Ubisoft have shown the impressive pre-order figures for their upcoming title Watch Dogs. It has become the most pre-ordered new IP in the history of Ubisoft and within the games industry this year. Watch Dogs is also the second- highest pre-ordered Ubisoft game ever.
“These strong pre-orders are a clear indication of players’ anticipation and excitement for Watch Dogs,” said Geoffroy Sardin, Senior VP Sales and Marketing at Ubisoft. “The teams have worked tirelessly to ensure that players will enjoy a top quality game with enormous scope, and we can’t wait to get the game into their hands.”
“We are seeing tremendous excitement for the new Watch Dogs game,” said Michael van den Berg, vice president of Merchandising at GameStop International. “In fact, Watch Dogs is the highest pre-ordered next-generation console game to date. It is on track to be one of the top selling video games across all consoles in 2014.
In Watch Dogs™ players will assume the role of Aiden Pearce, a brilliant hacker whose criminal past led to a violent family tragedy. Now on the hunt for those who hurt his family, players will be able to monitor and hack their enemies by manipulating everything connected to the city’s Central Operating System (ctOS). ctOS controls almost every piece of the city’s technology and holds key information on all of the city’s residents.
Players will access omnipresent security cameras, download personal information to locate targets, control traffic lights and public transportation to stop enemies, and more. Watch Dogs™ lets the player use Chicago as their ultimate weapon and exact their own style of revenge.
In addition, the Season Pass is available for purchase giving players access to a unique single-player story featuring T-Bone, a brilliant but eccentric hacker; a new Digital Trip game mode, “Conspiracy!” plus new missions, weapons, outfits and more. Watch Dogs™ will be available May 27 2014 for PlayStation®4 system, PlayStation®3 system, Xbox One, Xbox 360 and Windows PC. The season pass will also be available priced at £15.99.