Watch Dogs the highly anticipated game of the year from Ubisoft have today announced the ebook Watch_Dogs //n/Dark Clouds, inspired by the video game and authored by John Shirley. The ebook is a direct sequel to the events of the game and will allow fans to further explore the world of Watch Dogs with an all new story.
The ebook is a first for Ubisoft, being conceived inhouse and will be release exclusively via digital channels. Watch_Dogs //n/Dark Clouds will be available in English, French, Italian, German and Spanish and will be available on the game’s release on May 27th. Available in two digital formats, classic ebook style or go interactive with the upgraded ebook with videos.
John Shirley, prolific author of over 30 books and short stories such as A Song Called Youth, is a known figure in the hacker community and is a pioneer of the cyberpunk movement, and therefore is a natural fit to author the Watch Dogs™ ebook. Having unprecedented access to our Montreal studio dev team and writers, he has recreated the atmosphere of Watch Dogs™, into his thriller, that combines high-tech crimes with both new and known characters.
John Shirley said “Working on Watch Dogs was enormously interesting to me because its world offers the convergence of cyberpunk and the edgy tech reality of our times; it all plays out with action and energy against the inner city backdrop that I thrive in. With hack tech in one hand and gun in the other, Aiden Pearce is a believable fusion of hacker and action hero who deliberately slips between the cracks of society to relentlessly pursue his agenda. The novel introduces Mick Wolfe, an ex-military, who get caught in a dangerous game in Chicago’s hyper connected and violent underground. Working with Thomas Geffroyd and Kevin Shortt at Ubisoft to develop the book was a rocking experience – Ubisoft is right out there on the frontier of videogame development. I couldn’t ask for more inspiration”.