When Ubisoft Montreal began work on Watch Dogs five years ago, the goal was to create the city of the near-future.
The open-world action title’s alternate version of contemporary Chicago is an interconnected one, where much of the city’s infrastructure is tied to a central hub. Players assume the role of Aiden Pearce, a hacker who can wreak havoc with the swipe of his smartphone.
Now with the game set to drop on May 27th for Xbox One and PlayStation 4 (plus Windows, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3), theWatch Dogs team can boast that the advanced urban jungle they had envisioned is, in some ways, already here. Read more.