofy time for the podcast: BattleTech news is, historically, very limited. Fortunately, this year is a little different, and for this episode we're talking about the BattleTech: Gothic suite, a new Fox Patrol story, and some old 'Mech games recently resurrected on XBox.

From there we move into the real story of the month: the first official, world-wide, BattleTech play test for the next BattleTech core rules book. We're taking a look at some of the recently released test packets available for review.

Finally, we go wild at the Arbitration News Desk: Rejoice! Critters all over the world cause chaos!

We want to mention the passing of Melissa Noe, a legend of Iron Wind Metals. Melissa was a wonderful woman, universally respected by the BattleTech community, and a major reason why Iron Wind Metals was successful. All of us mourn her passing, and offer our heartfelt condolences to her family and loved one. May her memory always be a blessing.

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GenCon 2025, the Gothic experience!

Well, if you saw our second GenCon 2025 episode, then you already know that GenCon is here. In our first episode (which Knightmare accidentally posted out of sequence), we're reflecting a little bit on some of our past GenCon experiences and those special times when we served as a volunteer.

After, we're off to the races, providing an in-depth review of Catalyst Game Labs newest BattleTech ForcePacks, and the Centennial Edition of Technical Readout: 3025.

Then, Mrs.Arbiter takes over the Chatterweb mic for a special segment recorded in a very noisy hall, where she sits down with the legendary Jordan Weisman, founding father of FASA and BattleTech, to chat about his long career in games.

Finally, we end the show with: Things I promised not to tell. We're dropping inside behind the scenes about the Chatterweb Podcast, how it started, and the many friends we made along the way.

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GenCon 2025 is here! DON'T WORRY, FOR WE ARE HERE!

For our second episode from GenCon 2025, we're talking all about Catalyst Game Labs's newest Kickstarter projects: My Hero Academia, Runefire, and Partha Wars. Afterwards, we're diving deep in the newest BattleTech Continuum universe, the biological nightmare that is BattleTech: Gothic.

On a more sentimental note, we want to take a moment to express our gratitude to all of our faithful and friendly listeners for the last nineteen years we've had this show. Next year is our twentieth year doing the Chatterweb Podcast, and we' re planning to do a lot of cool stuff to celebrate!

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