Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order: trailer, release date, gameplay details, best pre-order deals and everything else we knowįIFA 20: release date, ‘Volta’ mode, trailer and everything else we know about the football gameĪs if hacking everything in sight wasn’t impressive enough, Legion introduces the ability to ‘Play-as-Anyone’ to the series for the first time. Microsoft E3 2019 Xbox conference: from Project Scarlett to Cyberpunk 2077, the biggest trailers and announcements “But, it’s not just that, it’s about everything that’s happening in the world today and all of it has culminated to this one situation, a possible future, of Watch Dogs: Legion.” “I feel that all of those events that contribute towards Brexit also contribute towards the world stated of Watch Dogs: Legion,” he said. “So autonomy and loss of jobs because of it, global warming, all the other events that you see worldwide happening today.” ‘Events that contribute towards Brexit also contribute towards the world stated of Watch Dogs: Legion’ (Image: Ubisoft) “All the elements in the world that you see are based off lots of real-world problems that eventually contribute towards Brexit,” John Cross, lead producer of Watch Dogs: Legion, told Gamesradar. In Watch Dogs Legion, it’s your mission to build a resistance to fight back against the emergence of an authoritarian regime called ‘Albion’.ĭespite Ubisoft’s instance that none of its games are political (CEO Yves Guillemot has said their games are designed to “make people think” rather than make a statement), with Brexit looming, it’s easy to see Watch Dogs: Legion as a subtle allegory for a post-EU Britain. “People are being oppressed by an all-seeing surveillance state, a corrupt private military corporation controls the streets, and a powerful crime syndicate is preying on the most vulnerable.” “In the near future, London is facing its downfall,” said Ubisoft. Watch Dogs: Legion is set in a futuristic, dystopian version of the UK’s capital, where tech surveillance is prevalent on every street corner, and above-the-law police forces abuse their power regularly. However, this isn’t quite the London you know.
You’ll also be able to explore all of the city’s major landmarks: in the trailer we got a glimpse of Trafalgar Square, Big Ben, Tower Bridge, and the London Eye. Watch Dogs: Legion lets you explore a virtual, futuristic London (Image: Ubisoft)Ĭyberpunk 2077: release date, trailer, how Keanu Reeves is involved and everything we learned at E3 2019īlair Witch game coming to the Xbox: here’s what we found out from E3 2019Įlden Ring: release date, trailer and everything we know about the new game from Game of Thrones author George RR Martin Watch Dogs 1 and 2 both gave players highly accurate recreations of their respective cities, and Legion looks to do the same one segment of the gameplay demo shown at E3 took place in Camden Market, and was so familiar it gave this writer an almost uneasy feeling in their stomach. Previous games in the series were set in Chicago and San Francisco, so it’s nice to see Ubisoft making the jump over the pond for the next instalment. Interestingly, Watch Dogs Legion is set in the UK. Want to sneak past a gun-toting guard? Hack their mobile to ring as a distraction.
The star attraction is the game’s use of the fictional ctOS network, a global surveillance network used by governments to monitor and analyse their citizens and to run the infrastructure of towns and cities.ĭedSec have worked out a way to take advantage of the system for themselves to spread justice, and using your all-purpose gadget, you can hack in to just about every electronic device in the game world.īeing chased down by police? Hack into the traffic lights to cause vehicular chaos. The Watch Dogs games are open world games, allowing you to explore vast virtual playgrounds with plenty of extra activities to complete outside of the core missions. Project Scarlett: Xbox One successor’s release date, price rumours, launch games and everything we found out at E3 2019ĭoom Eternal: release date, trailer, collector’s edition details and everything else from Bethesda’s big E3 2019 reveal Rainbow Six Quarantine: trailer, release date and everything we found out from Ubisoft’s E3 2019 reveal
Here’s everything you need to know about it: What is Watch Dogs Legion?