Watch Dogs Sets Ubisoft Record for Day One Sales

Ubisoft has announced Watch Dogs has sold more copies in its first 24 hours after release than any other game the company has ever developed or published. Watch Dogs was easily one of the most anticipated games of 2014 since it was first announced at E3, and fan's patience paid off in a big way with the game already receiving great review scores and press since its release. Read on to learn more about the game and record.

Ubisoft’s co-founder and CEO Yves Guillemot weighed in on Watch Dogs’ early success, saying, “Watch Dogs is an amazing achievement and our teams should be proud that the creativity, innovation and long hours they invested in making this game are paying off. It’s great to see so many players enjoying the game, and it shows that Watch Dogs has cracked the code for developing a new blockbuster IP and a thoroughly new-gen experience.”

Watch Dogs is set in Chicago and lets players become Aiden Pearce, a brilliant hacker seeking justice following a violent family tragedy. Pearce hacks into Chicago’s Central Operating System (ctOS), which controls the city’s infrastructure (security cameras, traffic lights, public transportation and more) as well as key data on the city’s residents.

For more information on the game, check out the official Watch Dogs website.