Mistborn fans may be able to take to the virtual streets of Luthadel eventually, but not for a while. As part of the yearly “State of the Sanderson” blog post, author Brandon Sanderson shared that he has been in conversations with multiple AAA developers about a potential Mistborn project. If the project does come to fruition, it will be years away.
Sanderson seems to be optimistic about the project’s chances. He wrote, “I feel I’m finally getting established enough that we can make a Mistborn game happen. … This is at Step One only, but it’s an encouraging One.” Though he doesn’t name any names, he does claim that he has been chatting with big players in the industry, including ones he is a fan of himself. Sanderson is also seeking maintain his rights to video game adaptations of Mistborn.
It appears that these discussions are in the earliest possible stage. “These rights were tied up with the film rights for the last… oh, six-seven years,” Sanderson wrote, “so I didn’t get to test the market on them until recently.” Sanderson concluded that any studio or publisher interested in developing a Mistborn or Stormlight project should get in touch with his representatives.
