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Making games. Co-founder at AdHoc Studio Ex-Telltale & UbisoftSF

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Turning a Creative Directors Nick Herman and Dennis Lenart share how their years at Telltale Games led to the founding of AdHoc Studio and the creation of its debut title, Dispatch. Using the game as a case stu...

My buddy Dennis and I are doing a talk at GDC next week. Talking about Dispatch and the key decisions our team made that led to its success.

If you’re at GDC and want a peak behind the scenes, our talk is at 10:30 on Tuesday. PLZ COME

schedule.gdconf.com/session/turn...

02.03.2026 23:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Just got back from seeing Mamoru Hosoda’s latest epic, Scarlet, in theaters.

I had the immense honor of playing Scarlet, both spoken and sung, in the English dub. This was an incredibly special experience and I am so, so grateful to everyone on this project. ❀️

16.02.2026 02:42 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Had a nice & long chat with @official-aias.bsky.social and @alexaray.bsky.social about Dispatch. Long enough to where I didn't listen to it back to make sure I didn't say anything dumb. fingers crossed

20.01.2026 15:28 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

This one feels good.

03.01.2026 18:23 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Time to sleep. Thanks for playing.

13.11.2025 05:01 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I’ve been too heads down on closing out Dispatch to be able to engage on socials, but I start and end my days swiping through reaction videos/art/cosplays and all of it is really fucking cool.

Happy people are vibing with our weird-ass game.

08.11.2025 23:22 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Huge congrats to @supergiantgames.bsky.social on the launch of Hades II! We're big fans of everything you guys do, and apparently we're both bewitched by the extremely talented @erinyvette.bsky.social.

now we need to choose between finishing dev on Dispatch or taking another shot at killing Time...

26.09.2025 23:21 πŸ‘ 73 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Play Dispatch on October 22. Wishlist it now.
Steam dispatchgame.com
PlayStation bit.ly/4mma2bY

22.09.2025 19:30 πŸ‘ 38 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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AdHoc x Critical Role
β†’ Dispatch: 2025
β†’ Project Exandria: In Development

21.07.2025 17:00 πŸ‘ 485 πŸ” 93 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 20
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Had an amazing time at Tribeca Festival! Seeing attendees dive into our Dispatch demo was incredible, and we welcomed Jared Goldstein to the cast.

Plus, Nick & Pierre spoke on storytelling and new media. We can't wait to share more about the game soon.

13.06.2025 20:31 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Meet Malevolaβ€”Dispatch's half-demon hellgate duelist. Power, precision, and pure menace wrapped in one. She's got a big sword and doesn't do small talk.

Learn more ➑️ dispatchgame.com

14.05.2025 18:18 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Tribeca Festival Official Selection - Dispatch

Tribeca Festival Official Selection - Dispatch

Dispatch is an official selection of the Tribeca Festival!Β πŸ™Œ

Visit us at the Tribeca Games GalleryΒ June 11–15, and play the first ever Dispatch demo. Can’t wait to see you there! Wishlist ➑️ bit.ly/4ionx8V
#tribeca2025

24.04.2025 16:34 πŸ‘ 48 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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We hit over 1k members in our Discord community recently! πŸŽ‰ Huge thanks to those that have joined us.

If ya haven't, check it out! We've got a Dispatch FAQ, sneak-peeks at new content, and an emote contest running right now. discord.com/invite/adhocstudio

18.03.2025 20:11 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh my god

13.01.2025 02:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah I figured it wouldn’t last. Can’t help but think that if they had more star power it would have had more draw.

05.01.2025 20:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

We talked about it, but it was never real. We felt weird about players romancing themselves. There is some flirty stuff between them at the end if you don't participate in the Rysha stuff, but that's as far as we took it.

04.01.2025 01:41 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Admittedly, it was a super inside baseball pessimistic take on trying to develop not shit superhero media in an oversaturated market, which was extremely cathartic while making an original superhero workplace comedy. But even without that, if you like filmmaking and Veep, this show is incredible.

04.01.2025 01:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I had an extremely hard time convincing folks to watch The Franchise, so it shouldn't surprise me it's getting cancelled, but it was legitimately my favorite series from last year.

04.01.2025 01:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Here’s a random one I don’t think we’ve ever talked about: Sasha originally had a smaller role, but due to scheduling restrictions with Chris Hardwick, we had to limit Vaughn’s screen time, which increased Sasha’s.

03.01.2025 21:19 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It was a blast getting to help remaster the Telltale Sam & Max games with a bunch of my friends from Telltale back then. The remasters have been out long enough that the whole trilogy’s getting discounts. If you want to play some fun adventure games by a big bunch of cool people, you could do worse.

22.12.2024 04:31 πŸ‘ 77 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Happy Holidays, from our cubical to yours.πŸŽ„πŸŽŠ

Everyone at AdHoc is super grateful for the love and support following the announcement of Dispatch. We’re excited for what’s to come and we’ll see you all in the new year!

🎨: Derek Stratton (Art Director)

23.12.2024 19:28 πŸ‘ 60 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0