Ahead of its first anniversary, Dispatch developer AdHoc has revealed a big (and free) update for the deluxe edition of the superhero workplace-dramedy. Available now on all platforms where the deluxe edition is available, two new behind-the-scenes modes are being added to Dispatch. Dispatch is also getting a mobile release for Android and iOS, a live concert in Los Angeles, and more.
The first one, Commentary, adds over 16 hours of cast and crew commentary across two tracks. Different choices made in the game will unlock different commentary, and the cast commentary track features Aaron Paul, Laura Bailey, Erin Yvette, and more of the cast. Storyboard will give players the ability to experience the entire game through the original storyboard animatics. This mode will show how the game was developed, with a closer look at how AdHoc developed the scenes, performances, and visual storytelling behind Dispatch. You can even double up on modes and enable the commentary tracks over Storyboard mode.
"Dispatch was only possible because of folks who believed in it enough to show up and do their best work. In our industry, it's often really hard to showcase those people and how the development process actually works, but fortunately our game is very weird and specific and affords us some unique opportunities," said Nick Herman, Co-Creative Director on Dispatch and COO of AdHoc Studio, in a press release. "So for the fans who made Dispatch a part of their lives, we wanted to give them more ways to experience the world they love, whether that’s playing alongside the cast and crew, experiencing the entire game in its original storyboards, or hanging out together IRL at the wildest version of a Dispatch concert our finance team would sign off on."
The mobile edition of Dispatch will be available starting December 9, and AdHoc says it has been rebuilt for touch and vertical play. The first four episodes will be available for free at launch, and the full edition of the game will cost $20. Beyond that, AdHoc will also release new anniversary merchandise alongside the upcoming vinyl soundtrack, the digital comics are getting a physical edition release, and a new hardcover book from Lost in Cult, Dispatch: Design Works collection, will explore the making of Dispatch.
To cap things off, a Dispatch concert will be held for one night only, on December 3 at Avalon Hollywood in Los Angeles. One of last year’s biggest hit games--Dispatch follows Robert Robertson III, formerly the superhero Mecha Man. With his suit trashed and funds low, Robertson takes on a new job at the Superhero Dispatch Network (SDN) as a dispatcher, directing the superhuman resources at his disposal to fight crime and save the day.