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[KefkaPalazzo]

Knowing Ubi...it'll probably be Tom Clancy Presents Assassins Creed 5: Watch Dogs...they might try to work the words Splinter Cell in there somewhere as well

 

[HeelPower]

So that is Altair in the centre after all

yup that was the secret all these years.

 

[rvy]

I wonder which parts of the game are made by the b-level teams? Hopefully not the present-day parts, that would pretty much ruin the entire game.

 

[Here For The Free Feed]

if ubisoft are going to remain silent while this info (wiiu issue & this) flies around then im gonna say fuck watchdogs and even if it releases, not interested (anymore)

 

[SnakeEyes]

Please, don't let this be cancelled on all platforms! This was the next game I was looking forward to, since Diablo 3 for PS4 doesn't have a date and Destiny is in Sept ;_;

 

[TheWorthyEdge]

Damnnn

 

[charlequin]

I always thought that someone out there must've liked AC, but I guess that's fair.

Well, I mean, 81 isn't that bad, but the general response was something I think you could fairly summarize as "wow the game this wants to be would be pretty good."

Might help bring the hype and awareness back

I am not convinced there's a "hype and awareness" problem with Watch Dogs.

 

[Aquamarine]

Please, don't let this be cancelled on all platforms! This was the next game I was looking forward to, since Diablo 3 for PS4 doesn't have a date and Destiny is in Sept ;_;

Ubisoft has dumped a ridiculous amount of money into it so far...cancellation is NOT an option. Rebranding? Maybe. Re-filing trademark later? Perhaps.

But cancellation is out of the question.

 

[SoopaMan2K]

Name change?

As soon as I read the thread title, that was my first thought.

 

[Patryn]

So... wtf is going on here. I paid the game off on Amazon, but now I am thinking of trying to get the money pulled off the game and onto something else.

You can't pay off games on Amazon. Amazon doesn't charge you until the game ships?

 

[HeelPower]

Watch_Kids

lol freaking hilarious

 

[3bdelilah]

Hell, I'd much rather have it renamed Assassin's Creed if WD's gameplay feels a lot like other Ubisoft games. And judging from the different kinds of gameplay footage they published, it has a lot of similarities gameplay wise. So: I'm down with AC V: {insert Watch Dogs/Chicago/or what not subtitle}. I'd rather have one huge franchise than a few smaller franchises who do a lot of the game mechanics the same.

 

[plutoknight]

The real question is why you would do that for a game that is still far out?

No, the real question is "Doesn't he realize Amazon doesn't charge for pre-orders until they ship?"

Unless of course he used an Amazon gift card or something, in which case why aren't you spending that money on more imminent things!

 

[Whompa]

What...sooo name change or something? Watch Dogs was a perfectly fine name, if that's the case.

What are they doing? Wtf happened?

 

[Soupstorm]

It was Assassin's Creed V all along.

 

[krypt0nian]

Get your "It's Nothing" GIFs ready.

Jump to Conclusions GAF, stand down.

 

[charlequin]

The other thing that seems flatly absurd to me about this "it's being rebranded to assassin's creed!" theory is the idea that somehow they could release this as ACV -- as if they don't already have 27 teams composed of 1100 people working on 7 continents working on that game and a reveal coming in the next six weeks.

Get your "It's Nothing" GIFs ready.

but if you look at my chart where i've plotted the connections between ubisoft's registration of the abstergo industries trademark and the phases of the moon you will find that

 

[Trose]

#WatchDogs

 

[TangoAlphaLima]

Watch_Kids

Could this be a spiritual successor to the Spy Kids movie franchise, starring GAF's favorite reaction gif maker?

 

[CloakedPuppet]

If somehow you had no idea of when a gaming drought was happening, all you'd have to do is note threads like this reaching 400+ posts.

 

[Blizzard]

It still seems a bit up in the air, but I wouldn't be very surprised if it turns into another Assassins Creed game.

aw, beyond good & evil 2 made a friend!

This hurt more than anything else in the thread.

 

[Freedom = $1.05]

The other thing that seems flatly absurd to me about this "it's being rebranded to assassin's creed!" theory is the idea that somehow they could release this as ACV -- as if they don't already have 27 teams composed of 1100 people working on 7 continents working on that game and a reveal coming in the next six weeks.

Yup. Ubisoft Pompei gotta eat.

 

[Nestunt]

If somehow you had no idea of when a gaming drought was happening, all you'd have to do is note threads like this reaching 400+ posts.

if this game doesnt come out in Q2, the drought will be amazing

 

[ChapaNDJ]

All versions cancelled, except the WiiU version.

 

[SaltyMeatballs]

Come on, they didn't can the game...

Spoiler

it's now Xbox One exclusive

 

[8 X 11 Printer Paper]

So it will be the next Just Dance Title after it's rebranding.

 

[DopeyFish]

I hope this was a clerical error lol

 

[styl3s]

It's Assassin's Creed V now.

This would be the greatest thing in the history of great things.

 

[krypt0nian]

but if you look at my chart where i've plotted the connections between ubisoft's registration of the abstergo industries trademark and the phases of the moon you will find that

Charts and the moon? I'm sold!

 

[SaltyMeatballs]

It's Assassin's Creed V now.

Oh shit!

 

[CloakedPuppet]

if this game doesnt come out in Q2, the drought will be amazing

Yep. It's not all bad though, I'm finally digging into my massive 360 and PS3 backlog while my PS4 and One collect dust.

 

[Sonicbug]

Actually they will be renaming it to Person of Interest with Bear as the companion.

One can dream.... one can dream.....

 

[Polymath]

No way the game can be cancelled at this stage. Most likely it's going to be trademarked under the name "Watch_Dogs", like most people here suggest.

 

[Nestunt]

Yep. It's not all bad though, I'm finally digging into my massive 360 and PS3 backlog while my PS4 and One collect dust.

sometimes, when my friends ask me if they should buy a PS4 or a XB1 I want to answer "PS3"

 

[McLovin]

Oh my god, what if... what if they turned it into an AC game? And... the watch dogs part is the modern day part?
Joking aside watch dogs was a terrible name. They probably came up with something better.

 

[Kai Dracon]

Oh my god, what if... what if they turned it into an AC game? And... the watch dogs part is the modern day part?

Everything was asscred.

dolanknows.gif

 

[OneUh8]

You can't pay off games on Amazon. Amazon doesn't charge you until the game ships?

You can by applying a gift card to the balance. That is what I do to pay off pre-orders.

 

[Alienous]

Templar's Greed.

The open world is Wall Street.

 

[Oersted]

Could this be a spiritual successor to the Spy Kids movie franchise, starring GAF's favorite reaction gif maker?

Now you did it.

 

[DarkJedi24]

So what's the big idea Ubisoft? This title had the most hype going into launch before it got delayed, and now you're rebranding it? I hope this doesn't turn into "The How to Guide for Killing a New IP."

 

[Matt99J]

You can't pay off games on Amazon. Amazon doesn't charge you until the game ships?

You can pay off anything on Amazon with gift cards.

 

[Kuro Madoushi]

brb trademarking 'watch dogs'

Lol good luck. No way an examiner is going to let another tm through for games with watch dogs if Ubi already has watch_dogs already under prosecution.

It might have been they got some people who wanted to oppose this variation and they said fuck it, we still got underscore or maybe they just weren't going to use regular watch dogs.


Guys gotta stop over reacting to tms for games.

 

[uncleniccius]

https://twitter.com/UbisoftMTL/statuses/430425347570798593

/thread.
It will be interesting to hear why this happened, but it sounds like no name change!

 

[Mattias]

It was Assassin's Creed V all along.

This might actually be correct.

 

[tino]

It will be changed to Cabela's Watch Dog Hunting.

 

[Alienous]

https://twitter.com/UbisoftMTL/statuses/430425347570798593

/thread.
It will be interesting to hear why this happened, but it sounds like no name change!

Yves hasn't visited them yet.

"Hey, guys. your game ... it's Assassin's Creed V now. Ok, bye."

 

[Winkle]

Well they cancelled Rainbow Patriots because it wasn't up to scratch...

 

[krypt0nian]

https://twitter.com/UbisoftMTL/statuses/430425347570798593

/thread.
It will be interesting to hear why this happened, but it sounds like no name change!

Listen to krypt0nian.

 

[Leb]

Honestly, I'm surprised that what could reasonably be assumed to be an administrative error ONLY spawned a 10 page thread.

 

[jax]

Watch Dogs cancelled confirmed