Watch Dogs Welcome to Chicago Trailer Released by Ubisoft

Written by Brandon Hofer on March 27, 2014

News: New trailer released for Watch Dogs showing off some of the different areas of Chicago you will experience in the game.

Watch Dogs is coming out in a couple of months and Ubisoft has just released a new trailer introducing everyone to Chicago. In Watch Dogs you play as Aiden Pearce, a brilliant hacker and former thug, whose criminal past led to a violent family tragedy. Now on the hunt for those who hurt your family, you’ll be able to monitor and hack all who surround you by manipulating everything connected to the city’s network. Access omnipresent security cameras, download personal information to locate a target, control traffic lights and public transportation to stop the enemy, and more.

Living in inner city Chicago where violence is best answered by violence, you have the skills to take the fight to the streets. Take down enemies by delivering devastating blows with your baton, or experience a shoot-out like never before with a physics simulation that rivals anything in the shooter category. Use a combination of shooting and hacking to gain advantage in any given situation. The streets are designed for you to create your own plan of attack. Overall, you will have access to more than 30 traditional weapons.

Watch Dogs takes place in a fully simulated living city where, using your smartphone, you have real time control over the city’s infrastructure. Trap your enemy in a 30 car pile up by manipulating the traffic lights. Stop a train, and then board it to evade the authorities. Narrowly escape capture by quickly raising a drawbridge. Anything connected to the city’s CTOS can become your weapon.

It was also recently revealed that PS3 and PS4 owners will be receiving some extra content in Watch Dogs. The exclusive content includes four extra missions, representing one hour of exclusive gameplay, as well as a unique ‘White Hat’ Hacker Outfit. By playing this additional content, players will have a deeper knowledge of DedSec, a key and powerful faction in the Watch Dogs universe. Once complete, a Hacking Boost named Superior Capacity is acquired which gives players one additional Battery Slot.

The scenario takes place after Aiden Pearce, the vigilante hero of Watch Dogs, catches the eye of DedSec, a notorious hacker group fighting for freedom and security in the digital age. Aiden receives an encoded message asking him to help some members of this organization who want payback. Pearce must use his knowledge of Chicago’s complex CTOS network to discover digital vulnerabilities in Umeni Technologies’ security network and earn his reward.

Take a look at the new trailer below introducing you to Chicago and then tell us what you think. Are you looking forward to Watch Dogs? If so, which platform will you be getting it on?