The Watch Dog app lets you send police assets in pursuit of a fleeing vigilante.
Categories

Watch Dogs’ mobile app is a hoot as you chase down a fugitive across Chicago (hands-on preview)

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
  • Updated
  • 2 min

Ubisoft’s upcoming video game Watch Dogs is totally fun to play as I discovered in a hands-on demo of the cyber-hacker vigilante game at a preview in San Francisco. But I was surprised to learn how much I enjoyed playing a companion mobile app, where you can get an overhead view of the city and dispatch resources to track down a fleeing vigilante.

The mobile app, called “ctOS mobile,” debuts alongside the May 27 launch of the video game. It will entertain players when they can’t be in front of the console or PC in their homes. The app lets two human players square off against each other across a platform divide. It is an example of the future of gaming, with seamless play across consoles, PCs, mobile devices, and smart TVs.

Unlock premium content and VIP community perks with GB M A X! Join now to enjoy our free and premium perks. 

Join now →

Sign in to your account.

Written by

Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.