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Topic > Watch Dogs
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![Watch Dogs 2 delayed 2 weeks on PC](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/watch-dogs-2.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Watch Dogs 2 delayed 2 weeks on PC
![Watch Dogs 2’s San Francisco brings out the playful side of the hacking series](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Watch-Dogs-2_Fishermans-Wharf.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Preview
Watch Dogs 2’s San Francisco brings out the playful side of the hacking series
![Watch Dogs is going to become a movie](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/watch-dogs-invasion-31.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Watch Dogs is going to become a movie
![Watch Dogs 2 turns San Francisco into your hacking playground](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Watch-Dogs-2-E3-2016-01.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Watch Dogs 2 turns San Francisco into your hacking playground
![Here’s an ad for Watch Dogs 2 — it’s lame](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Watch-Dogs-2-gif.gif?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Here’s an ad for Watch Dogs 2 — it’s lame
![Watch Dogs 2 teaser has Ubisoft hacking the E3 cycle early](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/watch-dogs-2.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Watch Dogs 2 teaser has Ubisoft hacking the E3 cycle early
![This mod puts Watch Dog’s hacking inside Grand Theft Auto V](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/watch-dogs-review.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
This mod puts Watch Dog’s hacking inside Grand Theft Auto V
![Ubisoft’s first half of 2015 sales down 57 percent due to no major releases](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/watch-dogs-story-1.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Ubisoft’s first half of 2015 sales down 57 percent due to no major releases
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Review
Mad Max feels like a game you’ve played before
![Ubisoft: ‘Digital distribution was the main driver’ of our fiscal 2015 growth](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/far-cry-4-firefight1.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Ubisoft: ‘Digital distribution was the main driver’ of our fiscal 2015 growth
![Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry 4, and Watch Dogs push Ubisoft to record 3Q — nearly $1B](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Assassins-Creed-Rogue_the-Morrigan.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry 4, and Watch Dogs push Ubisoft to record 3Q — nearly $1B
![10 best-selling retail games of 2014: Call of Duty, Madden, and Destiny lead the way](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Destiny-The-Dark-Below-e1418044620547.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
10 best-selling retail games of 2014: Call of Duty, Madden, and Destiny lead the way
![Worst of 2014: Gaming’s biggest disappointments](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/ac-unity-bugs-006.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Worst of 2014: Gaming’s biggest disappointments
![The DeanBeat: My favorite games of 2014, the in-between year](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/watchdogsd.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
The DeanBeat: My favorite games of 2014, the in-between year
![Ubisoft beats expectations as digital sales surge](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/south-park-main.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Ubisoft beats expectations as digital sales surge
![Ubisoft's Watch Dogs sells more than 9M copies](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Ubisoft's Watch Dogs sells more than 9M copies
![Evolving with the times: GameStop experiments with new tech to keep customers in stores](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/gamestop.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Evolving with the times: GameStop experiments with new tech to keep customers in stores
![Real-life Watch Dogs: Hacking the city cameras that spy on you](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Real-life Watch Dogs: Hacking the city cameras that spy on you
![Why triple-A devs are going indie (and why indies aren't going triple-A)](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/assassins-creed-iv-ascension-of-the-jackdaw.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Feature
Why triple-A devs are going indie (and why indies aren't going triple-A)
![Watch Dogs' 8M copies sold pushes Ubisoft to record Q1](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/watch-dogs-invasion-2.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Watch Dogs' 8M copies sold pushes Ubisoft to record Q1
![Guns, goats, and bomb scares: When video game PR goes bad](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/watch-dogs-boom.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Guns, goats, and bomb scares: When video game PR goes bad
![The DeanBeat: What happens to a game's story when it gets stretched too long?](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
The DeanBeat: What happens to a game's story when it gets stretched too long?
![Analyst: Watch Dogs likely sold more than 5M copies by end of June](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/watch-dogs-hacking.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Analyst: Watch Dogs likely sold more than 5M copies by end of June
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Violent video games can actually increase a player's moral awareness
![E3 was filled with new things for GameStop to sell to hardcore gamers (interview)](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/gamestop-inside.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
E3 was filled with new things for GameStop to sell to hardcore gamers (interview)
![How Watch Dogs' performance on PS4 and Xbox One is helping EA, Activision, and Take-Two](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
How Watch Dogs' performance on PS4 and Xbox One is helping EA, Activision, and Take-Two
![May 2014 NPD: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Watch Dogs, and Mario Kart 8 fuel industry-wide surge](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/mario-kart-8.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
May 2014 NPD: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Watch Dogs, and Mario Kart 8 fuel industry-wide surge
![Read+Watch+Listen: Bonus material for Watch Dogs fans](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/rwl-watch-dogs.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Read+Watch+Listen: Bonus material for Watch Dogs fans
![Microsoft's game chief dishes on press events, rumored price cut, and Kinect-less Xbox Ones](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Microsoft's game chief dishes on press events, rumored price cut, and Kinect-less Xbox Ones
![Why Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot believes Watch Dogs will be his company's next giant franchise](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/yves-guillemot.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Why Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot believes Watch Dogs will be his company's next giant franchise
![Why this one man always gets the best seats at E3 (interview)](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/esa-e3.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Why this one man always gets the best seats at E3 (interview)
![Watch Dogs has a monster first week — surpasses 4M copies in sales](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/watch-dogs-profiler-hack.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Watch Dogs has a monster first week — surpasses 4M copies in sales
![PS4 and Xbox One gamers help Watch Dogs set new 24-hour sales mark for Ubisoft](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/watch-dogs.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
PS4 and Xbox One gamers help Watch Dogs set new 24-hour sales mark for Ubisoft
![GamesBeat giveaway: Do a little digging for a chance to win Watch Dogs for Xbox One or PS4](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/watch-dogs-aiden.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
GamesBeat giveaway: Do a little digging for a chance to win Watch Dogs for Xbox One or PS4
![Steam reviews Watch Dogs: Uplay rage, dog puns, and snap judgments](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/wash-dogs.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Steam reviews Watch Dogs: Uplay rage, dog puns, and snap judgments
![Uplay is not available: Watch Dogs players swamp Ubisoft's servers](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/watchthedogs3.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Uplay is not available: Watch Dogs players swamp Ubisoft's servers
![Ubisoft's Watch Dogs aims to revive hardcore video games with the highest of expectations](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/watch-dogs-profiler-hack.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Ubisoft's Watch Dogs aims to revive hardcore video games with the highest of expectations
![You're the king of Watch Dogs' open world — until the story hacks into it (review)](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/watch-dogs-aiden.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
You're the king of Watch Dogs' open world — until the story hacks into it (review)
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