Dispatch Is Eligible for The Game Awards for a Second Year in a Row

AdHoc Studio told Polygon that The Game Awards host Geoff Keighley has confirmed Dispatch is eligible for all major categories at the 2026 awards, making it two years running. All eight episodes of its first season released by Nov. 12, 2025, before the Nov. 21 eligibility cutoff for the 2025 show, yet judges had only played half the season when it earned a Best Debut Indie Game nomination. The game later received six DICE Award nominations including Game of the Year and won three BAFTA Games Awards.