Watch Dogs has gone gold, says Ubisoft

The one day that publishers and developers are finally happy is when a game has gone gold. This signifies all the hard work they put into making a quality game is done and it can be sent off for distribution.

That momentous day is finally here for Ubisoft and Watch Dogs, as the game has gone gold, and is on track for worldwide release on May 27, 2014, says the Ubi Blog.

This has been a long time coming, as Watch Dogs was first revealed at E3 2012, and was in development since 2009.

It’s exciting to be gold,” says Creative Director Jonathan Morin. “But it’ll be more exciting when people are playing. For the fans it means that it’s true. It means there will be no such thing as another delay. But for us, it’s not done until they actually have it in their hands.”

Since the game is gold after a long five-and-a-half-year development cycle, what does this mean for the team? “It’s exciting to be gold,” says Creative Director Jonathan Morin. “But it’ll be more exciting when people are playing. For the fans it means that it’s true. It means there will be no such thing as another delay. But for us, it’s not done until they actually have it in their hands.”

That kind of response is true for most games, but with Watch Dogs it feels different, because of the freedom players are given in the city of Chicago.

“We tried to make a game that’s very scalable in the sense that it supports your play style,” says Lead Gameplay Designer Danny Belanger. “It supports what you want to do most of the time. And it also supports your motivation. Do you want to play a story? Do you want to drive? Do you want to shoot? Do you want to hack? Do you want to play with others? Do you want to play on a tablet? It allows players to do what they feel like, which I find really cool. There’s lots of things to explore, there’s lots of things to try. I think the greatest thing about Watch Dogs is doing what you think is fun.”

I invite players to play it the way they want,” Morin says. “To explore the different ways of playing. To not necessarily follow the instincts they know from other games. To find your own fun in it. That’s how Watch Dogs is meant to be played.”

Morin has the same sentiment, as he compares Watch Dogs to a musical instrument. “I invite players to play it the way they want,” Morin says. “To explore the different ways of playing. To not necessarily follow the instincts they know from other games. To find your own fun in it. That’s how Watch Dogs is meant to be played.”

Also Morin is looking forward to seeing his game in a new light. “I’m going to have fun hearing what the players have to say and how they might surprise us,” he smiles. “I invite you to embrace the whole player creativity and impress us with it!”

I’m thrilled that Watch Dogs has finally gone gold and can’t wait to have a great experience playing the game.

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[H/T: Ubi Blog]