Shrapnel (magazine)
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| Shrapnel The Official BattleTech Magazine | |
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| Type | Magazine |
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| Publisher | Pulse Publishing |
| First published | 15 June 2020 |
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Description
Shrapnel (subtitle: The Official BattleTech Magazine) is an electronic and Print-on-demand magazine dedicated to the BattleTech franchise, intended as a spiritual successor to both the older BattleTechnology print magazine and the shuttered subscription-based BattleCorps fiction website, among others. It was first announced as a nonexclusive stretch goal during the 2019 Clan Invasion crowdfunding campaign, and the stretch goal was achieved; Catalyst Game Labs thereby committed to producing at least four issues of the magazine though the actual publisher according to the imprint is "Pulse Publishing, under license by Catalyst Game Labs".
The first issue was released to backers of the crowdfunding campaign on 28 May 2020 through a download link; it was made available to the general public in the following month including a Print-on-demand (PoD) option.
Canonicity
Shrapnel was explicitly stated to be fully canonical for the BattleTech universe. This is a notable exception from the current definition of canon for BattleTech, which states that previous magazines are not counted among the canon sources by default.