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Whatever Happened to the ‘Watch Dogs’ Movie? Here’s What We Know.

The Watch Dogs movie has its stars and an original story. Thirteen years after its announcement, there’s still no release date.

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The initial announcement for the Watch Dogs movie came more than ten years ago, in 2013, before the first game even came out. But despite further developments, one crucial piece of information is still a mystery. 

Watch Dogs combines action, stealth, and vigilante hackers

Starting with Watch Dogs, released in 2014, the franchise also includes Watch Dogs 2 and its most recent offering, Watch Dogs: Legion, released in 2020. Each game focuses on a different protagonist, tied together by DedSec, a shadowy collection of hacker cells determined to expose corporate corruption. 

The first game focuses on Aiden Pearce, a hacker seeking revenge after the death of a loved one. DedSec appears in this game through Clara Lille, a fellow hacker whose membership in........

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