There is no glitch—turns out, you need more than just heroic dialogue choices to get Dispatch’s best ending, you’ve gotta be good at your job, too

I’ve thoroughly enjoyed Dispatch—both the excellent story and the superhero radio dispatch simulator strapped to its underbelly. However, during my time playing those latter segments, I’d occasionally find myself wondering whether the game would’ve been a stronger TV show, and whether any of my choices made were actually factoring into the wider story. Turns out,…

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Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles Has Been Updated, Here Are The Full Patch Notes

Square Enix rolls out Version 1.4.0. Square Enix’s excellent release Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles has received a new game update this week, bumping it up to Version 1.4.0. This update includes “various improvements” which should enhance the overall experience. This includes some fixes (including addressing an issue that prevented the Akademy report “Master…

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Legendary game designer, programmer, Space Invaders champion, and LGBTQ trailblazer Rebecca Heineman has died

Game developer Rebecca Heineman has died after being diagnosed with cancer last month. The news was shared to Bluesky by Heineman’s friend, Heidi McDonald, while the most recent post on Heineman’s GoFundMe is a goodbye message stating that her health was rapidly deteriorating, and she was entering palliative care. Heineman was 62, and the GoFundMe…

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