Dispatch Marks Its One-Year Anniversary by Adding Commentary and Storyboard Modes to Every Episode, If You Already Own the Deluxe Edition

Dispatch Marks One Year with a 16-Hour Commentary Update and Storyboard Mode

Background: One year after launch

Dispatch is now one year old, and developer AdHoc Studio has marked the anniversary by releasing a Deluxe Edition update that adds new ways to revisit the game. The update is already out, and it is tied to the Deluxe Edition rather than the regular edition.

The anniversary update introduces two modes: cast and crew commentary, and storyboard mode. It also sits alongside a separate live event: a one-night concert featuring the game's music at Avalon Hollywood in Los Angeles on December 3rd.

Development process: the anniversary update arrives

The first new mode is cast and crew commentary. A Steam blog post describes it as offering over 16 hours of commentary across every episode. Players can choose between two tracks in the Settings menu: Cast or Crew.

The commentary is not locked to one fixed path. Different choices in the game unlock different commentary, so another playthrough can surface new remarks. The commentary includes voices from Aaron Paul, Laura Bailey, Travis Willingham, and other cast members, along with the people who wrote, directed, and designed the game.

The second addition is storyboard mode, which lets players experience the entire game "the way it was first drawn." Every episode can be played while showing its original storyboards and draft renderings, giving players a look at how scenes and characters were designed before a single frame was animated.

This mode works particularly well for Dispatch because the game is heavily cutscene-focused. That structure makes the anniversary update a rare behind-the-scenes look at how a narrative adventure takes shape.

Latest progress: what the update adds and what comes next

The update builds on the game's identity as a narrative adventure created by a team co-founded by former Walking Dead and Wolf Among Us developers. Edwin's summary of Dispatch highlights its Telltale-style structure: timed dialogue choices, quick time events, and familiar Telltale habits such as the phrase "X will remember that" and "Hashtag 4 Clementine."

Edwin also notes that it has been a long time since playing a Telltale-style game, which makes the Telltale quirks feel novel again. The game brings charming, movie-night energy to a superhero comedy premise that players might broadly recognize from The Boys and Invincible, while feeling more laidback and banter-driven.

Outside the update, the one-night concert at Avalon Hollywood will feature the game's music. There is only one night for the concert, and tickets are limited, so they are expected to sell out fast.

Current stage

At this point, the anniversary content is live for Deluxe Edition owners: the over 16-hour commentary and storyboard mode are available now. The next dated event tied to the first anniversary is the December 3rd concert at Avalon Hollywood in Los Angeles.