Since the release ofWatch Dogs: Legion, there have been numerous reports about the game’s upcoming post-launch content. Ubisoft previously released a trailer showing some of the new content for Year 1, including a new story expansion and new playable heroes. ForWatch Dogsplayers, their patience will be paying off this year.
A recent tweet revealed theWatch Dogs: Legioncontent roadmap for the upcoming months in 2021. The new roadmap provides several previews of the new content that will be arriving in the game, including late April, May, June, and August. However, in August,Watch Dogs: Legionwill be adding a new playable hero on top of a new crossover event with theAssassin’s Creedfranchise.
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In late August,Watch Dogs: Legionwill feature theAssassin’s Creedcrossoveras the new World Event. According to the roadmap, the crossover will be free content that’s accessible to any owners of the game. At the time of writing, not much information has been released about the new crossover event. However, according to past comments from the game’s live producer, Lathieeshe Thillainathan, the crossover is mainly fun fan-service between the two game franchises.
On top of the new crossover,Watch Dogs: Legionwill also be adding anew playable hero called Darcyin August. The new character will come as part of the season pass, along with new missions starring the new hero as shown in the roadmap. Darcy will be a modern-day Assassin assisting DedSec and will have her own backstory and familiarAssassin’s Creedgameplay. However, like the crossover event, she won’t be canon to theAssassin’s Creedfranchise and will be a unique character for the game.
Darcy won’t be the only new playable hero added to the game. Starting in late April, the game will add a new character with mind control abilities called Mina Sidhu and a new mission included with the season pass.Watch Dogs: Legionwill also featurethe return of Aiden Pearce, the first game’s protagonist. Aiden will be available with the season pass.
The game will also add fan-favorite character Wrench fromWatch Dogs 2to the game as part of the season pass content, too. In late June,Watch Dogs: Legionwill be adding its new story expansionBloodline,which will star both Aiden Pearce and Wrench as the lead characters. The game will also introduce new co-op missions and multiplayer game modes, such as Tactical OP 2, PVP Invasion, and PVP Extraction for free in late May.
Watch Dogs: Legionplayers will have plenty to look forward to, whether it’s the new playable heroes, the story expansion, or theAssassin’s Creedcrossover.
Watch Dogs: Legionis available now on Amazon Luna, PC, PS4, PS5, Stadia, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
