The latest details for "Watch Dogs 2" will feature the sequel's main antagonist and top hackers will receive a free copy of the game.
Ubisoft showcased a new game trailer for "Watch Dogs 2" during the Tokyo Game Show 2016 event as the latest video will feature the sequel's main antagonist, Douchean Nemek, Twinfinite reported.
In the trailer, Douchean Nemek is the mastermind Blume and ctOS 2.0 in San Francisco. ctOS 2.0 runs the whole internet whole over the world and Marcus Halloway and his team of DedSec members will try to expose of the corruption and lies that Nemek and his cohorts have implanted on the citizens of San Francisco.
This, however, comes at a price as the Nemek will use every resources at his disposal to get rid of Marcus Halloway and his DedSec friends.
Meanwhile, Ubisoft announced that they are giving free copies of "Watch Dogs 2" to the winners of the North American Hacking competition.
According to Major League Hacking, the challenge to win "Watch Dogs 2" is geared toward designing a project to demonstrate just how easy data privacy can be compromised on real-life smart devices. Furthermore,the Major League Hacking will also hold the competition inspired by the Capture the Flag game mode at each hackathon, with Ubisoft not only giving a copy of "Watch Dogs 2", but also a trip to Montreal for a meet and greet with the title’s developers to the person with the fastest time.
Hackers who are interested in taking part in this year’s hackathons can find the competitions closest to them and the schedules for the Major League Hacking events on their official website.
Ubisoft previously showcased the new gameplay for "Watch Dogs 2" which involves the new hacking techniques that allows Marcus Halloway to perform fast hacks on everyone from cellphones, cameras and even control cars. There is also a net hack feature which allows gamers to easily detect any hackable gadgets in the area. The net hack will also allow gamers to track down targets easily by detecting strange hacking signals, text and other anomalies within the area.
Marcus can deploy several drones from his arsenal such as the quad copter to scout the skies or the RC jumper to explore the terrain undetected. Driving in "Watch Dogs 2" has been improved to make it more responsive and accessible to a wide variety of gamers. There are also customization features for Marcus in terms of clothing as there are at least 700 unique items with over a billion possible combination from hats, shirts, pants and shoes.
Gamers can also perform selfies with different filters and the more pictures Marcus has, the more followers will be added to his DedSec account. There are also multiplayer gameplay were in the gamers will work with a partner to do missions. The player's will provide strategy, traps and perimeter checks to help their partner to not get caught. Ubisoft stated that gamers can complete the mission or the entire game without killing someone.
"Watch Dogs 2" will launch on Nov. 15 for the PS4, Xbox One and PC platforms.