Aaron Paul and Laura Bailey star together in a new game

Veteran video game voice actress Laura Bailey and breaking bad star Aaron Paul joins forces Dispatchan upcoming title about a superhero response center. Bailey and Paul were among the many special guests at The Game Awards 2024, a blockbuster event that honored this year's biggest and best titles ahead, while looking to the future. Other big names included the legendary Hideo Kojima, Remedy Entertainment creative director Sam Lake, Snoop Dogg and even original Indiana Jones actor Harrison Ford, who took the stage alongside Indiana Jones and the Great Circle star Troy Baker.

Aaron Paul has also been confirmed for The Game Awards 2024, shortly before the show airs on December 12. Paul is primarily known for his role as meth dealer Jesse Pinkman in breaking badwith his only video game-related performances before now being live-action since 2014 The need for speed film and the 2016 animated film Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy 15. In contrast, Laura Bailey has had a long and storied career as a video game voice actress, with some of her more recent roles being the vengeful Abby in The last of us part 2 and Mary Jane Watson in Insomniac-developed Marvel's Spider-Man series.

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Aaron Paul and Laura Bailey took to the Game Awards 2024 stage together to exchange some playful banter before unveiling their new collaboration: Dispatchan interactive adventure developed by AdHoc Studio (consisting of several alumni of Telltale Games). Paul voices Robert Robertson, a former superhero forced into early retirement when his mecha suit is destroyed in battle. He is soon recruited to run the phones at a superhero dispatch center where former super-villains seek redemption. However, this is easier said than done as Robert must navigate the pitfalls of interacting with this band of misfits while making sure he saves the day.

Dispatch is an interactive superhero comedy starring Aaron Paul and Laura Bailey

In terms of gameplay, Dispatch is a narrative-driven adventure title where the player shapes Robert's story and relationships through dialogue options. They must also guide SDN heroes to where they are needed by clicking on a specific character's profile and dragging them to a designated prompt box. However, if there is an overlap between two heroes' patrols, it could disrupt each other's missions and potentially increase tensions among the already dysfunctional team.

Aaron Paul and Laura Bailey aren't the only big names attached Dispatchas the game features a star-studded cast of notable video game voice actors and Hollywood performers alike. This includes Bailey's Critical role co-stars Travis Willingham and Matthew Mercer, Hades 2 actress Erin Yvette and Cyberpunk 2077This is Alanah Pearce. Internet personalities Jacksepticeye, Charles “MoistCr1TiKaL” White and the musical group THOT SQUAD, as well as actors Lance Cantstopolis, Joel Haver and the batman and Marvel's What If Star Jeffrey Wright will also appear. So far, no official release date has been confirmed for the Dispatchbut it is planned to be released sometime in 2025.