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Ubisoft Boss Suggests There Are No Watch Dogs Games in the Works, But IP Remains Important to the Company
Yves Guillemot said the franchise remains important, but no new game is in production as Ubisoft plans a Legion Director’s Cut and a movie without a release date.
- Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot confirmed this month that Watch Dogs remains "an important brand for the future," though no new games are currently in active development at the company.
- The series stalled following Watch Dogs: Legion's tepid 2020 reception, which diverged from prior games by allowing players to control any NPC instead of a single protagonist.
- Reports indicate Ubisoft Montreal is developing a Director's Cut of Legion targeting the first half of 2027 to reinvent and revive the franchise, per Insider Gaming and IGN.
- Complicating matters, a Watch Dogs movie wrapped production two years ago yet remains unreleased, lacking both a confirmed release date and meaningful promotional support.
- Don't expect new Watch Dogs games anytime soon; the franchise's future investment likely hinges on whether the rumored Legion refresh succeeds in revitalizing audience interest.
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Although Ubisoft has not officially announced anything yet, according to well-known leaker Tom Henderson, it is preparing to release a director's cut of the final installment of Legion.
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Ubisoft Has Not Forgotten Watch Dogs - but Its Return May Look Very Different From What Fans Expect
Nearly six years have passed since the last Watch Dogs, and the franchise is also absent from Ubisoft’s newly reorganized Creative House structure. Even so, CEO Yves Guillemot insists that the hacking-focused series remains important to the company’s future, although nothing he said suggests that a conventional new installment is about to enter production. Watch Dogs has been dormant for years, but Ubisoft has not written the franchise off. Yv…
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