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E3 2012: Ubisoft's Watch Dogs Unveiled

In addition to Ubisoft making some waves at Sony's E3 press conference with Assassin's Creed: Liberation for the Vita, the French publisher had other big news:

It's the unveiling of a brand new IP, Watch Dogs, which is slated to arrive for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC...sometime in the future. The buzz is that this new project might actually become a next-gen title.

In development at Ubisoft Montreal, Watch Dogs features a story emphasis on cyber-crime and hacking; it's a futuristic setting where a central operating system run by private companies is going haywire. The gameplay clip (watch it below) includes protagonist Aiden Pierce, who is a master hacker and capable of dealing with just about any electronic obstacle. Towards the end of the demo, though, there's the obvious hint that other players are involved in the adventure in a multiplayer element, which remains a little hazy for now.

Said creative director Jonathan Morin:

"Watch Dogs goes beyond the limits of today's open-world games by giving players the ability to control an entire city. In Watch Dogs, anything connected to the city's Central Operating System becomes a weapon. By pushing the boundaries, we can provide players with action and access to information on a scale that's never been seen in a video game before."

Learn more at the game's official site.

Related Game(s): Watch Dogs

Tags: watch dogs, ubisoft, watch dogs ps3, watch dogs game

6/4/2012 9:50:49 PM Ben Dutka

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Comments (24 posts)

ZettaiSeigi
Monday, June 04, 2012 @ 10:08:45 PM
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This looks really interesting too. Thank goodness it's in third person perspective, else I won't be able to play it.

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WorldEndsWithMe
Monday, June 04, 2012 @ 10:17:17 PM
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Hmmm it could be cool but I'm not much for macromanagement (see: FFXIII battle system).

I love those wind effects in the city though.

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BikerSaint
Monday, June 04, 2012 @ 10:34:15 PM
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Already on my "must have" list!!!!!

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LimitedVertigo
Monday, June 04, 2012 @ 10:47:03 PM
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No way was this running on current consoles. It looks interesting for sure.

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Pandacastro
Monday, June 04, 2012 @ 10:52:39 PM

It was confirm that it was on pc but it will be on consoles too.

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LimitedVertigo
Monday, June 04, 2012 @ 10:57:30 PM

I'm aware of both. I'm just reiterating Ben's article mentioning a release on future consoles.

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Pandacastro
Monday, June 04, 2012 @ 10:53:56 PM
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I skip most of ubi's e3 and this was the first thing I saw. My jaw drop.

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LimitedVertigo
Monday, June 04, 2012 @ 10:57:51 PM

Same here...the detail was astonishing.

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AcHiLLiA
Tuesday, June 05, 2012 @ 12:01:50 AM
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looks interesting, but I'm really not down with the whole hacking thing but good thing it's just a game.
Last edited by AcHiLLiA on 6/5/2012 12:02:26 AM

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FxTales
Tuesday, June 05, 2012 @ 12:16:01 AM
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Um...wow! All these incredible 3rd person games, yes please. Hell I am going to be so poor, I wont be funding a crack habit, I'm funding a gaming habit here.

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Kai200X
Tuesday, June 05, 2012 @ 12:30:49 AM
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I can't really made out the controller he was holding. Looks like PS controller but I'm still not sure.

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Beamboom
Tuesday, June 05, 2012 @ 9:27:19 AM

PC. There are hundreds of different controllers for PC.

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Rogueagent01
Tuesday, June 05, 2012 @ 2:41:46 AM
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On G4 's coverage they clarified at the end that the demo was being run on a high end PC but that it was coming out for this generation.

I can't wait for it to be released as it looked really interesting and I am not talking about the graphics I meant the gameplay options that could be available.

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WolfCrimson
Tuesday, June 05, 2012 @ 3:43:09 AM
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Un-freaking-believable.

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Zen_Zarab
Tuesday, June 05, 2012 @ 6:56:40 AM
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I believe this to be the best of E3 atm, alongside Last of Us.

Has anyone heard about this before the Ubisoft Conference?

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Godslim
Tuesday, June 05, 2012 @ 7:08:08 AM
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yeh defo running on pc lol

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___________
Tuesday, June 05, 2012 @ 7:08:35 AM
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OH MY GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
and they did this in 2 years?
mind = shattered!
this makes david cages game look as original and amazing as COD!
my god ubisoft you have done it again!
game of the show, no competition kicks the royal sh*t out of tomb raider and splinter cell!!!!!
oh dont forget splinter cell black list, my god that game looks freaking amazing!
releases in march, oh so far away!
:(

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Beamboom
Tuesday, June 05, 2012 @ 9:32:45 AM
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Wow, wow, wow. This looks INSANELY good. Look at that environment! The city is *brimming* with life!

And the story, the setting, the tasks, the freedom, the entire concept... Oh man, it's so right up my alley it hurts. It looks like a game I could *live* in for months.

UBISoft has really understood a thing or two about what makes gaming great. Assassins Creed, Far Cry, Deus Ex... Indeed they hold some of the brightest minds in the business.

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___________
Tuesday, June 05, 2012 @ 10:05:58 AM

deus ex was $e.
but yeah, as they said in their conference what makes them unique and also so successful is there always looking to areas to innovate!
whether its their ubi art introduced in rayman origins, or the amazing AC series.
and now this, oh my freaking lord it looks AWESOME!

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Beamboom
Tuesday, June 05, 2012 @ 2:59:38 PM

Ahhh it was *Eidos* Montreal that made Deus Ex, of course it was. I mixed up. Those frenchmen sure know how to make games too then. Seems there are a lot of bright minds all across this business. :)

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___________
Wednesday, June 06, 2012 @ 10:11:39 AM

technically $E because a while ago $E bought out eidos.

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Deathb4Dishonor
Tuesday, June 05, 2012 @ 1:38:54 PM
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I gonna be so broke come March of next year... So many awesome games

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Jaylynn
Tuesday, June 05, 2012 @ 7:56:25 PM
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It's Person of Interest in game form. This was really impressive.

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Lairfan
Wednesday, June 06, 2012 @ 8:12:05 PM
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Best new IP of all of E3 (except for the Last of Us). And it easily stands up there with some of the big name games they showed off.

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