InMediaRes Productions, LLC
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InMediaRes Productions, LLC (IMR) was founded in 2003 by Loren and Heather Coleman to license the ability to publish new, canon Classic BattleTech fiction to the Internet from WizKids.[1] Wizkids granted this license to IMR in the fall of 2003, initially limited to short fiction of up to 40,0000 words. This led to the creation of BattleCorps in August 2004.[2] In 2005, IMR announced its intentions to branch out into Shadowrun fiction and establish Holostreets with the intention of doing for Shadowrun what had been done for BattleTech.[3] IMR hoped to have Holostreets up and running by 2008, but other activities have delayed this.[4]
On April 20, 2007, IMR announced that it was in negotiations with WizKids and FanPro to acquire the licenses for what was now "Classic" BattleTech at the time as well as Shadowrun, as licensee FanPro's licenses were set to expire.[5] The IMR imprint Catalyst Game Labs (CGL) was created in May 2007 by IMR for the purpose of publishing print Classic BattleTech and Shadowrun sourcebooks.[6] In June 2007, Wizkids transferred the licenses for both (Classic) BattleTech and Shadowrun to Catalyst, and in June 2008, Catalyst announced new novels for Shadowrun and Classic BattleTech, as well as the MechWarrior series.[7]
Most of the individuals involved for the success of both BattleTech and Shadowrun at FanPro moved to Catalyst when it acquired the licenses.[6]
In mid-March, 2010, CGL released a public statement providing a summary of the results of a financial review of the company, in which it was disclosed strong sales and an increased demand growth of their products. Included in the review was the discovery of some accounting procedures that mixed private funds of the owner with the company's operating capital, due to "accounting procedures [that] had not been updated as the company continued to grow". The realization of this issue resulted in a reported restructuring of the accounting procedures, the start of an administrational organization review and discussions with partners and freelancers regarding indemnification.[8]
External Links
http://www.imrpro.com
http://www.battlecorps.com
References
- Youtube video of an Origins 2013 interview by Tabletop Gaming News with Loren Coleman
- ↑ http://www.wizkidsgames.com/wk_article.asp?cid=38058
- ↑ http://www.battlecorps.com/BC2/static.php?page=6
- ↑ http://www.shadowrunrpg.com/wordpress/?p=66
- ↑ http://forum.rpg.net/showpost.php?s=239e8f3fa841d2a614467556682d5e12&p=9262109&postcount=102
- ↑ http://www.battlecorps.com/BC2/news.html?article=241
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 BattleCorps: "InMediaRes Productions, LLC forms imprint Catalyst Game Labs"
- ↑ CGL: "Catalyst Game Labs bring Classic BattleTech, Shadowrun, and MechWarrior novels back to bookstores"
- ↑ CGL: "For Immediate Release"