I Expect You To Die 2 News

[h2]Official Launch and Robot Antics Trailer Reveal 🤖[/h2]

Agents, by now you know that Dr. Prism is a major force to be reckoned with in I Expect You To Die 3… but what do you really know about Robutler and the rest of Dr. Prism’s robot cronies?? 🤖

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Don’t let their seemingly endearing curiosity (and jokes 🤔?) fool you — they are …somewhat-automated and not to be trusted, Agent!

Now available, Agents can enter the third installment of the beloved spy-fi VR franchise filled with complex and dangerous puzzles, exciting espionage, a sprinkle of hilarity thrown in, and a wild ride of robot antics to round out this death-defying (or implying) adventure.

Additionally, Agents who enlist within the first week will get a 10% off launch discount!

Don't let Robutler make a joke out of you, Agent. Stay sharp. 💥

[h2]Today’s Schell Games 360 Livestream 🕹️[/h2]

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Still want insider information on the making of I Expect You To Die 3? Join us today at 12pm PT / 3pm ET! We’ll be talking with IEYTD3 Game Designer Joey Z., during today’s Schell Games 360 livestream, so bring your questions and your field agency expertise.

[h2]An Operation: PAX West Debriefing 🗞️[/h2]



More than 1,000 agents from across the globe completed their field training at our PAX West pop-up HQ in Seattle. Thank you to everyone who stopped by our booth to update their Agency file, complete IEYTD3 training, and pick up the latest and greatest secret agent gear. It was great to talk with our agents from near and far. You all are the best of the best!

[h2]Our First Official Handler Week is Complete ✅[/h2]



Thank you so much to our field operatives for taking part in our first-ever Handler Week last week ✨. Hopefully, Shawn in HR will get off our back now. He's always going on about The Handler and how we don't appreciate his wit and expertise!

Here is a quick intel highlight recap of our findings from last week:

• 📽️A new Schell Games Documentary Short: Lead Them To Cleverness - An Interview with Jared Mason (I Expect You To Die)
• 🎧 From our friends at Ruff Talk VR: Interview with Jared Mason the Sr. Design Manager at Schell Games and Voice of "The Handler"
• A joyous day in the Schell Games studio with Bear Archer: I Expect You To Die 🐻 A Day with Bear Archer at Schell Games
• 💥 BONUS: I Expect You To Die 3 🎤 Message from Special Agent Haley Reinhart with IEYTD3 soundtrack now available on most streaming platforms!

And of course, speaking of Bear Archer… 🏹🐻👀

[h2]Mission Update: Bear Archer Plush Makeship Campaign Success! 🎊[/h2]



We did it, Agents! 🎉 The ZC-07 Security Turret, aka “Bear Archer” plush was successfully funded. We couldn’t have done it without you. No really — in all seriousness.

Our associates at Makeship have started production, and all secret operatives who ordered their very own cute-but-deadly bear plush can expect shipping to commence on or around Friday, December 15, 2023.

For more information about shipment timelines, please refer to this page of the Bear Archer instruction manual.

[h2]A First-Time Tokyo Game Show Appearance 👀[/h2]



We also took the show — er — Agency on the road to Tokyo Game Show VR! This online experience that runs alongside the in-person event allows agents to create avatars and visit “Game Islands” — a veritable game country floating in a digital sky.

You can travel to the world of games to check out I Expect You To Die 3 now through Sunday, October 8, 2023. 🗼

That’s all for now, Agents. It was quite the briefing.

Stay sharp! ☎️

📣 Incoming Transmission from HQ 📣

Standby for this week’s new operation codenamed ‘Handler Week’. The Agency will declassify intel on everyone’s favorite voice in your ear (the Handler himself!) and we’ll be bringing you an exciting lineup of activities ahead of I Expect You To Die 3’s launch on Thursday, 09/28.

💼 First of our briefings!

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Watch the 🏹 🐻 ‘A Day with Bear Archer at Schell Games.'

Prepare to go undercover on a covert operation at the Schell Games studio with the elusive Bear Archer plushie. Many of our field agents might already know, but this is no ordinary plush; it's a declassified ZC-07 Security Turret, cunningly disguised as an adorable bear (we know, how deceptive!).

🕵️‍♂️ Agents will be able to embrace their inner Agent (sneaking around at the Schell Games studio!), pause for fun facts about Bear Archer, listen to the soulful and evocative soundtracks from the I Expect You To Die games… and, of course, if you haven’t already — secure your own Bear Archer Plush 🏹 🐻 before it’s too late (only 3 days left in the campaign!)

While we can’t share the week’s full briefing …just yet, here’s what we can declassify. Agents should keep their eyes peeled for our September Schell Games 360 livestream! We’ll continue exploring behind the scenes of I Expect You to Die 3 with Game Designer Joey Z., as he breaks down creating puzzles for the game! Save the date for September 28, Agents 📝


Our first ‘Operation: Handler Week’ commences today, but make sure you follow the IEYTD social channels for all the up to date briefings as we get further into the week 💥

Stay sharp, Agents!

Listen up, Agents!

🎤 Today we bring you an exclusive briefing from American Idol alum Haley Reinhart, the singer, songwriter, and actress behind the vocals of “Cog in the Machine,” the soulful single from the I Expect You To Die 3 opening credits.

She’s the voice that’s giving you (and honestly the whole Agency) goosebumps!

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🎶 Now that you’ve heard from Agent Reinhart, we’re excited to announce that today also marks a special day for IEYTD music fans. We have officially released the soundtrack for I Expect You To Die 3: Cog In The Machine, for free on most major music streaming services, including YouTube Music, Apple Music, and Amazon Music — and coming soon to Spotify! You can find the full list of streaming platforms here.

Composed by Frank Lubsey, Audio Director for IEYTD3, and Bay Area Sound with lyrics by Jared Mason, Narrative Design Director for IEYTD3 and Senior Design Manager at Schell Games (though you may recognize him most as the voice of our beloved Handler!), the game’s moody and evocative soundtrack transports listeners to a world of hilarious high-stakes espionage. Settle in and enjoy the soundscapes of spy-fi … or at least, for as long as Zor’s evil plots will allow. 👀

We’ve also pulled the full album credits for those audiophile Agents who must be completely debriefed for their in-between mission listening pleasure 🎧:
▸ Vocals on "The Cog In The Machine”: Haley Reinhart
▸ Lyrics for "The Cog In The Machine": Jared Mason
▸ Composition “The Cog In The Machine”: Bay Area Sound and Frank Lubsey
▸ Mix and Master for "Cog In The Machine": Bay Area Sound
▸ Orchestra: Dynamedion
▸ Bass: Arnez Hayes
▸ Guitar: Mason Fisher
▸ Drums: Alzonia Johnson
▸ Vibraphone: Reinaldo Cando
▸ Trumpet: Henri Mauroy
▸ Composition for “From Agent Phoenix With Love”, “An Evening With Roxana”, “I Am Robutler”, “You’re Stuck With Me”, “Enjoy The ReZORt”: Mason Fisher
▸ Composition for “Kinesium Mines”, “That Giant Thing”, “Under The Sea”, “We Can Fly Now”, “Don’t Look Down”, “Roxana’s Redemption”, “She Needs Our Help”, “Zor’s Lair”: Frank Lubsey
▸ Composition for “We’ve Got You A Car": Mason Fisher and Frank Lubsey
▸ Producer, Album Conceptualization: Frank Lubsey

💼 And if you still need to persuade your fellow Agents and haven’t yet enlisted in your new missions yet, you can wishlist the game before it launches on September 28, 2023! We're almost there, Agents!

Stay sharp!

Gather ‘round, Agents!

Clear your calendars because we've got some incoming intel: 💼 September 18 — 22 is Handler Week 💼, and we’ll be celebrating the I Expect You To Die series' premiere voice in your head: the Handler!

The man behind the Handler, Schell Games' own Jared Mason, will be declassifying even more spectacular behind-the-scenes I Expect You To Die 3 details for our eager field operatives.

And that’s not all, Agents. We’ll have a fantastic line up of activity on our channels so be sure to keep your hands ready for that mission phone call next week. You know Zor is always at work… but so are we 👀

💥 That being said, we’re excited to formally kick off this special Handler debrief:


Just last week the Handlers embedded at Schell Games received time-sensitive intel about ZC-07 Security Turret — more commonly known as, “Bear Archer” or “Crossbow Bear” in the field. The untimely demise of multiple Agents in the I Expect You To Die universe was caused by Bear Archer and its use of infrared security cameras to hone in on its target. Truly unfortunate.

However, we have developed something that might come in handy on future missions…

In partnership with Makeship, another spy operation worth noting, we have successfully declassified and reverse engineered ZC-07 for Agency use.

What does this mean, exactly? 🐻

It means that we were able to produce the same technology found in ZC-07 in an inconspicuous plushie form to our Agents across the globe. Why plushie, you ask? Well, we thought a six-foot bear might be a bit conspicuous.

Indeed, the Bear Archer plushie is quite the cute but deadly weapon. Stop distracting us with your cuteness, ZC-07 — so, what’s the most important part of this mission?

📣 We need you, Agents!

Our mission is to fund this Makeship campaign so our Handler can secure the Bear Archer Plush for production for everyone in the field. This limited edition plush disappears during Handler Week on Thursday, September 21st at 11am PT/2pm ET — time is running out, Agents. Secure yours today! ⏳

Stay sharp!

Greetings, Agents!

We know you’re eagerly awaiting your return to the field! Your mission clearance for I Expect You To Die 3: Cog in the Machine will be granted on September 28, 2023. But to help the wait not feel too long, we've got some exciting IEYTD3 events and intel to share with you in the meantime! Both now and coming soon!


Today at 3pm ET/12pm PT, we’ll be hosting our very first Schell Games 360 livestream. Here, you can expect a closer look at the making of I Expect You To Die 3: Cog in the Machine as we take you behind-the-scenes with some of the finest agents Schell Games has to offer!

Tune in here!


Do you want more? Well, look no further!

Schell Games is excited to let our secret operatives know that we’ll be attending PAX West 2023 with a pop-up Agency Training booth experience! Here, fans — eh hem, Agents — will be able to meet our crew 🌟, demo the new game 🎮, update their agent codex with some cutting-edge technology 📸, and potentially walk away with REDACTED DUE TO HYPE LEVELS at Booth 2039 in the Summit building from September 1 to 4.

Oh wait! — I’m getting a new classified briefing from HQ...

It seems ZC-07 Security Turret, also known as 🐻🏹 “Bear Archer”, was successfully repurposed for Agency use. The research team is quite excited to provide agents all over the globe with a mini version of ZC-07, though we aren’t quite sure if it works just yet. At least it’s cute. 🥺 Make sure you’re following our regular correspondence channels for the latest operative updates.


It also seems Agent Cigar Handler is expanding research around ZC-07 via Operation: Build-A-Bear. It’s unusual for agents to post their movements on YouTube of all places, but we hope he can complete the mission before his credentials are compromised. (If they aren’t already.)

You still want MORE? Fine, Agents. We can be flexible every once and awhile — but don’t misunderstand. Shawn in HR will hear about this.

Speaking of classified intel — Agents should also keep their eyes peeled for special discounts on I Expect You To Die and I Expect You To Die 2 in celebration of our launch. What can we say, Agents — we couldn’t announce everything in this briefing. (Shawn in HR wouldn’t let us.)

Stay sharp!