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Weirdness There's a Rapping Trout with a Really Foul Mouth in Watch Dogs
Flow Rida
Watch Dogs is a game that takes itself far too seriously at times – but considering its scale, it still finds room to squeeze in the odd Easter egg or two. Of the various secrets uncovered so far, this one has definitely swam away with our heart, as it shows an ornamental trout rapping about what it’s like to be a fish in Chicago. You...
Review Watch Dogs (PlayStation 4)
Push square to hack
Ever since its announcement and reveal back at E3 2012, Ubisoft's Watch Dogs has ironically been held under close inspection. A sandbox adventure with a focus on hacking, it's an ambitious game that's chocked full of ideas and mechanics taken from some of the publisher's other properties and various open world titles. If you took...
Talking Point Is Watch Dogs Proof That You Can Have Too Much of a Good Thing?
Greedy guts
There’s no shortage of gamer clichés capable of sending groans through the office each time that we encounter them, but this editor has a particularly vehement distaste to the vapid criticisms pertaining to game length. While we can appreciate that gaming is an undeniably expensive hobby, we find it frustrating that consumers are...
Weirdness Bomb Squad Summoned After Watch Dogs PR Stunt Badly Backfires
DedSilly
Here’s a lesson for all aspiring public relations people: don’t wrap review codes in pretend bomb packages. While fancy press kits are not unusual in this industry, Ubisoft’s decision to send a beeping parcel to one Australian journalist backfired hard earlier this week, when the offices of Ninemsn were evacuated – and the local...
News Watch Dogs Uploads Fastest First Day Sales in Ubisoft History
Aiden know how that's possible
All of those trailers appear to have done the business for Ubisoft, as Watch Dogs has become the fastest selling title in the French firm’s storied history. Just let that sink in for a second: during its first 24 hours on sale, more people have purchased Aiden Pearce’s inaugural escapade than any other game in the...
Video What Do You Get in Watch Dogs' Limited Edition PS4 Package?
We hack one open to find out
Sure, the North American version of the Watch Dogs: Limited Edition is a little pricey at $129.99, but as far as Collector’s Editions go, it’s a really nice one. This is a genuinely well presented set, which is much better than we were anticipating. The 9” statue – which is pivotal to the package – feels...
Talking Point Has Watch Dogs Hacked Your PS4's Heart?
ctOK
We’ve been watching Watch Dogs for a while. When we checked out a behind-the-scenes demo of the ambitious sandbox last year, we hinted that the hands-off nature of the presentation didn’t bode well for the open world escapade. Our misgivings certainly weren’t misplaced, as the title was delayed mere weeks before its intended deploy date,...
News Watch Dogs' PS4 Trophies Will Test Your Smartphone Skills
Phone a friend
Watch Dogs may be all about hacking, but you’ll need to work in order to unlock the release’s full roster of digital trinkets. Those of you that have been keeping your eye on Trophy tracking websites may have already spotted the unlockable pots for Ubisoft’s latest open world epic, but in case you missed them, we’ve included...
Round Up Watch Dogs PS4 Reviews Make a Strong Connection with Critics
Off the hook
That’s not tinnitus that you can hear – no, it’s the sound of Watch Dogs hitting store shelves. The build up to Ubisoft’s latest sandbox smash has been more drawn out than the last note in Thunderball, but the open world adventure is finally set to phone home – your home, to be precise. While we haven’t had enough time with...
News How Big Is Watch Dogs' Map? Take a Tour of Chicago on PS4
"I said turn left, Aiden"
We don’t know about you, but our favourite thing about open world games is gradually exploring every facet of the map. Titles like Grand Theft Auto V and Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag have incredibly dense sandboxes, and there’s always something new to discover as a result. Ubisoft’s upcoming hack happy escapade...
News Ubisoft Has Strived for Historical Accuracy with Valiant Hearts: The Great War
War, huh – what is it good for?
Military shooters are dime a dozen these days, so it's nice to see a studio take a different approach to the ubiquitous subject matter. It's even more heartening when that title's publisher also happens to be more famously known for its annual franchises. Perhaps most exciting of all, though, is when that game will...
News This Could Be the Last Watch Dogs Trailer Before Launch
Wave your smartphone in the air
While we haven’t done the calculations, it feels like Ubisoft has released hundreds of Watch Dogs trailers over the past couple of years. Fortunately for this weary editor’s sanity, the open world escapade appears to have finally reached the end of Chicago’s famous Red Line. It’s about time, because we’re...
News How Does Watch Dogs Look on PS4? Tap into the First Mission Here
Eyes open
Ubisoft has got Watch Dogs locked down harder than a hack happy whiz-kid on death row, but that hasn’t stopped the odd bit of footage from making its way online. While we’re sure that the French publisher will be eager to encrypt this clip before the day is over, it shows the sandbox escapade’s opening mission being played on a...
News Child of Light Points a Beacon in the Direction of PS Vita
Aurora in wonderland
When we reviewed Child of Light back in April, many pondered whether the resplendent role-playing game would extend to the PlayStation Vita. While publisher Ubisoft was coy at the time, it’s now confirmed that Igniculus and crew are set to march onto Sony’s handheld system in July, giving you yet another reason to return to...
News Chug, Chug, Chug! Watch Dogs Brings College Drinking Games to PS4
Three, two, one
No sandbox is complete without a few minigames, and it seems that impending open world adventure Watch Dogs will be packed to the figurative fill line with various activities to keep you entertained. An update to the game’s IGN wiki reveals exactly what French publisher Ubisoft has in store – including chess, poker, and, er,...
News PS4 Shooter Tom Clancy's The Division Stockpiled Until 2015
This will prove divisive
Far Cry 4 may be making a somewhat surprise appearance on the PlayStation 4 this November, but Tom Clancy’s The Division has been placed back in the gun cabinet until next year. The open world shooter had been set to deploy this Christmas, but developer Ubisoft Massive has stressed that it will not compromise the action...
News Far Cry 4 Heads to the Himalayas on PS4, PS3 This November
Get mahout of here
It seems that the days of announcing titles years in advance are long gone, as Ubisoft has just confirmed that Far Cry 4 will release on 18th November in North America and 21st November in Europe. The first-person shooter – which has been rumoured in the past – will release on both the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3, and will...
News Ubisoft Hangs Up Dev Duties as Watch Dogs Goes Gold on PS4
Phone a friend
Following an unexpected delay late last year, Ubisoft’s hack happy open world adventure Watch Dogs has finally gone gold. For those not up to speed with the industry lingo, this means that the title is complete, and is presumably being pressed onto Blu-ray discs as we speak. It also means that the game’s development team can...
News Actually, Watch Dogs PS4 Won't Run at 60FPS in 1080p
Far from it
Buried in a bigger feature about hacky happy escapade Watch Dogs, publisher Ubisoft has confirmed that the game will run at 30 frames-per-second in 900p – a far cry from the 60FPS in 1080p specifications that Sony originally posted on its website. While this represents a significant downgrade from that statement –
News This 9 Minute Watch Dogs Trailer Showcases Everything the PS4 Open World Offers
Keep watching
As we've come to expect from Ubisoft, upcoming sandbox romp Watch Dogs has had its fair share of trailers. Much like Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag before it, the publisher has shown off just about every feature that the title has to offer through promotional media, and this latest look at the release is no different. Lasting over...
News Will PS4 Power Watch Dogs at 60FPS? Ubisoft Selects Silent
In the meantime, Sony redacts information
The saga involving Watch Dogs’ resolution and framerate on the PlayStation 4 is still ongoing, as platform holder Sony has removed text from its official website suggesting that the game will run at 60 frames-per-second in 1080p on its next-gen format. The page – which was the source of much speculation...
Rumour PS4's Power Will Slide to Unlock 60FPS in Watch Dogs
Phoning for frames
Sony’s certainly not beating around the bush with its official PlayStation.com profile page for Watch Dogs on the PlayStation 4. Realising that its system has a serious visual advantage over other machines on the market, the platform holder has proudly boasted that Ubisoft’s hack happy escapade will feature “the best...
News Join the Real Battlefield in Valiant Hearts: The Great War This June
Who lost the rose tinted glasses?
War is glorified in video games these days, where we are encouraged to slaughter our opponents as quickly as possible in order to nab a free nuke with which to punish any survivors. In Ubisoft's Valiant Hearts: The Great War, however, you'll witness the stories of normal citizens, who are dragged onto the front...
News Watch Dogs Adds a Diverse Roster of Personalities to Your Speed Dial
Siri, call Clara
Watch Dogs protagonist Aiden Pearce may have a smartphone so, er, smart that it can simulate human company, but you still can’t beat the real thing. As such, the hatted hero will have a slew of real-life accomplices in Ubisoft’s upcoming open world adventure, each stemming from a different walk of life. Clara Lille, for...
News What's Next for Prince of Persia? Ubisoft Doesn't Want You to Know Yet
A princely error
French publisher Ubisoft couldn’t keep a secret if its entire corporate future depended on it, so it’s not exactly surprising to see the organisation squirming over an errant tweet from one of its employees. Ubisoft Reflections engineer Drew James posted a message teasing a new Prince of Persia title overnight, but his entire...
News Child of Light Can Be Played as Lighthearted or Hardcore JRPG, Says Lead Writer
Looks can be deceiving
As Child of Light's PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 release date draws ever nearer, the throwback retro-inspired JRPG continues to throw up little surprises. For example, at first glance the game's beautifully crafted hand drawn and water coloured aesthetics – powered by the UbiArt engine – lend it a look resonant of genre...
News Trials Fusion Runs at a Higher Resolution on PS4 Than Xbox One
Polished to perfection
RedLynx’s motorcycle franchise may have made its name on Microsoft platforms, but the latest entry in the property will have a slight visual edge on the PlayStation 4. Despite being the first title in the series to appear on a Sony system, the Finnish studio has confirmed that Trials Fusion will run at 1080p on the Japanese...
News There's an Entire Team Working on PS4 Shooter The Division's Guns
Secret weapon
Ubisoft is known for its gigantic global development operations, but the recruitment of Red Storm to PlayStation 4 shooter Tom Clancy’s The Division is a little bit ridiculous. According to an official blog post on the French publisher’s website, the legendary Rainbow Six creator has been enlisted to design the ambitious online...
News You'll Unlock a New Character and Campaign with Watch Dogs' Season Pass
An Aiden's best friend
Watch Dogs will receive a Season Pass that will include new weapons, an additional single player campaign, and a second playable character, according to a GameStop listing spotted yesterday. The pass will cost $19.99, and will provide players with all of the release's DLC at a reduced rate. "Stay connected to the world of...
News PS4 Racer The Crew Is Going to Drive Away with Your Wallet
Money sink
Ubisoft’s intriguing open world racer The Crew has always sounded ambitious, but we never expected its lofty aims to expand to its monetisation model as well. While the cross-country excursion – which will see you competing across a condensed interpretation of the United States – will release as a full-priced product for the...
News Watch Dogs' Futuristic Tech Won't Extend to a Jump Button
Not got a head for heights
Watch Dogs protagonist Aiden Pearce may be packing some serious smartphone power in his pocket, but that won’t help him to, y’know, do star jumps on the spot. In a tweet that makes perfect filler for a dreadfully slow news days, the release’s animation director Colin Graham has revealed that the upcoming PlayStation...
News Assassin's Creed: Unity Is the One PS4 Title That Can't Stay Undercover
Loose lips sink ships
For a stealth game, Assassin’s Creed: Unity is pretty lousy at keeping itself concealed. Ubisoft’s upcoming next-gen exclusive romp through the French revolution first leaked on NeoGAF, after a user supposedly shared a plane trip with an employee who revealed some details about the game. Kotaku then got its hands on some...
Video What Are the Four Best Things About PS4 RPG Child of Light?
No, you can't say everything
Ubisoft’s upcoming PlayStation 4 role-playing game Child of Light is so good that it’s prompted our very own Ben Tarrant to purchase a fire red wig and pretend that he’s protagonist Aurora around the office. While we’ve tried to point out that he’s simply too tall to pull off the look of a teenage girl, the...
Hands On Ubisoft Abandons Weapons for Watercolours in Child of Light on PS4
Sweet child o' mine
Female protagonists are a rare sight. Most games lean towards a male lead, allowing women to – at most – occupy the role of a sidekick. Child of Light, however, sees a young girl take centre stage in an intriguing PlayStation 4 production. Elaborately named Aurora, the protagonist is a princess, and although her crown slips...
News Ubisoft: We Will Continue to Support PS3 for Foreseeable Future
Life in the old dog yet
Assassin’s Creed: Unity, the next entry in Ubisoft’s stab happy series, will climb over current generation consoles. The sequel – which was announced last week – will be exclusive to systems such as the PlayStation 4, meaning that those who haven’t upgraded yet will miss out on the romp during the French Revolution...
News How Do Watch Dogs' Visuals Fare on Actual PS4 Hardware?
Not quite as woof
There’s been some negativity surrounding Ubisoft’s sandbox thriller Watch Dogs of late. While the French publisher tapped into the anticipation of almost every gamer at E3 a couple of years back with the title’s initial reveal, the graphics in the release’s most recent trailer couldn’t compare to that lofty target render...
News Details on the Mysterious Assassin's Creed: Comet Have Crash Landed
Returning to the U.S.?
In a recent leak acquired by Kotaku, the publication unsheathed an assortment of details about Assassin's Creed: Unity – a next-gen exclusive title set in the French Revolution. A couple of days later, Ubisoft confirmed that the rumours were indeed true, and uploaded a short cinematic trailer of the game. In anoth
News Assassin's Creed: Unity Drops a Heavy Blade on PS4 This Holiday
Oui, s'il vous plaît
Rather than offer a casual no comment, Ubisoft has responded to rumours regarding Assassin’s Creed: Unity by confirming the release for the PlayStation 4. Clearly not intending to announce the title quite so early, the publisher has deployed some alpha footage of the next-gen exclusive sequel. Given the firm’s track record,...
Rumour You'll Be Riding Elephants in the Next Far Cry Game on PS4
Howdah like that?
Open world games always seem to have the same traversal options. The most common is a car, but planes, hang gliders, and superpowers are also repeat offenders. Fortunately, the unannounced Far Cry 4 is aiming to change things up, by allowing you to ride elephants through the Himalayas. Oh, and it’s all purportedly happening on...
News This Is Why You Should Play Watch Dogs on PS4
Only on PlayStation*
Watch Dogs is coming to a slew of different systems, but Sony really wants you to play it on the PlayStation 4 or PlayStation 3. Not content with spotlighting the sandbox title in its various next-gen commercials, the platform holder has also collaborated with publisher Ubisoft to create a bunch of exclusive content that...
News Sacré Bleu! You'll Be Travelling to Paris in the Next Assassin's Creed
It's a Seine
Ubisoft’s globetrotting historical franchise Assassin’s Creed is set to come inland for its next instalment, as Kotaku has got its gloved mitts on some leaked screenshots from the series’ supposed next entry. Currently codenamed Unity, the images – which you can point your powdered eyes at throughout this article – prove that...
News How Long Will Watch Dogs Stay Connected to Your PS4?
Conference call
While there hasn’t been a software drought in the traditional sense, the PlayStation 4 has coasted through a couple of slow months since its launch late last year. Fortunately, that’s all set to change next week with the arrival of inFAMOUS: Second Son and Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes. There’s going to be no shortage of...
News Scenes of Sexual Violence Uploaded to Watch Dogs During Delay
Aiden know what to say
Watch Dogs may have primarily been delayed for polish purposes, but publisher Ubisoft also used the additional time to add some edgy extra content to the title. Eagle eyed gamers noticed that the Australian classification for the sandbox release was resubmitted last week, with the title earning an R18+ rating, as opposed to...
News You'll Be Able to Prevent Watch Dogs Players from Hacking into Your PS4
Didn't say the magic word
We’re promptly approaching an era where single player campaigns may no longer be isolated affairs. The likes of Destiny and Tom Clancy’s The Division are promising to really blur the lines between modes, allowing you to transition between solitary escapades and big multiplayer battles in an instant. Alas, W
News UK Sales Charts: South Park Takes the Stick of Truth to the Summit
Trey bien
There's an unsurprising result in this week’s UK sales charts, as animated role-playing tie-in South Park: The Stick of Truth has waltzed straight to the summit of the best-sellers list. The hilarious outing farted in the face of Square Enix’s mediocre Thief reboot, which slipped down into second. Elsewhere, The LEGO Movie Videogame...
News Watch Dogs Officially Makes a Connection with PS4 on 27th May
On speed dial
As expected, Ubisoft has announced that Watch Dogs will whip out its smartphone on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 on 27th May worldwide. The game – which was originally due out last November – will see you step into the futuristic shoes of Aiden Pearce, a vigilante who uses his hacking skills and nifty smartphone to fight back...
Rumour Ubisoft to Leave a Voicemail Regarding Watch Dogs' Release Date Today?
Keep watching
French publisher Ubisoft is charging its smartphone ahead of a big reveal later today, which is almost certain to pertain to delayed PlayStation 4 escapade Watch Dogs. The title had originally been set to deploy alongside Sony’s next generation system late last year, but the company has been keeping details regarding the adventure en
Review South Park: The Stick of Truth (PlayStation 3)
The Elder Trolls
Licensed video game adaptations are rarely the stuff of legend. Films are easily the worst offenders, as you could probably list the number of decent attempts on one hand – although television properties have played host to a selection of stinkers as well. As such, we were cautious when we first caught wind [Not that kind – Ed]...
News Yes, RedLynx's Trials Fusion Drops onto PS4 on 16th April
Eat the dirt
The Trials series has been forced to drive down a long and arduous road before making its debut on a PlayStation platform, but it’s now mere months away. Ubisoft has confirmed that RedLynx’s next-gen physics-based motorbike-‘em-up Trials Fusion is set to air its exhaust fumes on PlayStation 4 from 16th April – and it’s...
Rumour Watch Dogs' Release Date to Be Decrypted Soon
Phone home
Ubisoft may have sucked the battery life out of upcoming open world adventure Watch Dogs by delaying the title out of its intended November 2013 release window, but the French publisher appears to be eager to rebuild the hype surrounding the once hotly anticipated PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 product. A handful of eagle eyed...
