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The tour dates for Firefight, which comes out this Tuesday, January 6th, have been announced! Additionally, we've put the events on our Calendar on 17th Shard, so when you're on the main forum page, you'll see them! You can also read Brandon's interesting look at superhero novels on i09. Here are the dates, along with any links to a thread regarding a particular signing. If you make a thread for the signing you're going to, I'll update this! SALT LAKE CITY, UT Store: Barnes & Noble: West Jordan Address: 7157 Plaza Center Drive, West Jordan, UT 84984 When: Monday, January 5, 2015, 6:00 PM SEATTLE, WA Store: University Bookstore: U District Address: 4326 University Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105 When: Tuesday, January 6, 2015, 7:00 PM Signing thread Venue: The Seattle Public Library Address: 1000 Fourth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104 When: Wednesday, January 7, 2015, 7:00 PM MIAMI, FL Store: Books & Books: Coral Gables Address: 265 Aragon Ave, Coral Gables, FL 33134 When: Thursday, January 8, 2015, 8:00 PM PORTLAND, OR Store: Powell's Books: Cedar Hills Crossing Address: 3415 Southwest Cedar Hills Boulevard, Beaverton, OR 97005 When: Friday, January 16, 2015, 7:00 PM SAN FRANCISCO, CA Store: Barnes & Noble: El Cerrito Address: 6050 El Cerrito Plaza, El Cerrito, CA 94530 When: Saturday, January 17, 2015, 4:00 PM SAN DIEGO, CA Store: Mysterious Galaxy Address: 5943 Balboa Ave #100, San Diego, CA 92111 When: Tuesday, January 20, 2015, 7:30 PM Signing thread TEMPE, AZ Store: Changing Hands Address: 6428 S McClintock Drive, Tempe, AZ 85283 When: Wednesday, January 21, 2015, 6:00 PM HOUSTON, TX Store: Murder by the Book Address: 2342 Bissonnet Street, Houston, TX 77005 When: Friday, January 23, 2015, 6:30 PM ATLANTA, GA Store: Barnes & Noble: Newnan Address: 342 Newnan Crossing Bypass, Newnan, GA 30265 When: Saturday, January 24, 2015, 3:00 PM LEXINGTON, KY Store: Joseph-Beth Booksellers Address: 161 Lexington Green Circle, Lexington, KY 40503 When: Monday, January 26, 7:00 PM PHILADELPHIA, PA Store: Children's Book World Address: 17 Haverford Station Road, Haverford, PA 19041 When: Tuesday, January 27, 7:00 PM Signing thread BOSTON, MA Store: Brookline Booksmith Address: 279 Harvard Street, Brookline, MA 02446 When: Wednesday, January 28, 7:00 PM

On the Mistborn Birthright Facebook page there has at last been some information about the long delayed Mistborn game. Originally the game was supposed to come out in 2013. That... didn't happen. But now we have more information. It will come in Fall 2016, guys. Here's the key information from the release: There's the strange plot inconsistency though, or at least an inconsistency with what was announced UPDATE:They have corrected this so that it is the originally announced plot. Of course the early Final Empire is a much more interesting time. If you don't remember, the plantation system that we see in the trilogy were actually a much later development; the early Empire would be technologically similar but it would operate in a lot of different ways. So certainly, let us all hope that this is an error. And now for the controversial opinion on my part. Inexplicably, there will be an Xbox 360 and PS3 release (and no Wii U). I find it rather odd that they would still release for last generation consoles nearly three years after this current generation exists. From a specs standpoint, that is kind of insane, as the 360 and PS3 would be just over a decade old for the 360. I feel like that's just like trying to game on a decade old PC still running Windows XP. Sure, it might work, barely, but it won't be good. Realize that nowadays we have freaking phones that have the graphical capability of the 360, and in two years they will have well surpassed it. I assume the reason they are doing this is that the previous generation has a big installed user base. That might make sense last year, or even this year, but two years from now, I think that's utterly insane. People on that Facebook post are excited that it will be on PS3, and I understand that having it on your console of choice is generally a positive thing. Then I remember how incredibly old these systems are and that in 2016 we will be three years into the current generation's lifespan. Three years! That would be unprecedented for AAA releases. I wonder if that's an indictment on these current generation systems, if they are doing so bad that companies need to release the game on decade old hardware to make a profit. I'm sure my opinion will be unpopular, but I just don't want them wasting their time optimizing the game for ancient hardware. I want the game to the best it can possibly be, and we'll see when it comes out, but I can't possibly see those versions being good. And on another note, if you do downscale the graphics for a lower end system, why isn't there a Wii U version? You're already doing most of the work already. I don't know, it boggles the mind. It is good to hear that it is still coming and to hear news. We will bring more news and analysis as we get more information, and you can bet we will have a review when the game comes out. I am hopeful it will be excellent, and it's very good that they want to do the source material justice.