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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 4 Comments

Watch Dogs lead game designer Danny Belanger chatted about the game’s drop-in multiplayer feature during a live-stream event held a couple of days ago.

Belanger confirmed that the functionality can be turned off entirely, if players choose. There’s also a system in place to ensure that users are never overwhelmed by other Watch Dogs owners.

Belanger stated:

“All the online activities are just part of the menu. They’re a choice. But if someone is not into that …. they can totally turn it off.”

“There’s also something important called the shield. If someone comes into your game, they can’t come in right after so you can’t be spammed in that way — unless you become aggressive and you start going into other people’s games. Then you really become available. But it’s just a player choice in the end.”

Belanger also mentioned that Watch Dogs’ multiplayer emphasizes a “hide-n-seek” nature involving hacking and getting hacked.

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 3 Comments

Thanks to a tweet from Ubisoft creative director Jonathan Morin, we now have confirmation that Watch Dogs will feature an 8-player open world multiplayer mode.

Morin confirmed the news on Twitter through the following tweet:

Morin didn’t share any details about the mode, though we should be gaining more concrete information over the next couple of months.

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 42 Comments

Ubisoft senior producer Dominic Guay has opened up about Watch Dogs’ lengthy delay on Wii U.

The publisher announced plans today to ship the title across all platforms on May 27 – except for Nintendo’s hardware. Guay couldn’t offer up an exact date as to when Watch Dogs will be hitting Wii U, but said an arrival later this year is a “possibility.”

Guay told Polygon:

“Yeah it’s still alive. We still haven’t defined a ship date for it, though. So it’s on hold, to a certain extent for shipping.”

“We don’t have a specific ship date for it yet so it’s considered within the year. So we’re going to look at that and we’re going to let people know as soon as we figure out an exact date for it.”

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

A pair of Ubisoft titles have received permanent price discounts on the Wii U eShop. As of now, Assassin’s Creed III is available for $19.99. Splinter Cell: Blacklist’s price has been slashed to $39.99.

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 5 Comments

Update 2: Added in official embed below.

Update: Ubisoft has already taken the video down, though you can watch it here. We’ll add in an official embed once it’s available.

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A big week is in store for Watch Dogs, based on a tweet from product manager David Thériault.

Thériault posted the following on Twitter earlier today:

There’s been a lot of talk as of late that Ubisoft may finally be ready to announce a release date for Watch Dogs. Also, it’d be nice to get a new look at the game following Ubisoft’s silence since last year’s delay.

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Through the end of today, you can purchase Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag at a significant discount. Amazon and Best Buy both have the game available for $24.99. That’s a $35 discount off the regular price, or 58%.

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 8 Comments

Ubisoft’s Hugues Ricour has told Total Xbox that the company tries to make players think through the games it provides. “There’s definitely a conscious mandate to make sure we make fun experiences that focus on gameplay, that we enrich people’s lives, and that we connect them together,” he also said.

Ricour’s comments in full:

“We’re trying to make people think. There’s a bunch of other games that I won’t name where you’re very scripted and driven to just follow a path and do actions and press buttons…it’s not just making games for the sake of making games. There’s definitely a conscious mandate to make sure we make fun experiences that focus on gameplay, that we enrich people’s lives, and that we connect them together.”

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Ubisoft has thrown around Japan as one possible locale for Assassin’s Creed. However, don’t expect Assassin’s Creed V to take place in that setting.

Ubisoft Toronto executive Jade Raymond confirmed to Adweek that the upcoming title won’t be Japan-based. Additionally, Raymond teased that it will feature her favorite historical era. No additional details were provided.

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