Watch_Dogs - Intermittent Crashing (with update)

So, I've been trying to play Watch_Dogs this weekend, but it's been crashing.  It crashed a total of six times today in the middle of gaming.  It crashed at least that many times yesterday, too.  It's been crashing since it's release (I installed it the day of release).  I've the most up-to-date Nvidia graphics card drivers (337.88 is the latest as of today).

No, it is not my graphics card or any other hardware issue.  This game isn't doing anything process-wise that the other games I play aren't doing (I play Arma 2 & 3 with many mods, BF3, BF4, and a few flight sims).  None of my other games crash like this game.  The game is new and probably needs to be optimized or might just have bugs that need to be fixed.

I'm running Medium graphics settings, but here's what my Nvidia GeForce Experience panel lists under Watch_Dog settings:

I'm waiting to see if they'll have any patch updates soon, because it's kinda unstable.

The system is an Alienware M17X R3.  It isn't a new system but it is modern and has hardware beefy enough to play Watch_Dogs without issue.

EDIT:  Crashed maybe 6 more times today (6/2).  I tried to rename 'bink2w64.dll' and have Uplay reverify the files...the idea was that the verification process would spawn a new 'bink2w64.dll' file, but that didn't work.  I ended up renaming it back to 'bink2w64.dll' and reverifying the files...upon checking to see if it was done, I saw that Uplay was installing a patch!  I've no idea what the patch is supposed to fix and I've seen no prior notifications that a patch was imminent (only that they were working on a critical patch...again, I've no idea of what particular issues the patch was meant to fix, but there are numerous issues with this game).  I'll report what the patch is supposed to fix when I see something from Ubisoft, and I'll report if the patch actually fixes what it's supposed to.

EDIT 2:  (6/2) Well, I got through an hour of gameplay before the first lockup since installing the patch.  I'm not sure if that's anything to brag about.  It happens less, I guess, but it shouldn't be happening at all.  The error logs generated since the patch was installed is here.  The one log entry of the crash after the patch is here.

System stats (pardon the formatting):

Processor

Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2760QM CPU @ 2.40GHz

Memory (RAM)

8.00 GB

Graphics

Intel(R) HD Graphics Family

Gaming graphics

1696 MB Total available graphics memory

Primary hard disk

377GB Free (699GB Total)

System
Manufacturer Alienware Model M17xR3 Total amount of system memory 8.00 GB RAM System type 64-bit operating system Number of processor cores 4

Storage
Total size of hard disk(s) 1397 GB Disk partition (C:) 377 GB Free (699 GB Total) Disk partition (D:) 493 GB Free (699 GB Total) Media drive (E:) CD/DVD

Graphics
Display adapter type Intel(R) HD Graphics Family Total available graphics memory 1696 MB       Dedicated graphics memory 64 MB       Dedicated system memory 0 MB       Shared system memory 1632 MB Display adapter driver version 9.18.13.3788 Primary monitor resolution 1920x1080 DirectX version DirectX 10

Network
Network Adapter Atheros AR8151 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller (NDIS 6.20) Network Adapter Killer Wireless-N 1103 Network Adapter

My video card is an Nvidia GTX 580M.

Here are my initial crash logs (pardon the formatting):

Log Name:      Application
Source:        Application Error
Date:          6/1/2014 10:05:20 PM
Event ID:      1000
Task Category: (100)
Level:         Error
Keywords:      Classic
User:          N/A
Computer:      Alienware
Description:
Faulting application name: Watch_Dogs.exe, version: 0.1.0.1, time stamp: 0x537507a1
Faulting module name: ntdll.dll, version: 6.1.7601.18247, time stamp: 0x521eaf24
Exception code: 0xc0000374
Fault offset: 0x00000000000c4102
Faulting process id: 0x21b4
Faulting application start time: 0x01cf7dfc7f9a61ab
Faulting application path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Ubisoft\Ubisoft Game Launcher\games\Watch_Dogs\bin\Watch_Dogs.exe
Faulting module path: C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll
Report Id: 5900e834-e9fa-11e3-bf3a-7ce9d35186f4
Event Xml:

 
   
    1000
    2
    100
    0x80000000000000
   
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    Alienware
   
 
 
    Watch_Dogs.exe
    0.1.0.1
    537507a1
    ntdll.dll
    6.1.7601.18247
    521eaf24
    c0000374
    00000000000c4102
    21b4
    01cf7dfc7f9a61ab
    C:\Program Files (x86)\Ubisoft\Ubisoft Game Launcher\games\Watch_Dogs\bin\Watch_Dogs.exe
    C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll
    5900e834-e9fa-11e3-bf3a-7ce9d35186f4
 


Log Name:      Application
Source:        Application Error
Date:          6/1/2014 3:48:04 PM
Event ID:      1000
Task Category: (100)
Level:         Error
Keywords:      Classic
User:          N/A
Computer:      Alienware
Description:
Faulting application name: Watch_Dogs.exe, version: 0.1.0.1, time stamp: 0x537507a1
Faulting module name: ntdll.dll, version: 6.1.7601.18247, time stamp: 0x521eaf24
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x000000000002573a
Faulting process id: 0x20f0
Faulting application start time: 0x01cf7dd11a7f9c1e
Faulting application path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Ubisoft\Ubisoft Game Launcher\games\Watch_Dogs\bin\Watch_Dogs.exe
Faulting module path: C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll
Report Id: a4e11598-e9c5-11e3-bf3a-7ce9d35186f4
Event Xml:

 
   
    1000
    2
    100
    0x80000000000000
   
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    0.1.0.1
    537507a1
    ntdll.dll
    6.1.7601.18247
    521eaf24
    c0000005
    000000000002573a
    20f0
    01cf7dd11a7f9c1e
    C:\Program Files (x86)\Ubisoft\Ubisoft Game Launcher\games\Watch_Dogs\bin\Watch_Dogs.exe
    C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll
    a4e11598-e9c5-11e3-bf3a-7ce9d35186f4
 


Log Name:      Application
Source:        Application Error
Date:          6/1/2014 3:38:24 PM
Event ID:      1000
Task Category: (100)
Level:         Error
Keywords:      Classic
User:          N/A
Computer:      Alienware
Description:
Faulting application name: Watch_Dogs.exe, version: 0.1.0.1, time stamp: 0x537507a1
Faulting module name: Disrupt_b64.dll, version: 0.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x5375077c
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x0000000000bee47a
Faulting process id: 0x2428
Faulting application start time: 0x01cf7dd0143ebe63
Faulting application path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Ubisoft\Ubisoft Game Launcher\games\Watch_Dogs\bin\Watch_Dogs.exe
Faulting module path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Ubisoft\Ubisoft Game Launcher\games\Watch_Dogs\bin\Disrupt_b64.dll
Report Id: 4b2c89fd-e9c4-11e3-bf3a-7ce9d35186f4
Event Xml:

 
   
    1000
    2
    100
    0x80000000000000
   
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    Application
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    0.1.0.1
    537507a1
    Disrupt_b64.dll
    0.0.0.0
    5375077c
    c0000005
    0000000000bee47a
    2428
    01cf7dd0143ebe63
    C:\Program Files (x86)\Ubisoft\Ubisoft Game Launcher\games\Watch_Dogs\bin\Watch_Dogs.exe
    C:\Program Files (x86)\Ubisoft\Ubisoft Game Launcher\games\Watch_Dogs\bin\Disrupt_b64.dll
    4b2c89fd-e9c4-11e3-bf3a-7ce9d35186f4
 


Log Name:      Application
Source:        Application Error
Date:          6/1/2014 2:33:22 PM
Event ID:      1000
Task Category: (100)
Level:         Error
Keywords:      Classic
User:          N/A
Computer:      Alienware
Description:
Faulting application name: Watch_Dogs.exe, version: 0.1.0.1, time stamp: 0x537507a1
Faulting module name: Disrupt_b64.dll, version: 0.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x5375077c
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x000000000017f7d8
Faulting process id: 0x1778
Faulting application start time: 0x01cf7dba2e18246d
Faulting application path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Ubisoft\Ubisoft Game Launcher\games\Watch_Dogs\bin\Watch_Dogs.exe
Faulting module path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Ubisoft\Ubisoft Game Launcher\games\Watch_Dogs\bin\Disrupt_b64.dll
Report Id: 3567fdad-e9bb-11e3-bf3a-7ce9d35186f4
Event Xml:

 
   
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    2
    100
    0x80000000000000
   
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    Application
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    Watch_Dogs.exe
    0.1.0.1
    537507a1
    Disrupt_b64.dll
    0.0.0.0
    5375077c
    c0000005
    000000000017f7d8
    1778
    01cf7dba2e18246d
    C:\Program Files (x86)\Ubisoft\Ubisoft Game Launcher\games\Watch_Dogs\bin\Watch_Dogs.exe
    C:\Program Files (x86)\Ubisoft\Ubisoft Game Launcher\games\Watch_Dogs\bin\Disrupt_b64.dll
    3567fdad-e9bb-11e3-bf3a-7ce9d35186f4
 


Log Name:      Application
Source:        Application Error
Date:          6/1/2014 12:54:13 PM
Event ID:      1000
Task Category: (100)
Level:         Error
Keywords:      Classic
User:          N/A
Computer:      Alienware
Description:
Faulting application name: Watch_Dogs.exe, version: 0.1.0.1, time stamp: 0x537507a1
Faulting module name: bink2w64.dll, version: 1.999.2.0, time stamp: 0x51e6540c
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x0000000000028da0
Faulting process id: 0x1f44
Faulting application start time: 0x01cf7db9f286db64
Faulting application path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Ubisoft\Ubisoft Game Launcher\games\Watch_Dogs\bin\Watch_Dogs.exe
Faulting module path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Ubisoft\Ubisoft Game Launcher\games\Watch_Dogs\bin\bink2w64.dll
Report Id: 5b4af9b4-e9ad-11e3-bf3a-7ce9d35186f4
Event Xml:

 
   
    1000
    2
    100
    0x80000000000000
   
    21345
    Application
    Alienware
   
 
 
    Watch_Dogs.exe
    0.1.0.1
    537507a1
    bink2w64.dll
    1.999.2.0
    51e6540c
    c0000005
    0000000000028da0
    1f44
    01cf7db9f286db64
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    C:\Program Files (x86)\Ubisoft\Ubisoft Game Launcher\games\Watch_Dogs\bin\bink2w64.dll
    5b4af9b4-e9ad-11e3-bf3a-7ce9d35186f4
 


Log Name:      Application
Source:        Application Error
Date:          6/1/2014 12:52:18 PM
Event ID:      1000
Task Category: (100)
Level:         Error
Keywords:      Classic
User:          N/A
Computer:      Alienware
Description:
Faulting application name: Watch_Dogs.exe, version: 0.1.0.1, time stamp: 0x537507a1
Faulting module name: bink2w64.dll, version: 1.999.2.0, time stamp: 0x51e6540c
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x0000000000028da0
Faulting process id: 0x1a0c
Faulting application start time: 0x01cf7db9727f8b7b
Faulting application path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Ubisoft\Ubisoft Game Launcher\games\Watch_Dogs\bin\Watch_Dogs.exe
Faulting module path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Ubisoft\Ubisoft Game Launcher\games\Watch_Dogs\bin\bink2w64.dll
Report Id: 16fee9a2-e9ad-11e3-bf3a-7ce9d35186f4
Event Xml:

 
   
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    100
    0x80000000000000
   
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    bink2w64.dll
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    0000000000028da0
    1a0c
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    C:\Program Files (x86)\Ubisoft\Ubisoft Game Launcher\games\Watch_Dogs\bin\bink2w64.dll
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Log Name:      Application
Source:        Application Error
Date:          6/1/2014 12:16:51 PM
Event ID:      1000
Task Category: (100)
Level:         Error
Keywords:      Classic
User:          N/A
Computer:      Alienware
Description:
Faulting application name: Watch_Dogs.exe, version: 0.1.0.1, time stamp: 0x537507a1
Faulting module name: bink2w64.dll, version: 1.999.2.0, time stamp: 0x51e6540c
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x0000000000028da0
Faulting process id: 0x2480
Faulting application start time: 0x01cf7dadb4c191c0
Faulting application path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Ubisoft\Ubisoft Game Launcher\games\Watch_Dogs\bin\Watch_Dogs.exe
Faulting module path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Ubisoft\Ubisoft Game Launcher\games\Watch_Dogs\bin\bink2w64.dll
Report Id: 232f7c61-e9a8-11e3-bf3a-7ce9d35186f4
Event Xml:

 
   
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    100
    0x80000000000000
   
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    0000000000028da0
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    C:\Program Files (x86)\Ubisoft\Ubisoft Game Launcher\games\Watch_Dogs\bin\bink2w64.dll
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