NVIDIA announced the release of the GeForce Hotfix driver version 384.80 to address the recent crash at startup issue on Watch Dogs 2. The driver is available for download from the following URL: For further information check out the GeForce official forums .
Hello, friends! We’re back with our July free content update, featuring the highly-requested 4 player party mode and a special Fourth of July in-game celebration. This Title Update will be available on all platforms on Tuesday, July 4th . Let’s get right into it: 4-PLAYER PARTY MODE - The free roam you know and love is back – now, from the Multiplayer App in your smartphone, two to four friends…
We’ve completely revamped our Leaderboards UI. Leaderboards should now be easier to read and offer you a better picture of where you stand among the masses, as well as what you need to do to rank up. You’ll need to check your standing more regularly, as you can now lose rank if you aren’t continuing to fight for your position over the course of each Season. That said, seasonal rewards at Silver…
Oh hi friends. We’re back with a new free content update, adding new challenges and ways to play with your friends. You’ll need partners in-game to defeat the most difficult co-op challenge yet, and face new human threats when attempting a loot truck takeover. Let’s dive in to everything that’s in the patch: NEW CONTENT & IMPROVEMENTS MAN VS. MACHINE CO-OP EVENT – A weaponized Tidis protoype se…
This Title Update is an especially exciting one for us to share with you because it’s the biggest free content update we’ve made to the game thus far, and it includes the brand new Showd0wn PvP gameplay. We’ve received a lot of feedback from you all that you wanted more multiplayer options in the game, and we hope you have a great time with this one. The patch will be available to download on a…
Want to get a sneak peak at the upcoming DLC and free content update? Join us on Thursday, April 13th 1 PM ET at twitch.tv/Ubisoft for the No Compromise DLC Spoiler Stream. We’ll take a look at the new activities and clothing in the upcoming patch, the Moscow Gambit Operation from No Compromise, and play Showd0wn, a brand new 2v2 PvP online mode, for the first time ever! Watch Dog 2's own Chase…
CONTENT ROADMAP 2017 Watch Dogs 2 will be getting lots of exciting updates in the coming months that are completely FREE for all players. APRIL FREE CONTENT - Showd0wn - New PvP team-based online mode - eKart, Motocross, and Drone races playable in multiplayer - Armored Truck feature – single player and co-op play - Paintball Rifle - New non-lethal weapon - 13 new clothing items No Compromise D…
Today we are releasing a hot fix patch on all platforms that will include a fix to a performance issue where FPS would drop significantly for sustained periods, ending with a crash.
From January 30 to February 10, we asked our community on Twitter to share their most chaotic screenshots or selfies from their Watch Dogs 2 gameplay. Check out the submissions of the Grand Prize winners, runner-ups and some honorable mentions: Grand Prize Winner: PC PC : User @Skauron was picked as our Grand Prize winner for PC for this epic screenshot: Credit: @Skauron PC Runner-Ups: Credit:…
The Sony team at PlayStation Music put together this sweet playlist inspired by the music of Watch_Dogs 2. The playlist features music from our official soundtrack by Hudson Mohawke and Most Wanted DJs Thomas White, Ryan Playground and Dojo! Click here to open the playlist in Spotify!
We’re heading back to crazy town with our second Most Wanted livestream, featuring Sodapoppin and LegendaryLea, on Thursday, February 23rd starting at 3pm EST. They’ll be hitting the streets of San Francisco, playing Bounty Hunter mode in co-op mode (and hopefully surviving for a reasonable amount of time). They’ll be backed by live DJ sets from Thomas White and Ryan Playground. Once again, we’…
Hey hackers – February is an exciting month for us, as we’ve got plenty of community activities planned for you. Check back here for updates and to get more information and details on certain events or at @watchdogsgame . Without further ado, here’s what we have in store for you: Spoiler Stream (Feb 16th – 1 PM EST): Our next DLC, “Human Conditions,” will be available on PlayStation 4 February…
In our last roundup , Sitara’s Tumblr blog had been hacked by rival hacker gang, Prime_Eight. After a brief investigation, Josh discovered that the person who had paid big bucks for the hack was a Blume employee and a member of New Dawn. To kickstart her blog back up again for the new year, Sitara issued this: State of the Union: I’m back. Been a lot going on around here. Got a new member, hack…
This patch introduces several free content updates, tweaks to online gameplay, improvements, and bug fixes and will be pushed to all platforms soon. It will also prepare the San Francisco Bay Area for the arrival of the Human Conditions DLC. Because the Bay Area is very large, this patch is pretty hefty. As all of our online activities take place in a seamless world, we need to make sure everyo…
Several months ago back in September, we held a Twitter video Q&A with senior scriptwriter, Lucien Soulban ( #AskDevLucien ). One of the questions asked by our very own Inner Circle community member, Vanade ( @veetwentythree ), was to let the community know of the birth dates of the DedSec crew. This was Lucien’s answer to the question. Surely enough, Lucien got together with the rest of the na…
From Jan.30th- Feb.10th, tweet your most chaotic screenshots from Watch_Dogs 2 to win great prizes! As a member of DedSec, Marcus is tasked with taking down CtOS and Blume. And what better way to do that than with a little bit of chaos? From January 30th to February 10th, we want to see your best chaotic gameplay moments from Watch_Dogs 2, captured via a screenshot or a selfie and shared on Twi…
After Title Update 1.09 we noticed there were a few issues in the PC community that we were able to fix quickly, so we'll be pushing this minor patch on Monday for PC only. Details are as follows: • BUG FIX: ScoutX App Reset - Some players lost their ScoutX progress after the last update. This patch will restore that progress. • NEW FEATURE: FPS limit slider - Some of you have asked for the abi…
Today we’re releasing Title Update 1.09 for PC. Xbox One and PS4 received this patch last week. Below are the fixes you can expect from this PC patch: • RAM Usage Optimization – This patch optimizes a system memory usage which improves the game’s performance on systems with low RAM amount. • Screenspace Reflections Optimization – This patch improves the overall performance of Screenspace Reflec…
Our first Online Event weekend will take place January 13th-15th, giving you a chance to play a temporarily altered multiplayer experience and get a boost in the Leaderboards! Online Events will continue to happen regularly, changing various aspects of a multiplayer experience for a weekend, and rewarding you for participating. In our first Online Event, “Survival Bounties”, vehicle health for…
Today we’ll be releasing a small patch on PlayStation 4, which will also be available on Xbox One and PC later in the coming days. The purpose of Title Update 1.09 is mainly to prepare the game for some upcoming updates, but also includes several stabilization, performance and bug fixes. Here are two items in this patch you should be aware of: · YourBoySerge Nerf – This .50 Cal sniper rifle has…
Our community has plenty of tips on how to get the best Watch_Dogs 2 experience out of your PC. Here’s a curated list of some of the best tips from our users: · Disable multi-sample anti-aliasing. · If you’re experiencing some performance issues like low framerates on 4K resolution with the Ultra config and texture pack on high-end PCs, here is a workaround that may help some players: Try reduc…
The T-Bone Chaos Challenge is upon us! Starting today, December 19th, the community team has planned some exciting in-game challenges where players will be able to earn unique rewards like a new car and a bag skin for Marcus. How does it work? Every week, for four weeks, players will be able to take part in a T-Bone themed challenge to earn rewards like in-game cash, a car skin and a bag skin.…
Check out what we’ve got planned for you post-launch! Special Events Month – Get hyped for upcoming DLCs with four weekly DedSec challenges, each with an exclusive reward for participation! The first event is an homage to T-Bone featuring his favorite pastimes: explosions, sweet car jumps and the wanton destruction of public property. Be on the lookout for these challenges in the Ubisoft Club a…
Hey there fellow DedSec members and hackers. Watch Dogs 2 multiplayer is going strong and we're stoked that so many of you have been participating in Hacking Invasions, Bounty Hunter and Coop mode! With the help of Alexandre Brisebois, Dev Tester and Watch Dogs 2 multiplayer expert at Ubisoft Montreal, here are 25 tips we gathered for our multiplayer modes to help you be the best hacker in town…
Now that we’ve patched most of the issues identified at launch, it’s time to start including the fun stuff. This patch is being made in preparation for the first DLC, the T-Bone Content Bundle, but also includes free content, balancing to multiplayer game modes (particularly Hacking Invasions), and lots of bug fixes. As we move forward, we’ll continue to introduce free content updates for every…
We made a lot of changes and improvements to adapt the PC version of Watch_Dogs 2 for mouse and keyboard controls: All the UI screens, as well as shooting, hacking and driving mechanics were updated to be more PC-friendly. We also implemented plenty of different mouse and keyboard options in order to address the wide variety of requests from our PC players. Shooting Adaptation We changed the ca…
Watch Dogs 2's 1.06 title update has just been released across all platforms. This and previous patches were an important step towards stabilizing Watch Dogs 2's seamless multiplayer functionality, and other core online features, before releasing any new multiplayer content. Since these updates required additional development resources, we've made the decision to adjust our release schedule for…
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