Totally Not Using Another Episode To Talk About Gen Con 2025 - Boards & Swords #270
Totally Not Using Another Episode To Talk About Gen Con 2025 - Boards & Swords #270 I promise we’ll get back to interviews next time ( Nova Open LIVE show btw!!), but for now we’ve finally got more news out of Gen Con to talk about, along with what was “hot” during the show. Join us on Discord! https://boardsandswords.com/discord News More details on Gundam Assemble https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/60205/gen-con-2025-news-bandai-previews-gundam-assemble New edition of Mutants and Masterminds! https://www.belloflostsouls.net/2025/08/rpg-green-ronin-releases-240-page-playtest-for-new-mutants-masterminds-4e.html L5R board game!! https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/60209/gen-con-2025-news-office-dog-previews-new-l5r-board-game Assassins Creed Animus kickstarting soon from Mantic Games https://www.belloflostsouls.net/2025/08/mantic-games-assassins-creed-animus-board-game-coming-to-kickstarter-this-month.html Devir made a critical error in Ace of Spades https://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2025/08/08/devir-to-recall-all-copies-of-new-release-ace-of-spades-after-backlash-over-slavery-depictions-in-artwork-apologises-for-causing-harm/ Diablo RPG taking as long to come out as one of the video games... https://www.belloflostsouls.net/2025/08/the-diablo-tabletop-rpg-will-unleash-hell-on-your-tabletop-coming-soon.html Brass....Pittsburgh? https://boardgamegeek.com/blog/1/blogpost/177095/steel-yourself-for-brass-pittsburgh Some people don't like Universes Beyond https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/60266/magic-the-gathering-universes-beyond-sets-receive-ongoing-complaints Deets on the new Perkins/Crawford daggerheart projects https://www.belloflostsouls.net/2025/08/rpg-daggerheart-shows-off-chris-perkins-jeremy-crawford-projects-brennan-lee-mulligan-new-critical-role-gm.html GW gets upset https://www.belloflostsouls.net/2025/08/warhammer-40k-kill-team-shadowhunt-brings-two-new-kill-teams.html Links discussed during the show https://icv2.com/articles/columns/view/60244/the-jds-perspective-the-most-buzzworthy-games-gen-con https://icv2.com/articles/columns/view/60260/rolling-initiative-more-diamond-strangeness-some-thoughts-gen-con https://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2025/08/05/gen-con-exhibitor-numbers-rebound-to-record-levels-despite-tariffs-uncertainty-biggest-ever-attendance-reaches-almost-72000/ https://youtu.be/U51tq9fnQBA?si=9c7xy2SatkNzjMiY https://youtu.be/G8K3fwN_wGg?si=UNDdQ-0UaWnbew7i Affiliate Links/Codes: Help support the show! Amazon: https://boardsandswords.com/amazon Renegade Games Studios: https://boardsandswords.com/renegade Monument Hobbies: 5% off using code "boardsandswords" at their checkout: https://monumenthobbies.com/ Email us your comments and questions at feedback@boardsandswords.com. We're on social media! Facebook.com/boardsandswordspod is our official Facebook page. Chris is @boardsandswordschris on instagram, @boardsandswords on X/Twitter while Philip is @PhilTheDirtbag on X/Twitter. Thank you for listening to the show. Until next time, remember that every gamer has a story…..what's yours?