BattleTech online media
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BattleTech was initially conceived as a physical tabletop boardgame, and publications concerning the game - both official and fan-made - were paper-based, typically in the form of print media. The advent of the Internet created a whole new space for publication online, and BattleTech has since grown into a multimedia franchise with a considerable online presence. Online media for the purposes of this wiki refers to digital platforms that are websites and web pages that enable users to engage in negotiable, time-space free, hypertextual, hyperpublic, and two-way mass communication. It allows users to produce content, access diverse information, and interact with others online, blurring the lines between public and private spheres. While social media is a type of online media, not all online media is social media. Additionally, for wiki purposes Digital media can exist independently of both online and social media.
Official online media[edit]
Some online resources for BattleTech are provided by the owners or license holders. These are official BattleTech publications, and as such can potentially contribute canonical or apocryphal content. They include, but are not limited to:
- battletech.com, the current primary official BattleTech website and home to the BattleTech Forum
- classicbattletech.com (aka CBT.com, defunct since ca. 2017), Warner Doles's website that was adopted in 2001 by WizKids LLC and FanPro LLC as the official BattleTech website, until it was migrated to battletech.com
- BattleCorps website (defunct since 2017), a subscription-based BattleTech fiction site
- camospecs.com (aka Camo Specs Online, CSO), a site for official BattleTech paint schemes
- heavymetalpro.com, the official website going with the HeavyMetal Pro (HMP) program suite; inactive since 2019
- masterunitlist.info, the Master Unit List
- MechWarrior Online Legends, the official website going with the MechWarrior Online Legends (MWO) online game
- MechWarrior: Dark Age Website (aka LinkNet, defunct since 2010), the official website going with the MechWarrior: Dark Age boardgame
- Catalyst Game Labs YouTube channel
Fan-generated and unofficial online media[edit]
There is a plethora of fan-generated and unofficial online content. Some of the most prominent examples, which can be assumed to be widely known and used throughout the fanbase, are listed below.
- Disclaimer: Please note that this is a wiki page and is not meant as a broad list of fan projects or to advertise media. Policy:Notability is in full effect, and editors are strongly urged to exercise restraint in adding websites or channels to this list.
- Sarna BattleTechWiki
- warrenborn.com (MWDA data repository, arguably a meta-source)
- Youtube channels:
- BattleTech Lore & History
- Renegade HPG
- Sarna BattleTech Wiki
- Tex Talks BattleTech (part of The Black Pants Legion)