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Ubisoft retains Watch Dogs trademark after fraud attempt

Watch Dogs is still in development and will still be called Watch Dogs, despite a fraud attack on the trademark today. Eagle eyed Neogaf users spotted that Ubisoft had abandoned the Watch Dogs trademark, but this was not a move something instigated by the publisher, the firm has told MCV. …

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50 Things to look forward to in 2014

MCV takes a look at the biggest releases and events that will affect the games industry in the next year. 1. Dark Souls II For the masochistic gamers out there a sequel to the insanely difficult Dark Souls will be coming to stores in March. The series has a relentless …

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Watch Dogs was born from cancelled Driver-style game

So it turns out that the upcoming – and highly anticipated – hacking title Watch Dogs could have been an entry in the Driver series. Ubisoft was working on a driving title – potentially a new Driver game – but the publisher decided that it wanted to make a more …

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Ubisoft: Watch Dogs could have been "best-rated next-gen launch game"

It’s a very intense decision” – that’s how North American Ubisoft president Laurent Detoc describes the process leading up to the delay of a game. Speaking to IGN, the exec explained that as late as August of this year Ubisoft still hoped to have Watch Dogs ready for the launch …

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UK retail: Watch Dogs loss won’t slow next-gen launch

The delays to Watch Dogs and DriveClub will not derail the launch of PS4 and Xbox One, UK High Street stores have said. Retailers told MCV that although these delays are disappointing, they have not seen mass cancellations of pre-orders. And they expect both next-gen consoles to be sold out …

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Watch Dogs and Assassin’s Creed IV content exclusive to PlayStation for six months

It will be six months before players on other platforms get their hands on Sony’s exclusive Ubisoft DLC. Both Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag and the delayed Watch Dogs include exclusive” content on both PS4 and PS3 – and a video below from Sony confirms the precise period of that …

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Target makes up for PS4 pre-order fumble

Having told many gamers earlier this week that their PS4 pre-orders had been cancelled, Target has now made amends. MCV reported on Monday that Target had told customers who had pre-ordered either the DriveClub or Watch Dogs PS4 bundles that they were no longer guaranteed their consoles. However, the retailer …

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US retailer Target cancels some PS4 console pre-orders

The delays of Watch Dogs and DriveClub have had an unfortunate consequence for a handful of gamers in the US. Kotaku reports that consumers who pre-ordered with the PS4 and Watch Dogs bundle or PS4 and DriveClub bundle with Target have not just seen their games cancelled – they’ve also …

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