Overview
- On the Insider Gaming podcast, Tom Henderson claimed the Watch Dogs franchise is "completely dead."
- Leaker Shinobi countered with "not exactly," declined to elaborate, and indicated the remark was not about the upcoming film.
- Henderson suggested the comment might refer to an internal "coterie" doing basic R&D, a characterization Shinobi then rejected.
- Ubisoft has recently canceled several projects, closed studios in Halifax and Stockholm, and seen its share price sink to multi‑year lows.
- A Watch Dogs movie remains in production, with director Mathieu Turi responding to the rumors by asking "Is it?", while industry coverage suggests a new game appears unlikely under current financial strain.