Tag: Watch Dogs
News Filming on Ubisoft's Watch Dogs Movie Has Wrapped
Tapped
You could be forgiven for forgetting there’s a Watch Dogs movie on the way, but shooting has concluded so please look forward to it. The flick – which is being created in collaboration with New Regency – has been on the agenda for over a decade, but only entered full production in July. It’ll star Australian actress Sophie Wilde in a...
Rumour Watch Dogs Is Dead, and Legion Reportedly Killed It
Taken out back
Questions were no doubt asked about the future of Watch Dogs when the latest game in the series, Watch Dogs Legion, underperformed both critically and commercially (even though its initial sales numbers might have hinted otherwise). The PS5 and PS4 open world title, which first launched in 2020, saw a lot of improvement through...
News Watch Dogs Tokyo Brings Ubisoft's Sandbox Series to the World of Manga
Tokyo revengers
In a move that we certainly didn't see coming, Watch Dogs is getting its own manga spinoff. Titled Watch Dogs Tokyo, the manga will debut on the 12th April, but only in Japan for now. It's being illustrated by Syuhei Kamo, whose previous work includes Gangsta: Cursed. Seiichi Shirato is handling the writing side of things. Ubisoft...
News Ubisoft Pulls the Plug on Watch Dogs Legion PS5, PS4 Updates
Bollocks
Ubisoft’s post-release support for many of its games is spectacular, but the French publisher has pulled the plug on Watch Dogs Legion. While it has delivered all of the add-ons and extras it promised prior to release, we do get the sense that if the title had performed better, it may have committed more support to the release. As it is,...
News Watch Dogs Legion Unleashes Hidden Blade with Assassin's Creed Update on PS5, PS4
Legion of boom
Whatever your thoughts on Watch Dogs Legion at launch, you’ve got to give publisher Ubisoft credit for sticking with the London sandbox. A huge new update available today adds the first major Assassin’s Creed crossover content to the series, with free missions and quests for everyone to enjoy – including one starring newcomer...
News Assassin's Creed Crosses Streams with Watch Dogs Legion on PS5, PS4 Next Week
Darcy deploys as a new operative
Watch Dogs Legion will add its previously announced Assassin’s Creed crossover content on 24th September, with new operative Darcy deploying on the streets of London next week. The character is included as part of the open worlder’s Season Pass, and comes equipped with a hidden blade and hooded robe. As with all...
News Aiden Pearce and His Iconic Cap Descend on London in Watch Dogs Legion DLC
Due out on 6th July
Here’s your first look at Watch Dogs Legion expansion Bloodline, which sees Aiden Pearce arrive in London for a big job. You’ll be tasked with breaking into a shady tech corporation, where you’ll need to steal a device that provides control over an army of weaponised robots. It’s set before the events of the main game...
News Watch Dogs Legion Is Now Playable at 60fps on PS5
And the undead are coming to London
Watch Dogs Legion is now playable at 60 frames-per-second on PlayStation 5, as Ubisoft’s promised performance update has rolled out on next-gen consoles. You will sacrifice the release’s gorgeous raytracing effects if you select it, but obviously gain silky-smooth performance. It’s a trade-off, as always,...
News Watch Dogs Legion Adding PS5 Performance Mode on 1st June
And other surprises incoming
Watch Dogs Legion’s previously promised 60 frames-per-second update for PlayStation 5 will begin rolling out on 1st June. This is all part of the release’s revised roadmap, which will also see the addition of pensioner Helen as a new playable operative and cross-gen multiplayer between PS5 and PS4. Ubisoft’s also...
News Watch Dogs Legion's Next Major Update to Add 60FPS Support on PS5
Smooth operator
Watch Dogs Legion plays perfectly fine on PlayStation 5, but there's no denying a higher frame rate would be nice. Fortunately, a 60 frames-per-second mode is indeed coming to the new-gen version of the game, as confirmed back in April by Ubisoft. So, when will this 60fps support arrive? There are no confirmed dates as of yet, but
News Watch Dogs Legion Adds New Character, Missions, and Operatives
DJs, First Responders, and mind control
Watch Dogs Legion has added a ton of new content today – a lot of which is free for everyone! As part of a new update on PlayStation 5 and PS4, you’ll be able to recruit two new types of operative to your team: a DJ and First Responder. Both have unique abilities associated with their jobs, so the First...
News PS5 Open World Watch Dogs Legion Will Run at 60 Frames-Per-Second in the Future
Refresh
Watch Dogs Legion is getting a 60 frames-per-second update on PlayStation 5, a Ubisoft representative has confirmed in a Reddit question-and-answer. While there’s currently no window attached to this performance upgrade, a spokesperson said that the feature is in development now, and “we’ll announce the exact release dates with our...
News Watch Dogs Legion Will Be Free-to-Play This Weekend on PS5, PS4
Viva La London
Unlike in real-life under current coronavirus lockdown restrictions, London will be free to explore in Watch Dogs Legion this weekend, as Ubisoft launches a trial scheduled to run from 25th March to 29th March. As part of the promotional period you’ll be able to explore half of the city’s boroughs, progress the story “up to the...
News Watch Dogs Legion PS5, PS4 Update Will Add Crossplay
DedSec on the case
Tourists returning to Watch Dogs Legion’s futuristic reimagining of London have been disappointed to learn that the title’s new online mode lacks crossplay – and even cross-generational play. This means, if you’re playing on the PlayStation 5, then you can’t even partner up with players on the PS4 – let alone Xbox...
News Watch Dogs Legion Taps Title Update as London Is Connected on PS5, PS4
High 5G
A new title update has released for Watch Dogs Legion, preparing the open worlder for its anticipated online update. The patch weighs in at 10GB on the PlayStation 4 and 2.3GB on the PS5 – that’s some impressive compression on the next-gen console, by the way – and bundles in a bunch of bug fixes to boot. The online experien
News Watch Dogs Legion's Free Online Update Makes a Connection to PS5, PS4 from 9th March
Not-so DedSec
Watch Dogs Legion will finally take London online from 9th March, as Ubisoft has confirmed that the PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 open worlder’s free update is almost upon us. As part of a title update, you’ll be able to free-roam with up to three friends, “and explore London, encounter city events, complete challenges, and...
News Celebrate the Lunar New Year with Free Outfits in Watch Dogs Legion on PS5, PS4
Xie xie
Looking for a reason to return to London in Watch Dogs Legion? Well, while you wait for the upcoming online update, you may want to claim this free Lunar New Year content for your operatives. Available from the in-game Ubisoft Connect client until 25th February, the pack includes some swish new Year of the Ox-themed threads and a pretty...
News Ubisoft Working to Resolve Missing PS4 to PS5 Upgrades of Assassin's Creed, Watch Dogs
No free option available
Update (1st December, 2020): Ubisoft's investigation into why UK gamers can't upgrade their PS4 copies of Assassin's Creed Valhalla and Watch Dogs Legion has be fruitless thus far, but in a message on its Twitter account it promised it was working to resolve the problem. The saga rumbles on... Update (28th November,...
News Watch Dogs Legion Delays Online Mode to Early 2021
To focus on single player fixes
Ubisoft has delayed the online mode planned for Watch Dogs Legion to early 2021 so that it can "focus on fixing issues with single player". The multiplayer offering, which plans to offer four-player co-op and the classic Invasion mode from the first game, was planned to arrive next week. There's no word on whether...
Round Up Watch Dogs Legion Reviews Show Mixed Reception to Ubisoft's Latest
London's burning
The first batch of reviews for Watch Dogs Legion are coming online right now, and they make for interesting reading. The open world hack-'em-up seems to have divided opinion to an extent, with some singing the praises of the everyone-is-a-playable-character formula, while others are far more critical. We've gathered a handful of...
Hands On The Watch Dogs Legion Gimmick Can't Hide Tired Gameplay
Three hackers on the shirt
After an entire generation of Ubisoft open-world titles, Watch Dogs Legion looks and feels bland. That descriptor is the word we kept coming back to following 10 hours with the PlayStation 4 experience launching on 29th October 2020, and we could never truly shake it off. There are high points here and there where you...
News Watch Dogs Legion Trophy List May Award Your Final PS4 Platinum
Long live the queen
Despite the PlayStation 5 being just around the corner, there are still a couple more heavy-hitters to release that you may be playing natively on PlayStation 4. Watch Dogs Legion, out this Thursday, is one of them and its Trophy list appears to indicate a Platinum Trophy that's fairly easy to unlock. Could this be the final list...
News Grime Superstar Stormzy's New Music Video Set Inside Watch Dogs: Legion
When it rains it pours
London-based grime superstar Stormzy’s new song Rainfall will headline Watch Dogs: Legion’s soundtrack, and here’s the music video set inside the game’s futuristic London. The Vossi Bop artist – who’s also featured on the soundtrack for NBA 2K21, FIFA 21, and EA Sports UFC 4 this year al
News This Is How Watch Dogs: Legion Is Handling Microtransactions
Operatives, in-game currency, and more
Like the vast majority of Ubisoft games, Watch Dogs: Legion will have a premium in-game store where you’ll be able to exchange real money for additional content. Writing on the game’s official website, the French publisher has outlined how this will all work, introducing a currency called WD Credit, which...
News Watch Dogs: Legion Runs at 4K, 30FPS with Raytracing on PS5
Ubisoft reflections
Just a teensy confirmation from Watch Dogs: Legion’s live producer Lathieeshe Thillainathan writing as part of a Reddit question and answer: the game will run at 30 frames-per-second in 4K with raytracing enabled on the PlayStation 5. There’s no word on whether the title will have multiple graphical options, such as a 60...
News London's Burning in Watch Dogs Legion Story Trailer
'Ey up
Watch Dogs Legion allows you to play as Roger Moore-style 007 superspy and grandma with a walking frame, so its plot was always going to err on the corny side. This new story trailer confirms as much, as you’ll be up against nefarious security groups and virtual vigilantes. Watch Dogs 2 hit a nice balance with its plot, so we’re hoping...
News Watch Dogs Legion Adds Mammoth Online Multiplayer Modes Post-Launch
And an Assassin's Creed crossover with its Season Pass
Watch Dogs Legion will launch first on the PlayStation 4 later this month, and then it’ll be available as a free PS4-to-PS5 upgrade on Sony’s next-gen console a little later in the year. But the Ubisoft open world’s roadmap doesn’t end there, as the French firm has pulled back the...
News Watch Dogs Legion Adds the Iconic Aiden Pearce, Stormzy
Wait, what?
We can't say we ever thought we would write a headline including the names Aiden Pearce and Stormzy, but it's 2020 and quite literally anything can happen. Yes, the UK superstar and the iconic protagonist we all know and love named Aiden Pearce will both feature in Watch Dogs Legion when it hits PlayStation 4 at the end of next month...
News Permadeath Is Completely Optional in Watch Dogs: Legion
You can disable it if you prefer
Watch Dogs: Legion’s big selling point is that you can play as anyone you please. This means that you can build a squad spanning spies, construction workers, and old ladies. But what if one of your heroes bites the dirt? Are they lost forever? What if you’ve developed a personal attachment to them? Permadeath,...
News Save $10 on Assassin's Creed, Watch Dogs When You Buy on PS4 Then Upgrade to PS5
Plus, first look at PS5 box art
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla and Watch Dogs Legion are two of the PlayStation 5’s hottest releases, but you can save a significant chunk of change if you purchase them on the PlayStation 4 first. Courtesy of Ubisoft’s free PS4 to PS5 upgrade scheme, you’ll be able to grab current-gen copies and then play the...
News Watch Dogs Legion Reveals Its Recruitable Resistance
A-Team
We already know Watch Dogs Legion’s unique selling point, but just in case you’ve been living under a lockdown rock, here’s a reminder: you can recruit anyone to your team. This trailer doubles down on that message, and while there’s very little new on display – well, it looks like good ol’ goofy fun, doesn’t it? It’s due out...
News Watch Dogs Legion Season Pass Includes Free Copy of the First Game
The Complete Edition
After bundling Assassin's Creed III Remastered with the season pass for Assassin's Creed Odyssey and doing the same thing with a free version of Far Cry 3: Classic Edition when you bought Far Cry 5, Ubisoft is set to continue this initiative with Watch Dogs Legion. If you buy the game's season pass, which comes
Gallery Watch Dogs Legion Screenshots Bring Mayhem to London
Careful now
Watch Dogs Legion will be one of the PlayStation 4's very last big titles and it looks like the console will be going out in style. Also confirmed for PlayStation 5, with a free upgrade available for anyone who purchases the current-gen version, the Ubisoft game is looking really quite good in this latest batch of screenshots. You'll get...
News Watch Dogs Legion Hacks London This October on PS4, Free Upgrade to PS5 Version
Plus lengthy gameplay overview
Watch Dogs Legion will be coming to PlayStation 4 on 29th October 2020. The Ubisoft Forward livestream failed to mention the next-gen PlayStation 5 version, but we do know that it will be available for free should you purchase the PS4 edition. You'll also gain access to some free enhancements following that upgrade...
News Watch Dogs Legion Screenshots Leak Ahead of Media Previews
Shows HUD, menus, and gameplay
Watch Dogs Legion will be out in full force during this weekend's Ubisoft Forward event, and following that, select media sites will be publishing hands on impressions after playing the game over the past week or so. However, because of that, a couple of in-game screenshots have been leaked onto the internet and you...
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla and Watch Dogs Legion Both Reportedly Due for Late 2020 on PS5
Unless COVID-19 gets in the way
Update: It's now been confirmed that Assassin's Creed Valhalla will release Holiday 2020 on PS5 and PS4. You can find out more about that through here. Original Story: Ubisoft appears to have very big plans when it comes to supporting the PlayStation 5 from day one. According to Jason Schreier, who will
Rumour Watch Dogs Legion Will Be a PS5 Launch Game
Set to "debut" with next-gen consoles
Watch Dogs Legion was originally scheduled to release on the 6th March 2020. Kind of weird to think about, isn't it? But even before this whole coronavirus thing began, Ubisoft delayed Legion and a number of other titles that it still has in the works, including Gods & Monsters and Rainbow Six: Quarantine...
Random BBC Holds Interview on Watch Dogs Legion Within the Game Itself
Virtually real
Here's something you don't see every day. Marc Cieslak, reporter for BBC Click, has conducted an interview about Watch Dogs Legion from within the game's virtual London. The journalist paid a visit to Ubisoft in order to speak with creative director Clint Hocking, but in a brilliant twist, the pair carried out the interview inside...
News Watch Dogs Legion and More Will Utilise PS5's 'Extremely Interesting' Features, Says Ubisoft
Cross-gen confirmed for multiple games
You may remember last week's news that Ubisoft has pushed back three of its biggest upcoming games, including Watch Dogs Legion, Rainbow Six: Quarantine, and Gods & Monsters. They're now scheduled for release in the next fiscal year, meaning a launch between April 2020 and March 2021. This puts the games...
News Ubisoft Delays a Trio of Its Biggest Titles Past April 2020
Launching in the next fiscal year
What's going on all of a sudden? The Last of Us: Part II has been delayed to 29th May 2020, but Ubisoft has gone and one upped that unfortunate announcement by pushing back all three of its biggest titles hitting next year. Watch Dogs Legion, Gods & Monsters, and Rainbow Six: Quarantine have all been delayed to...
News Watch Dogs Legion Continues to Sound Crazy, the Story Script Has 20 Different Versions
Cor blimey
Watch Dogs Legion has sounded ambitious from the word go, and the more we hear about it, the crazier and crazier it sounds. As you may already know, the game lets you play as loads of different characters, all of them randomly generated to some degree. Each and every character comes with their own strengths, weaknesses, name, and...
E3 2019 Watch Dogs Legion Won't Feature Any Dogs Because Then You'd Have to Play as Them
A real shame
Watch Dogs Legion's 'play as anyone' mechanic is certainly an ambitious one, but it turns out the feature only goes so far. The buck stops with our canine friends, who won't be playable in the game. Speaking with IGN's Brian Altano, creative director Clint Hocking said: "There are no dogs in the game because if you’re gonna play as...
E3 2019 Watch Dogs Legion Coming to 'PlayStation Platforms' Suggests Both PS5 and PS4 Releases
Cross-gen confirmed?
We're on the precipice of PlayStation 5, so it's safe to assume that games on the horizon will be looking to target next-gen platforms as well as what's available today. One such title, Watch Dogs Legion, is obviously coming to PS4, but at the end of the above video, creative director Clint Hocking seems to suggest it's...
E3 2019 Watch Dogs Legion Collector's Edition Includes a Crazy Life Size Mask
Lights up and everything
If you're a fan of elaborate special editions, you've come to the right place. Ubisoft has gone to some effort with the Collector's Edition of Watch Dogs Legion, which will be available exclusively from the publisher's own store. The headline inclusion is a life-sized replica of an in-game mask called the Ded Coronet Mask...
E3 2019 Watch Dogs Legion Lets You Play as Anyone, Hacks PS4 in March
Looks right proper
In an impressive gameplay showcase, Ubisoft kicked off its E3 2019 press conference with Watch Dogs Legion. A lot of information about the London-based open world adventure leaked ahead of time, and it turns out most of it was true. The game's USP is that you'll be able to recruit and play as any character roaming the streets of...
News Watch Dogs Legion Is Real, Full Reveal at E3
Oi oi
Watch Dogs Legion is the next game in Ubisoft's series -- that much has been confirmed through the fact that the property's official Twitter account has changed its name to, you guessed it, Watch Dogs Legion. But that's not all. The same account is now teasing the game itself, posting: "God save the NPCs". This points to the leak from earlier...
News Watch Dogs Legion Sounds Like a Wildly Ambitious Sequel
You can play as, well, anyone
We really liked Watch Dogs 2, and honestly would have been satisfied with a sequel akin to that set in modern London. Leaked information about Watch Dogs Legion – purportedly the official name for the third game in the hack happy series – suggests we should expect something slightly different, however, as you’ll...
Rumour Is Watch Dogs Legion the Anticipated Third Instalment?
Cor, blimey
Update: Both respected Kotaku journalist Jason Schreier and industry analyst Daniel Ahmad have suggested that this product listing is accurate. So how's that body hopping going to work, then?
Rumour First Watch Dogs 3 Details Supposedly Leaked on Reddit
Hacked
We've been hearing about the alleged Watch Dogs 3 for quite some time now. Heavily rumoured to take place in London, a third game in Ubisoft's open world hack-em-up series is inevitable. More fuel has been added to the fire today thanks to an image on the Watch Dogs subreddit. The
News Strut Across San Francisco in Watch Dogs 2 Timelapse
San Fran's biggest fan
What year is it? Watch Dogs 2 is a good couple of years old now, but there’s renewed interest in the series as Ubisoft prepares to announce its Brit-based sequel. So here’s a video reminder of just how good the sequel’s Bay Area was, as one player has decided to strut across the entire map in a nifty new timelapse video...
