All the news, reveals, and tabletop gaming announcements

Key Points:

• Gen Con, North America's largest tabletop convention, begins July 30 in Indianapolis, featuring an Exhibit Hall where global vendors showcase new games, many of which sell out quickly during free demos and early sales.
• Brotherwise Games, collaborating with author Brandon Sanderson, launched the Cosmere Roleplaying Game in 2024, offering versatile mechanics for adventures across Sanderson's interconnected fantasy worlds, and announced new projects including one by Dungeons & Dragons designer Keith Baker.
• Brotherwise is releasing free online rules and templates for the Plotweaver RPG System, the engine behind the Cosmere Roleplaying Game, with an open alpha starting August 5 and more content planned for release through next year.
• Brandon Sanderson is nearing completion of the Mistborn film screenplay, part of a major deal with Apple covering his entire Cosmere universe, including a forthcoming Stormlight Archive TV adaptation.
• A new Stormlight Archive board game, "Stormlight: War for Roshar," designed by John D. Clair and published by Brotherwise Games, will launch on Kickstarter this fall, allowing players to engage in asymmetric gameplay featuring key characters from the series.