Watch Dogs sets new Ubisoft sales record

Perhaps building up for a video game and delaying for six months is the right move to surge up the sales charts. That's what happened to Ubisoft's latest release, Watch Dogs.

From VG247:

According to the UbiBlog, Watch Dogs has managed to outsell any other Ubisoft title in day one sales. Curiously, Ubisoft didn’t have any Watch Dogs sales numbers to share.

Obviously it would be nice to see some physical numbers, but there's no question that Ubisoft is walking away happy after the former launch title for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One saw a lengthy delay and had reported multiple problems around launch day as well as mixed reviews.

Considering the new IP has beaten early sales of franchises such as Assassin's Creed and Rayman is especially worth noting. There's no question that Ubisoft will be working this into a franchise itself if the numbers keep up.

This is also a good lesson for publishers that may be struggling seeing their games sell. Despite all the issues surrounding Watch Dogs, what made it sell was a strong marketing campaign behind it. Everybody knew what this game or at least heard of the name and saws glimpses of it well before the newest consoles were even out on the market.

Rumor: PlayStation 4 exclusive DriveClub no longer a launch release

There could be another potential game delay in PlayStation 4's launch release, and this time it involves an exclusive.

Rumors have been spreading around that DriveClub won't be ready for launch next month and will be delayed until next spring. This is the second game that could be delayed after Ubisoft announced that Watch Dogs won't be out until next spring as well.

From Jordan Devore of Destructoid:

Although it's not necessarily a sign that this is indeed accurate, there is a Sony event in San Francisco today which was going to have DriveClub included among the games shown. It's been removed due to a "scheduling conflict," according to Kotaku. We have reached out to Sony for a comment about the rumor, but you know how these situations tend to play out.

Multiple sources, including the reliable Kotaku, have confirmed the reports with sources close to Sony.

This is a huge blow to PS4's launch lineup, which already is underwhelming. DriveClub was going to be a free download for all PlayStation Plus subscribers at launch, giving players the ability to have at least one game if they just bought the PS4 unit by itself.

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