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Monday7th Jun 2021
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Update Planned for Ubisoft's E3 Show
Odin's watching
Ubisoft is planning to go big at E3 this year, with its Ubisoft Forward event set to give us a good look at upcoming titles Far Cry 6 and Rainbow Six: Extraction. But it's not just about new games for the French publisher — it's also promising updates on various "live" titles, including Assassin's Creed Valhalla. The open world...
Tuesday11th May 2021
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Wrath of the Druids Launch Trailer Prepares for Bloodshed
Red on green
The first expansion for Assassin's Creed Valhalla is out on the 13th May, and Ubisoft is here to show it off in trailer form. Wrath of the Druids sees Eivor travel to Ireland, where he or she does battle with a dangerous druidic cult, hoping to win favour with the isle's kings. As we've come to expect of the French publisher, the...
Tuesday27th Apr 2021
Plus a bunch of bug fixes
Update: Assassin's Creed Valhalla patch 1.2.1 (1.021 on PS5) is available to download now on PS5 and PS4, It's around 5.5GB on the former, and can be anywhere between 5GB and 8GB on the latter, depending on your region. For more information on this update, check out the full patch notes in the original article below...
Friday23rd Apr 2021
News New Assassin's Creed Valhalla Wrath of the Druids Screenshots Show a... Werewolf?
Howling for you
All-new promotional screenshots for the Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Wrath of the Druids expansion have hit the 'net, and they... Well, have a look for yourself (thanks @ALumia_Italia on Twitter). The DLC takes place in Ireland, as Eivor makes alliances with kings and chieftains. Eivor will also be fighting werewolves, apparently. We...
Thursday22nd Apr 2021
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Devs Now Working on Better Updates at a Slower Pace
Team shares info on the update process
Assassin's Creed Valhalla has been updated numerous times since its launch in November 2020. Ubisoft has said on multiple occasions that it's fully committed to providing extensive post-launch support, but recent patches have left a lot to be desired — mostly because they keep introducing new issues. It's...
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Update Incoming, DLC Trophies Live on PS4
Raise the sail
The next update for Assassin's Creed Valhalla has been added to PlayStation servers, as spotted by PlayStation Game Size. This usually means that a patch is coming our way very soon — probably within seven days or so. We've had no official word on what the update will include (aside from potential bug fixes), but Ubisoft will likely...
Wednesday14th Apr 2021
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Wrath of the Druids DLC Delayed into May
Lower the sail
Assassin's Creed Valhalla's first expansion, Wrath of the Druids, has been delayed. It was meant to arrive on the 29th April, but it's been pushed back a couple of weeks to the 13th May. The DLC sees Eivor sail to Ireland, where battles with bloodthirsty cultists ensue. Ubisoft hasn't given a great deal of information on why the...
Tuesday6th Apr 2021
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla's Ostara Festival Event Extended Following Bug Fixes
Was meant to end this week
Originally set to end on the 8th April, the Ostara Festival event in Assassin's Creed Valhalla has been extended. The festival was essentially rendered unplayable for a number of days following its launch, thanks to a nasty bug that was causing crashes. Ubisoft fixed this issue with a update, but players had already missed...
Monday29th Mar 2021
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla's In-Game Store Will Soon Offer More for Less
A welcome improvement
Ubisoft is making some improvements to Reda's shop in Assassin's Creed Valhalla. The mysterious young man currently offers three different items on a weekly basis, with the selection changing every Tuesday. These items are taken from the various weapon, armour, and cosmetic packs that can be purchased from the Animus Store with...
Friday26th Mar 2021
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Patch 1.020 Out Now, Finally Fixes Decorations and Festival Crashes
Party time?
Update 2: Assassin's Creed Valhalla patch 1.020 is available to download now on both PS5 and PS4. Thankfully, it's only a very small download. Hopefully the Ostara Festival is finally working as intended! Update: Ubisoft has confirmed that the next patch for Assassin's Creed Valhalla will deploy on Friday the 26th March. As predicted,...
Wednesday24th Mar 2021
News One Handed Swords are Coming to Assassin's Creed Valhalla Following Months of Fan Requests
Live by the sword
There's a chance that the headline of this article is going to come off as entitled if you're not familiar with Assassin's Creed Valhalla, but this is a surprisingly big deal. The open world adventure features a range of melee weapon types that you can play around with, including axes, spears, and two handed swords. But one handed...
Saturday20th Mar 2021
Party's over
It hasn't been a smooth ride for Assassin's Creed Valhalla since its launch last year. On top of the game being riddled with all kinds of bugs on PlayStation 4, it took Ubisoft at least a couple of months to properly polish the experience on PS5 — and there's still a laundry list of issues that Ubisoft keeps track of in an official...
Friday19th Mar 2021
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Gets Combat Focused 'Mastery Challenge' Update This Spring
Forged in battle
Ubisoft has revealed a more in-depth content roadmap for Assassin's Creed Valhalla, confirming that the game's first expansion, Wrath of the Druids, will launch on the 29th April. But what's beyond Eivor's trip to Ireland? Well, another free update — much like the ongoing Ostara Festival — is planned for late spring. It's called...
Thursday18th Mar 2021
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla DLC Wrath of the Druids April Release Date Confirmed
Eivor's off to Ireland
Assassin's Creed Valhalla's first expansion now has a confirmed release date. Wrath of the Druids will see Eivor travel the Ireland, where you'll "gain the favour of Gaelic kings and confront the druidic cult, the Children of Danu". Given some of the rather twisted storylines in the main campaign, it all sounds quite...
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Ostara Festival Is Live, Features Minigames and Cosmetic Rewards
In bloom
The second season of Assassin's Creed Valhalla content kicks off today with the entirely free Ostara Festival. Much like the Yule Festival that took place at the start of the year, this new event introduces a number of minigames, a couple of new quests, and a selection of unique rewards. Once again, the festivities are all contained within...
Tuesday16th Mar 2021
By the gods
Ubisoft is celebrating the imminent second season of content for Assassin's Creed Valhalla by gifting all players what it calls the 'Godly Reward'. You can find this pack right now on the in-game Animus Store, and it won't cost you a penny. The highlight here is Altair's Outfit, which lets you dress Eivor up as the original Assassin's...
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Update 1.2 Out Now, Get All the Patch Notes Here
Adds support for next event
Update: Go go go! Update 1.2 for Assassin's Creed Valhalla can be downloaded right now on PS5 and PS4, bringing with it a long list of additions, tweaks, and fixes. You can check out the full list of patch notes in the original article below. As a reminder, the patch will be 12.28GB on PS5 and 12.6GB on PS4. Original...
Tuesday16th Feb 2021
Raid on
Update: Assassin's Creed Valhalla's big February update (patch 1.012) is available to download now on PS5 and PS4. It's around 10-11GB on both systems. Again, this is arguably the game's most significant update since its release in November. It adds River Raids — an entirely new, replayable activity with its own rewards — as well as a...
Sunday14th Feb 2021
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla River Raid Update 1.1.2 Is Huge, Arrives This Week
Those rivers aren't gonna raid themselves
Update 2: We've got another update from Ubisoft with regards to the big Assassin's Creed Valhalla River Raid patch that's set to arrive this week. The Assassin's Creed UK Twitter account has confirmed that the River Raid activity will be a part of Title Update 1.1.2, which will also include a number of game...
Thursday11th Feb 2021
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Will Have 'Stronger and Longer' Post-Launch Support than Odyssey
Ubisoft doubles down
Assassin's Creed Valhalla has been a huge hit for Ubisoft. The open world Viking adventure released in November last year on both PS5 and PS4. Not long after, the French publisher announced that Valhalla had enjoyed the "largest launch" in series history. And earlier this week, Ubisoft confirmed that it had its
Tuesday9th Feb 2021
News Ubisoft Enjoys Strongest Quarter in Company History, Assassin's Creed Valhalla Leads the Charge
"By far"
Ubisoft's most recent financial results are in, and it's been one heck of a quarter for the French giant. In fact, it was the company's strongest quarter ever, "by far", according to the publisher's official statement to the press. Crazy. A busy release schedule formed the backbone of this success, spearheaded by the record-breaking...
Thursday4th Feb 2021
A telling month ahead
Assassin's Creed Valhalla has been on the market for over two months now, and although the game's in a better state than it was at launch — particularly on PS5 — it still has its fair share of annoying bugs. Some of these issues are minor at best, while others are preventing players from completing quests or advancing the...
Wednesday27th Jan 2021
News Assassin's Creed Community Cracks Crazy In-Game Mystery to Unlock Legendary Nodens' Arc Bow
And now you can get it
The Assassin's Creed community has recently become infatuated with a weapon called 'Nodens' Arc' — a futuristic-looking Isu bow that can be found in Assassin's Creed Valhalla. Players first got their hands on the bow when an unbreakable rock was discovered on an island in the snowy North of the map. By fiddling with game...
Friday22nd Jan 2021
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla's Broken Facial Animations Will Be Addressed in an Upcoming Patch
Face value
Ubisoft has updated its official list of 'Known Issues' for Assassin's Creed Valhalla. This is where the development team makes note of existing bugs, and gives a rough timeframe on when players can expect them to be fixed. Newly added to the list is "Lip Sync / Mouth movement during dialogues since 1.1.1", which will apparently be...
Tuesday19th Jan 2021
News The Assassin's Creed Valhalla Quests that Most Players Don't Know Exist are Finally Being Fixed
Vengeance at last
Did you know that there's a specific type of dynamic quest in Assassin's Creed Valhalla that the vast majority of players will probably never see? They're called 'Avenge' quests, and they're triggered when Eivor comes across the dead body of a fellow Viking out in the open world. These bodies represent other Valhalla players who...
Monday18th Jan 2021
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla's New Patch Has Introduced a Bad Face-Breaking Bug
A bad case of lockjaw
Bloody hell, it looks like the latest update for Assassin's Creed Valhalla — patch 1.011 — has introduced a rather annoying bug. The aforementioned update focusses on fixes for a huge number of (relatively minor) issues, but somehow, it's also managed to break the game's facial animation system. It's never easy, is it? The...
Thursday14th Jan 2021
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Patch 1.011 Out Now on PS5 and PS4, Huge List of Fixes Included
Get all the patch notes here
Update: Assassin's Creed Valhalla patch 1.011 is available to download right now on PlayStation 5, weighing in at exactly 2.435GB. It contains the long, long list of fixes and changes listed below, so be sure to check it out if you've been facing a particular problem. Original story: Ubisoft promised the next...
Friday8th Jan 2021
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Patch News Coming Soon, Ubisoft Updates Long List of Known Issues
Raise the sail
2021 promises to be a big year for Assassin's Creed Valhalla. The open world adventure is getting a bunch of free content updates spread throughout the next 12 months, alongside two "massive" expansions, set to release in the spring and summer, respectively. So what's next for Eivor's saga? Well, we know that we're getting the...
Thursday7th Jan 2021
Treasure hoard
Since the launch of Assassin's Creed Valhalla in November last year, Ubisoft has been adding new microtransactions to the in-game store every other week. Previous Assassin's Creed titles followed the same pattern, but there are elements of Valhalla's system that players are beginning to question, and once you understand why, it's not...
Thursday17th Dec 2020
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla's Yule Festival Is Live, Features Unique Activities and Loot
Party time
Starting from the 17th December and lasting until the 7th January, the Yule Festival is the first wave of 'seasonal content' in Assassin's Creed Valhalla. You'll need to have completed at least one England story arc in order to access it. It all sounds rather festive and cosy. Ravensthorpe — your settlement — has been expanded to...
