2013's GOTY May Not Even Be Out Yet: Watch_Dogs Looks Awesome

People are already counting the contenders for 2013's game of the year, but you might want to wait before you place your bet. Watch_Dogs isn't out yet.

Imagine a world where you can control virtually everything.

If you live in the city, that is. Watch Dogs is a hacker/parkour hybrid stealth game by Ubisoft, and it looks awesome. You can control everything that is run via a computer, and in an urban setting that presents some opportunities.

The plot of Watch Dogs is based around information warfare and the worlds rising use of technology. The game is set in Chicago, Illinois, which is one of the few cities to feature a super computer code-named CtOS (Central Operating System). As the name suggests, this computer controls every piece of technology in the city and holds information on every city resident. It is something that the talented anti-hero you play in Watch Dogs, Aiden Pearce, can exploit.

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Infamous: Second Son Is One Of The Most Anticipated Games Of 2014

Seven years after Infamous 2, in which Cole MacGrath activated the Ray Field Inhibitor to destroy a conduit (super humans) named John White, also known as the Beast, we pick with inFAMOUS: Second Son. The explosion from the RFI was thought to have killed all conduits across the globe, but it seems that some have survived. Fearing the power of the conduits, the Department of Unified Protection is formed, and major cities across the United States are hunt for conduit activity, whom the DUP have labeled as bio-terrorists. inFAMOUS: Second Son is set in Seattle, Washington, and players control Delsin Rowe, a 24 year-old graffiti artist with no real direction in life. One day, Delsin witnesses a bus crash, and attempts to help; in the process, he comes in contact with a conduit, and his own dormant conduit abilities are awakened. While at first his power only appears to be able to control smoke, Sucker Punch has stated in interviews that Delsin's ability is actually to absorb the abilities of other conduits. With his new abilities, Delsin will dedicate himself to fighting back against the oppressive DUP.

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