Watch Dogs Deals at GameStop, Best Buy (Price, Launch Date Events)

May 26, 2014 04:16 PM EDT

Ubisoft recently released the 101 Trailer for Watch Dogs, an upcoming open-world game where players taken on the role of super-hacker Aiden Pearce. It is scheduled for release on May 27, 2014 for PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, WiiU and PC. 

Midnight Launch events Tonight

More than 3500 GameStop stores across the United States will be holding a midnight launch event, fans will be able to pick up the titles at 12:01 a.m. on May 27. GameStop is also offering fans that arrive early an exclusive first-to-play opportunity, allowing them to go hands-on with the PS4 version of Watch Dogs starting at 9:00 p.m. local time. Stores will remain open until 12:30a.m. on 5/27, Click here to find the store in your area. 

Best Buy will also host its midnight opening event for the game, but unlike GameStop, it won't have the play time opportunity. Best Buy is offering a $20 off on select games when you buy Watch Dogs, and a $10 reward certificates when you pre-order and purchase. Click here to find out if your store is opening tonight. 

The standard edition retails for $59.99 while Limited Edition retails for $129.99, pre-orders are available at AmazonGameStopBest BuyTarget and Walmart. You will also get the pre-order bonuses, depends on what retailer that you get it from.   

Watch Dogs is set in the Chicago of the near-distant future, the game allows players to choose between using Pearce's talent skills for good or for evil. According to Ubisoft, the player will turn the city into a weapon by using hacking into CTOS - the central operating system that manages every piece of machinery in the city. Using a mobile device, players have a plethora of hacking powers that include stopping traffic lights, jamming communication, accessing bank accounts, controlling cameras, and creating massive blackouts.