Not For Broadcast: Live & Spooky

Rating(s) | 81% (Steam)

**Not For Broadcast: Live & Spooky** is the first DLC for Not For Broadcast, developed by NotGames and published by tinyBuild. The DLC released on 23 March 2023.

## Description

*Not For Broadcast: Live & Spooky* further establishes the world of Not For Broadcast, and the Channel One television network. It's late at night, and Alex Winston has been asked to work late on a special episode of everyone's favourite paranormal ghost-hunting show, "Live & Spooky". It's taking place in an abandoned film studio owned by the late father of none other than an esteemed reporter and news maven, Patrick Bannon. A sudden death in suspicious circumstances led to the studio shutting down years ago. Nobody alive knows the truth, but perhaps the dead have the answers? At least, that's what the TV guide says.

## Release History

Soon after Not For Broadcast launched into its full release, NotGames told players to "stay tuned" for potential developments, hinting at possible new content ahead. In a Reddit AMA from the developers, one user asked the developers if DLC would come for the game, to which the developer said that "Talks are ongoing over tea." Over the coming months, in the game's official Discord server, the developers would begin to post behind-the-scenes images on the #no-context-notgames channel of what looked like sets, including a mannequin with a detached arm holding a knife and an empty theater.

On January 16, 2023, the month of Not For Broadcast's full release anniversary, the game's official Twitter posted the mannequin image, with the caption saying "Just a regular Monday morning, working on [REDACTED]." Two days later, the account posted the behind-the-scenes image of the empty theater, saying in the tweet "The studio is almost set, but where's the audience?", followed by the hashtag "#SOON", implying an upcoming announcement. After another two days, the account posted an ominous tweet, with only the word RUN in distorted text and an image of what initially appeared to be white noise. The white noise contained a hidden QR code, which if scanned brought the user to a video on the official website. The video, only 30 seconds long, appeared to be from the perspective of a dropped camera, showing a dark room with a shoe in the foreground and a number of boxes and objects in the background. Halfway through, a muffled scream can be heard, causing the video quality to become fuzzy, before the video cuts out.

Three days afterwards, on January 23, the official Twitter made another tweet linking to the website with the phrase "it's almost time," also in distorted text. The website was updated, now showing the QR code video front and center, as well as a countdown timer set to reveal at 5pm GMT the next day. On the day of the reveal, the Twitter made one more tweet 3 hours before the reveal, featuring a distorted gif of the Channel One logo, announcing on the channel's part a terrifying "new LIVE show coming to you this evening", and a warning that "It contains scenes that some viewers may find disturbing." Once the countdown concluded, NotGames simultaneously posted their announcement of the Live & Spooky DLC on the website and all social media pages, along with the teaser trailer and the Steam store page.

The DLC released on March 23, concurrently with the console and VR version releases of Not for Broadcast. On when or if the DLC will come to Not for Broadcast VR, the developers said that it would not be on the same date as when they first release, noting that the DLC presents "certain challenges" for VR, although not ruling out the idea.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/sd8grq/comment/hub8uku/?utm\_source=share&utm\_medium=web2x&context=3
2. ↑ File:NotGames BTS Discord Image - Mannequin.png
3. ↑ File:NotGames BTS Discord Image - Theater.png
4. ↑ https://twitter.com/notgamesuk/status/1615016159866241027?s=20&t=rsUDAca3PTxsGYnLVnm4Ew
5. ↑ https://twitter.com/notgamesuk/status/1615756061696196620?s=20&t=rsUDAca3PTxsGYnLVnm4Ew
6. ↑ https://twitter.com/notgamesuk/status/1616495935302864905?s=20&t=rsUDAca3PTxsGYnLVnm4Ew
7. ↑ https://www.notforbroadcastgame.com/stvripnwgmwdpdbbrkjfjxjkircpwo2h33zpm19peaksug2g4ooydznqjsfcp3iimdiizqjtxcw9cfw9cnjjizjc5k7ot7p
8. ↑ File:Live & Spooky - RUN.mp4
9. ↑ https://twitter.com/notgamesuk/status/1617567968380043283?s=20&t=rsUDAca3PTxsGYnLVnm4Ew
10. ↑ https://twitter.com/notgamesuk/status/1617885087277912064?s=20&t=rsUDAca3PTxsGYnLVnm4Ew
11. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230125042343/https://www.notforbroadcastgame.com/
12. ↑ https://twitter.com/notgamesuk/status/1617930648123064320?s=20&t=rsUDAca3PTxsGYnLVnm4Ew
13. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaYPcIw4kP4
14. ↑ https://clips.twitch.tv/GrotesqueMoistHorseDxAbomb-5mCMgzEvtwU-00Ri

## See Also

* Not For Broadcast
* How to play guide for Not For Broadcast
* System requirements