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Wednesday31st Jul 2013
News Watch Dogs Looks a Bit Woof in Aisha Tyler Trailer
You may want to secure that PS4 pre-order after all
How do you shed your status as one of the most visually impressive titles in production? Ask French publisher Ubisoft, who deployed this disastrous Watch Dogs footage overnight. The short snippet – presumably produced as a bit fun to show off actress Aisha Tyler’s inclusion in the game –...
Friday21st Jun 2013
News Watch Dogs Multiplayer Enjoys a Futuristic Game of Cat and Mouse
Hack attack
The first multiplayer footage from upcoming PlayStation 4 launch title Watch Dogs has leaked. The component appears to take place solely in the game's open world, and sees you attempting to download data from a random target. Unfortunately, your subject will know that you’re trying to hack them, and will come looking for you the moment...
Thursday20th Jun 2013
News Tap into a Few Minutes of Watch Dogs Footage on Jimmy Fallon
Security breach
Jimmy Fallon may have managed to wrap his head around Knack yesterday evening, but he was back to his worst during the latest episode of the Late Night Show. As part of the programme’s ongoing video games week, the host invited Ubisoft and Aisha Tyler onstage to demo Watch Dogs on the PlayStation 4 – and subsequently struggled to...
Monday17th Jun 2013
E3 2013 Drench Yourself in Watch Dogs' Glorious Next Generation Rain
Singing in the rain
Ever since the opening of Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, rain has been used as a barometer to judge the quality of a new system’s visuals. Fortunately, upcoming PlayStation 4 release Watch Dogs looks like it’s more than up to the task, with this gameplay demo showing protagonist Aiden Pearce driving through Chicago...
Monday10th Jun 2013
E3 2013 Ubisoft Exposes New Watch Dogs Trailer
Hacking is a weapon
Ubisoft’s E3 2013 press conference may still be a few hours away, but the French publisher has broadcast this brand new Watch Dogs trailer to get you in the mood. The footage shows protagonist Aiden Pearce using his fancy smartphone to hack into a seedy underground office, and nail a number of criminals in the process. Don’t...
Monday13th May 2013
News Point a Hacked Security Camera at This Watch Dogs Gameplay Footage
Quick, before Big Brother locks it down
YouTube user GamesHQMedia must have access to Chicago’s CtOS or something, as the hacker has uploaded six full minutes of Watch Dogs. The video – which is admittedly a bit grainy – is supposedly running on a PC specced to the same level as a PlayStation 4. Honestly, we’re a teensy bit disappointed by...
Friday10th May 2013
News Watch Dogs Will Boast More Than 80 Hours of Open World Bliss
Connected chaos
Grand Theft Auto V’s smartphone has competition. While last week’s previews revealed that Rockstar Games’ open world opus will include a portable dog and bone boasting a web browser and various social network apps, Ubisoft appears to have outdone the industry leader with Watch Dogs. Apparently, a sizeable chunk of the game’s...
Tuesday30th Apr 2013
News Exclusive Watch Dogs Content Cooped Up on PlayStation 4, Too
Official comment sniffed out
Ubisoft has barked word that the additional hour of Watch Dogs content confirmed for the PlayStation 3 version of the game yesterday will also be available on Sony’s next generation platform. Initially there was some confusion over whether the extra would be compatible with the PlayStation 4, but the French...
Monday29th Apr 2013
News Sony Snatches Exclusive Content for PS3 Version of Watch Dogs
Extra hour of gameplay up for grabs
Sony’s close relationship with French publisher Ubisoft will serve up another bonus for PlayStation 3 owners this holiday in the form of an extra hour of Watch Dogs. Much like Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, the platform holder has wrangled an additional 60 minutes of content for the PlayStation 3 version of
News Watch Dogs Pushes Play on PS3 from 19th November, PS4 Version Pledged for Launch
Ubisoft deploys new trailer, too
Ubisoft knows exactly what’s required to get your pulse racing on an otherwise dull Monday afternoon: a new Watch Dogs trailer. As hinted on the title’s Twitter account yesterday, the French publisher has released a new 90 second teaser devoted to the hack happy urban world of protagonist Aiden Pearce. It’s...
News Ubisoft Tease Hints at New Watch Dogs Footage Caught on Camera
Watching your every move
Ubisoft could be about to broadcast a brand new batch of Watch Dogs b-roll, if a teaser uploaded to the title’s Twitter page is to be believed. In the message, the company hinted: “Aiden Pearce was seen on Lake St. ctOS is pulling video, will be updated tomorrow.” We suspect that the trailer will be structured...
Wednesday27th Mar 2013
News Observe Watch Dogs' Latest Footage from a Different Angle
Who's watching the watch dogs?
We hope you enjoyed last month’s Watch Dogs gameplay demonstration during the PlayStation 4 press conference, because Ubisoft’s sent it us again, albeit from a different angle. This video – dubbed the ‘ctOS Threat Monitoring Report’ – adds some additional information about the open world title courtesy of...
Sunday24th Feb 2013
News Point Your Peepers at Watch_Dogs' Predictable Packshot
Sin city
For all of Watch_Dogs’ promise of innovation, we’d have thought that the designers at Ubisoft would have managed to come up with a more interesting cover for the release. Alas, here’s a picture of protagonist Aiden Pearce pointing his gun at the title’s ESRB rating. Perhaps the character’s not happy with the enormous logo covering...
Wednesday7th Nov 2012
News Watch Dogs Will Hack Your PlayStation 3 in 2013
On hold
We reckon Watch Dogs would be more interesting if it took its title a little more literally, but Ubisoft's still got plenty of time to take our suggestion on board. The publisher has announced that the title will release in 2013 during a financial briefing earlier today. "Watch Dogs will be coming next year," CEO Yves Guillemot said. The...
Friday22nd Jun 2012
News Salivate Over a Single New Watch Dogs Screenshot
The future
With the majority of the video game industry locked up for the weekend, we’re once again left hunting the depths of the Internet for marginally interesting summer stories. On our travels throughout the murky underworld, we uncovered this brand new shot of Ubisoft’s hot upcoming title, Watch Dogs. The image – which shows a populated...
Monday18th Jun 2012
News Ubisoft Snaps Up Watch Dogs Movie Domains
Thinking ahead
While we doubt watching dogs for 90 minutes would be especially engaging, we’re pretty sure Ubisoft’s upcoming Watch Dogs would make an enjoyable transition to the big screen. The upcoming Ubisoft Montreal project might be a year away from release, but that’s not stopped the French publisher from thinking ahead and registering a...
Thursday7th Jun 2012
News Ubisoft Confirms Watch Dogs Is Coming to PlayStation 3
Big brother
Ubisoft’s Watch Dogs was probably the most exciting announcement of E3. The open-world action title looked like the company’s first next-generation hit for sure, but the publisher has since elaborated that the title is actually coming to PlayStation 3. Chatting with Joystiq, producer Dominic Guay admitted that the E3 demo w
Tuesday5th Jun 2012
E3 2012 Watch Dogs Might Be Ubisoft's Biggest Game Ever
Maybe its best, too
Ubisoft closed its E3 2012 presentation with a brand new IP called Watch Dogs, coming to PS3 in the near future. An open world game set in a near-future Chicago, the concept works with 'digital shadows': the amount of online data stored about every one of us. You'll be able to use your smartphone to hack into other people's...
