The return of the Driver franchise with Driver: San Francisco has been a topic of conversation for quite some time. After the inevitable delay and talk of the controversial ‘Shift’ mechanic, there always seems to be a talking point, but that usually means that the focus on those aspects can miss some of the more integral aspects.

We caught up with Creative Director, Martin Edmondson, recently to talk about some of the less publicised facets, including the vast array of multiplayer modes – which of course, we went hands-on with recently – and even the ‘movie challenges’ that are dotted around San Francisco that have allowed Ubisoft Reflections to take some creative freedom to recreate a lot of the classic car chases from years gone by.

Driver: San Francisco is scheduled for a September 2nd and September 6th in Europe and North America respectively.