Ubisoft unveil Watch Dogs at E3

Details have emerged for the new open-world action adventure game Watch Dogs.

Players will take control of Aiden Pearce, a new class of antihero who has the ability to hack into any connected system.

This opens up numerous possibilities, such as causing a 30-car pileup by manipulating traffic-lights to trap an enemy during a shootout, or hacking into the city’s security cameras to access anyone’s personal information.

Pearce will be able to control almost every element of the world around him at the click of a button.

Creative director at Ubisoft, Jonathan Morin, said: “In Watch Dogs, anything connected to the city’s Central Operating System becomes a weapon.

“By pushing the boundaries, we can provide players with action and access to information on a scale that’s never been seen in a video game before.”

Be sure to check out the screenshots of the game below.  There's also a trailer.

Watch Dogs is set to be available on Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and PC. Ubisoft have confirmed that the game will not be released until 2013.