Dispatch is a star-studded new game starring Aaron Paul, Jeffrey Wright, Laura Bailey and more – The Game Awards 2024

Dispatch is a star-studded new game starring Aaron Paul, Jeffrey Wright, Laura Bailey and more – The Game Awards 2024

In one of the more high-profile announcements of the evening, Breaking Bad star Aaron Paul and prolific voice actress Laura Bailey took the Game Awards stage to unveil Dispatch, a game with a pretty stacked cast.

In addition to Paul and Bailey, the voice cast also includes Jeffrey Wright, Erin Yvette, Jacksepticeye, Moistcr1tikal, Alanah Pearce, Travis Willingham, Joel Haver, Lance Cantstopolis, Matthew Mercer and Thot Squad – so above all a solid mix of traditional Hollywood actors and talent with a connection to video games and streaming. Dispatch comes from AdHoc Studio, which was founded by several former Telltale Games developers.

It will be released sometime in 2025. We didn’t learn too much from the announcement, but from the looks of it, the Telltale DNA is definitely there with the narrative and dialogue-driven gameplay.

The game’s recently released Steam page gives us a bit more information, revealing that you play as “Robert Robertson, aka Mecha Man,” whose mech suit is destroyed in battle against his nemesis, forcing him to take a job in a superhero dispatch center: not as a hero, but as a dispatcher.”

According to the official synopsis, “Dispatch” is “a superhero workplace comedy where choices matter. Lead a dysfunctional team of misfit heroes and figure out who to send to emergencies across the city, all while balancing office politics, personal relationships, and your own quest to become a hero.

We’ll have to wait for more details, but it’s certainly one of the more exciting surprise announcements. In the meantime, check out our roundup of all the announcements from The Game Awards for more information.

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