This post contains spoilers for the first two episodes of Dispatch, now available on PlayStation 5 and Windows. It’s been attempted a few different ways, but nobody has really cracked a legitimate hybrid of scripted TV and video games. Netflix tried with the now-unlisted Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, and studios like …
Read More »Indie Game 'Dispatch' Mixes 'The Office' with Superheroes in a Playable TV Show
For as long as video games have had stories, there have been creators working to make their narratives more cinematic. Early on, in works like Hideo Kojima’s Metal Gear (1987) and Snatcher (1988), that meant making action- or text-based experiences that rudimentarily emulated the visuals or plot devices of movies. …
Read More »Soulshine at Sea 3 Original Event Canceled After Dispatch, Maggie Rose, More Pull Out
Dispatch, Maggie Rose, Hirie, and Liz Vice are among the artists that were originally slated to set sail on Soulshine at Sea 3, but after the artists began pulling out of the lineup, festival promoter Sixthman announced on Sunday that the event headlined by Michael Franti and scheduled for Nov. …
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