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Rumor: Watch Dogs 2 to appear at E3 2016, new Far Cry in development

The Rebel is reporting that Ubisoft is working on a new entry in the Far Cry franchise, and also plans on unveiling the next chapter in the Watch Dogs series at E3 in June.

That’s according to a Ubisoft Montreal source close to the site, which claims that footage of Watch Dogs 2 will be shown off at the Los Angeles-based gaming event running June 14-16. In addition, Ubisoft is already working on the next Far Cry following next month’s Far Cry Primal.

Nothing else is known about either game at this point in time, and Ubisoft has yet to official comment on anything regarding a new Far Cry or Watch Dogs.

Watch Dogs 2 has been rumored ever since the original game came out in May 2014, and showed up on a LinkedIn profile for a Ubisoft employee last year. More recently, it was rumored that the sequel will be released in 2016 and take place in San Francisco.

As for a new Far Cry, nothing has been reported at this point regarding the future of the open-world franchise beyond next month’s Far Cry Primal. However, that game marks a significant departure for the series, as it takes place in a prehistoric setting and eschews all the trademark elements we’ve seen up until this point in terms of combat and exploration.

Read our hands-on preview of Far Cry Primal to see how it’s shaping up and check out our review of Watch Dogs on PS4.