Ubisoft unleashes a new Watchdogs trailer which showcases a lot of new characters along with the main protaginist Aiden. Watchdogs, Ubisoft’s dark thriller is set in a world where everyone’s data is available to warring tech factions. Most of the time, game protagonists occupy worlds that are utterly fantastical, bearing little resemblance to our own reality. From the space marines of Halo to the artifact-grabbing archeologists of Tomb Raider and Uncharted, our exploits in games are as relatable as blockbuster popcorn cinema. It is all about escapism. But when a game’s world and the activities of its protagonist start to look like something out of everyday life, it can be unnerving. After all, in video games we often operate by a moral code that we would never replicate in rea...
PC specifications for Ubisoft’s upcoming open-world game Watch Dogs were accidentally outed on the Uplay store, revealing the title’s PC edition will only support 64-bit operating systems. The Uplay page, spotted by NeoGAF users, has since been pulled by Ubisoft; however, saved details from the site outline its full specifications, ranging from minimum requirements to recommended and the slightly more taxing “Ultra” specifications. For Watch Dogs’ minimum specs, players will require a DirectX 11 GPU with at least 1GB of VRAM, along with a quad core CPY and at least 4GB of RAM. Example GPUs include NVidia GTX 460 or AMD Radeon HD 5770, and an Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 or AMD Phenom X4 9750. Users aiming to reach the game’s recommended specifications will req...