Only three weeks remain untilWatch Dogs Legionfinally launches, and now that Ubisoft has detailed much of what fans can expect from the base game, it has opened up more on what’s coming afterwards. Today, the publisher laid out its plans forWatch DogsLegion’s DLC, revealing in the process that the game’s post-launch content will let players run around its version of London as a member ofAssassin’s Creed’s Assassin Brotherhood.
Along with new modes and missions, additional content will come with the game’s season pass. This will include a story expansion calledBloodlines, theDLC that will star originalWatch Dogsprotagonist Aiden Pearce. The expansion will see Pearce team up with a number of other playable characters, including Wrench fromWatch Dogs 2and a new character named Mina, a subject of transhuman experiments with the ability to control minds.
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Rounding off the new characters is Darcy, a modern-day Assassin. Fans have known thatLegionwill referenceAssassin’s Creedto some extent, as Ubisoft has confirmed that the game’s wide selection of playable NPCs willinclude a descendant of anAssassin’s Creedprotagonist. And now they will be able to play as an actual Assassin as well, though Ubisoft didn’t offer any clues as to Darcy’s abilities or role inBloodlines’ story.
There’s been plenty of speculation among fans lately that a crossover between the two franchises could happen, given theconnections betweenWatch DogsandAssassin’s Creed. However, Ubisoft says that Darcy’s inclusion isn’t setting up any sort of crossover, as it actually isn’t canon to theACgames. “We’re not saying they’re in the same canon or building something massive that way,” producer Lathieeshe Thillainathan told GameSpot. “It’s just to really have fun and build a character that is heavily inspired byAssassin’s Creed.”
Aside from theBloodlinesDLC, Ubisoft confirmed thatWatch Dogs Legion’s post-launch roadmap will add new missions and character types to the base game, as well as introduce new modes. These will include both co-op missions and a PVP mode that will be added in a free update on December 3. Additionally, future updates will add content like the return of the series’ Invasion mode, which will let players jump into other players' games and try to hunt them down.
Between these new modes, the story expansion, and new characters like Darcy, it looks like players will have a lot to look forward to outside ofWatch Dogs Legion’s base game. As for Darcy’s inclusion, it might not be the fully modernAssassin’s Creedgame that some fans have asked for through the years, but it should give them a good taste of the possibilities.
Watch Dogs Legionwill launch on October 29 for PC, PS4, Stadia, and Xbox One. The game will launch with the Xbox Series X on November 10, while the PS5 version will come out on November 24.
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