One of the world’s biggest video game news sites appears to have blown tomorrow’s Watch Dogs 2 reveal, after serving an ad that confirms a handful of details (including the launch date) about the next entry in the Watch Dogs franchise.
On Monday, Ubisoft published the first official teaser video for Watch Dogs 2 ; a brief teaser trailer that didn’t offer much more than confirmation we’d get our first look at the game later this week. But it turns out the gaming community won’t have to wait as long as originally expected to get new information on Watch Dogs , thanks to an unfortunate advertising error on the part of IGN.
According to a new report from PureXbox.com , which managed to get screenshots of the ad before it was pulled, the next entry in the Watch Dogs franchise will head to stores on Nov. 15 . The game also features a new protagonist (side note: Aiden Pearce was insufferable) and the ad seems to confirm a change of scenery in Watch Dogs 2 . The prominent appearance of the Golden Gate Bridge appears to confirm previous rumors that the next Watch Dogs would move the franchise to San Francisco.
It’s not clear yet how the changes will affect the core gameplay, Ubisoft will undoubtedly be looking to make more of splash with the franchise’s hacking mechanics than we saw in the original Watch Dogs . While the idea was certainly unique, many fans and critics generally agreed that Ubisoft could have done more with Aiden’s ability to hack damn near anything in close proximity. The banner also appears to confirm last month’s leak of the game’s new protagonist , via voice actor Cort King’s Instagram, and prior reports that Watch Dogs 2 will debut in place of a 2016 Assassin’s Creed while Ubisoft takes one of its primary franchises back to the drawing board.
If you haven’t yet, take a quick minute to check out the Watch Dogs 2 announcement teaser released earlier this week. Then head down to the comments section and let us know what changes you’re hoping to see in Watch Dogs 2 when the game is revealed on Wednesday.
Watch Dogs 2 is in development for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. The game is expected to debut on November 15.
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