Do you want to be a hacker? The launch trailer of Watch Dogs, the long-anticipated open-world game about surveillance that comes out on May 27th, provides a useful checklist of things you should be familiar with:
‘Watch Dogs’ launch trailer reveals that hacking is mostly shooting and explosions
is a senior tech and policy editor focused on online platforms and free expression. Adi has covered virtual and augmented reality, the history of computing, and more for The Verge since 2011.
- Motorcycle racing
- Car racing
- Boat racing
- Running on top of trains
- Slide-kicking convenience store clerks
- Shooting men in the stomach
- Shooting men in the head
- Walking away from explosions in slow motion
There’s also some basic script-kiddie stuff, like cutting electricity to an entire city block, but let’s be honest. The real work of computer infiltration is done with a gun and an internal combustion engine.
Only touched on in the trailer is one vital fact: you must find a female friend, lover, or relative who can be conveniently murdered to provide you with motivation. Whatever it says in your Java textbook, revenge is the only way anyone truly learns to code.
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