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Watch Dogs: Legion Gets Mysterious Update After Support Ended

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Ubisoft Toronto’s Watch Dogs: Legion, the latest in the Watch Dogs franchise, has oddly enough received a new update years after the Toronto-based dev axed support. The update doesn’t appear to add anything, and patch history does not mention what it changes.

As spotted by MP1st, Update 1.25 (PS4) and Update 1.191 (PS5) surfaced. There was no warning or even a mention that this update was happening, it’s suspected to be something related to the backend, as no new content is apparently there. What’s more, the social media account is active, so it’s weird that the dev hasn’t acknowledged the update.

Regardless, stepping back into Watch Dogs: Legion doesn’t mean there’s nothing to do just because the active support ended, Ubisoft has kept its word and is continuing to rotate Seasons and continuing to keep the game’s fanbase through its active Twitter.

What do you think? Have you enjoyed your time playing Watch Dogs: Legion? Let us know below! 

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Yup, Far Cry 6 Pre-Orders Offer Flamethrower

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Far Cry 6

Let’s face it, when you pre-order a game, you’re not paying for the game itself, otherwise, it’d just be the normal $59.99. No, you pre-order a game for the cool extras that come from a collector’s edition. This is probably no more true than pointing to Far Cry 6, which was announced during Ubisoft Forward.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbGbLWevpC4

Yup, Ubisoft’s offering a flamethrower. It’s non-functional, but my goodness is it a conversation piece. For the price of $199.99, you get not only the flamethrower but also other goodies like an art book, stickers, a physical map of Yara, a steelbook, and more.

Far Cry 6 editions

Far Cry 6 is launching February 18, 2021.

What do you think? Are you excited for the next Far Cry? Tell us below!

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Watch Dogs: Legion Gets New Gameplay To Show Off

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Watch Dogs: Legion

During Ubisoft Forward Sunday, the studio kicked off the main event with a short film based on the concept of Watch Dogs: Legion. This then led to a gameplay overview chock full of information about the next entry to the seasoned hacking-focused franchise.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGBrGqXILgM

The voiceover, which was blissfully British, gave an overview of the main characters of interest as well as some of the things you need to know about the game. Legion places the player in a futuristic Britain after a bombing pinned on the hacktivist group, DedSec. Rife with corruption, you play as any given member of that very group to clear the name and rid the power that Albion’s leader, Nigel Cass, possesses.

From hackers with a knack for nicking drones to construction workers, to paramedics, and even a granny, you can mix up your play style. Watch Dogs: Legion really hammered in its core feature of having multiple playable characters with its trailer and gameplay showcase. It’s been a staple for this entry since its announcement during last year’s E3.

Watch Dogs: Legion launches on October 29, 2020.

What do you think? Are you excited for the new entry? Tell us below!

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Former Ubisoft Creative Director Comes Back As VP Of Editorial Team

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Maxime Beland returns to Ubisoft

After less than a year at Epic Games, former Ubisoft creative director Maxime Beland is back at Ubi in a new role. He will be the vice president of its influential editorial team. The team is responsible for steering the direction of all Ubisoft titles.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KRnOXQswrk

Maxime Beland ended his Ubisoft career back in 2019 after overseeing major titles across his 20-year employment. He worked on games such as Splinter Cell: Conviction and Blacklist as well as the original 2006 Assassin’s Creed, Rainbow Six: Vegas, Far Cry 4, Far Cry 5, and Primal. He’s also credited as the co-founder of Ubisoft Toronto.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewF0_nDIrCc

This reveal comes mere days after the major developer and publisher expressed its decision to restructure its editorial department. This being in a bid to make its games more varied and unique following the poor performance they had in 2019.

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Jade Raymond’s Ubisoft Toronto Studio Looking For “Meaning”

Ben-Dutka 16 Comments

The future of the industry is a hot topic of conversation, especially when it comes to maturing, progressing, and different ways of telling a story.

Ubisoft Toronto boss (and new mom) Jade Raymond feels that it's long past time for this industry to "grow up," and we can do it without simulating a brainless blockbuster in order to sell millions of copies. During a recent CVG interview , the former Assassin's Creed director spoke about how her studio plans to look into "meaning":

"I really do feel it's time for our medium to grow up. I think we don't need to make the equivalent to a Michael Bay flick in order to sell five million copies. I think things can be exciting, have meaning and hit important topics, and I'm not the only one that thinks that. There are major franchises trying to have more meaning and be something more interesting. We obviously tried a bit – and I hope it was obvious – to make a story with more meaning and mature themes in Assassin's Creed.

It's definitely something that we're pushing for at Ubisoft Toronto. I think every other entertainment medium or art form does manage to have commercial success and have the viewers or audience think or be inspired. Games, I think, have even more potential than that given that on top of the narrative side we do have all of the gameplay mechanics and we create rule sets from scratch which can have any kind of meaning embedded in them. It's not easy to do that, because it requires breaking our recipe and trying to find new recipes, but I think it's an important thing for us to strive for."

For a while now, we've been discussing the direction games should take; we've often referred to the likes of Heavy Rain as an example of storytelling progression. But there's a whole lot farther we can go, and it's all about exploring new ideas and how to implement those ideas. What we need are more people like Raymond who really do believe gaming needs to "grow up." Only then will it receive more respect.

…how long have I been saying that?

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