New Updates for the sequel of Ubisoft's hacking open-world video game, Watch Dogs 2 have been revealed.

It seems that a new protagonist will take the spotlight of Aiden Pearce in th sequel and according to reports from Cyberland, Ubisoft pitched the idea that Raymond "T-Bone" Kenney will likely be the new protagonist of the game.

T-Bone is one of the main characters in the first game and his connections to ctOS had serve a major contribution in Aiden's quest in the game. T-Bone will also have his own campaign in the Watch Dogs DLC called Bad Blood on September 30.

Meanwhile, new gameplay details and release date for Watch Dogs 2 have been revealed.

International Business Times has reported that Watch Dogs 2 is rumored to be released in 2016, although there are no further information whether this will be for the PC, PS4, and Xbox One consoles. However, Cyberland has reported the the sequel's release date has been tentatively set for the Summer of 2016.

IBT further reports that 9 locations will be added in the game and these are Tokyo, Singapore, New York, Dubai, San Francisco, Silicon City, Stockholm, Beijing, and London.

It was reported before that New York and New Jersey have already been added to Watch Dogs 2, but the New Jersey location turns out the be an added update for the first Watch Dogs game.

The Fuse Joplin has reported before that Ubisoft might be adding some changes in Watch Dogs. Gaming fans felt that first game lack several features like more weapons, activities to explore, and gameplay features. Ubisoft developers hinted that there will be more destructive weapons in Watch Dogs 2 that will rival GTA 5, better graphics than the first game, more places to explore aside from Chicago, new side-missions to test their skills, new activities such as going to gyms, shopping in malls, and more.

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