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Monday4th Mar 2024
Rumour Assassin's Creed Red Is Starting to Sound a Lot Like Valhalla
Build 'em up
Assassin's Creed Red, the next game in Ubisoft's popular series, is starting to sound like it's a lot closer to Assassin's Creed Valhalla — at least in terms of structure — than people might realise. This is according to an exclusive report from Insider Gaming, which suggests that the upcoming title is very much built upon the...
Tuesday21st Feb 2023
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla's Final PS5, PS4 Patch Out Now
The end of an era
Update: Patch 1.7.0 for Assassin's Creed Valhalla is available to download now. It weighs in at around 500MB on PS5. You can find the patch notes in the original article below. Original Story: There's going to be one last patch for Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Ubisoft has confirmed. But before you start getting excited, we should...
Thursday15th Dec 2022
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Is Free to Play on PS5, PS4 This Weekend
And you can earn bonuses by referring friends
If your backlog’s not already big enough, consider adding one of the largest games of all time to your list: Assassin’s Creed Valhalla is currently free to play on PS5 and PS4 – well, until 12PM GMT on 19th December at least. Available to download and play now, any progress you make will be...
Wednesday30th Nov 2022
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Last Chapter Update Out Now on PS5, PS4, One Week Early
Patch 1.062
Well this is a surprise, isn't it? Ubisoft has pushed Assassin's Creed Valhalla's The Last Chapter update live on PS5 and PS4, one whole week earlier than anticipated. The patch was set to go live on the 6th December, but players can download it right now. It's unclear as to why Ubisoft has done this, but a post from the official...
Friday25th Nov 2022
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Leaves PS Plus Extra on 20th December
Setting sail
Assassin's Creed Valhalla will be removed from PS Plus Extra next month, on the 20th December, 2022. This realisation comes straight from the game's PlayStation Store page, which now features the aforementioned Extra expiry date. It's a relatively significant removal, given that Valhalla has been highlighted as a key game for the...
Saturday19th Nov 2022
News Fan Disappointment as Assassin's Creed Valhalla Won't Get New Game+ After All
Eivor's story has an end
Ubisoft has quietly confirmed that Assassin's Creed Valhalla will not receive a New Game+ mode. This news comes after roughly two years of the developer telling fans that the ability to replay the game with all of your character progression intact was under investigation. If you've been keeping up with Valhalla throughout...
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla DLC Ends in Free Final Chapter Next Month
Finishes Eivor's story
Ubisoft has revealed its post-launch content support of Assassin's Creed Valhalla will end next month on 6th December 2022 as it releases a final chapter designed to conclude the story of Eivor. Available to all players for free, it shall "tie up some of the storylines developed throughout the game and offer closure to your...
Friday4th Nov 2022
News Early Assassin's Creed Red Hint May Have Dropped in New Valhalla DLC
The Yurei Bushido Pack
A new premium weapon and armour set has been released for Assassin's Creed Valhalla, and it has some fans wondering whether it's a very early nod towards the recently announced Assassin's Creed Red. Ubisoft doesn't usually doesn't make a point of parading these DLC packs on its social media account, but it posted about the...
Friday28th Oct 2022
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Reaches an Impressive 20 Million Players
Odin is with us
We've known for a while that Assassin's Creed Valhalla is the property's most commercially successful instalment, but we've never been told how many units it's actually sold. However, Ubisoft has just confirmed that the open world title has surpassed 20 million players — an impressive feat, and a figure that suggests sales numbers...
Thursday20th Oct 2022
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla's Spooky Seasonal Festival Is Back with New Rewards
Oskoreia returns
Starting today, the Oskoreia Festival returns to Assassin's Creed Valhalla for a limited time. If you're looking for something a bit spooky to play as we creep closer to Halloween, it might be worth checking out. It's hanging around until the 10th November, so you've got plenty of time to see what's happening down in Ravensthorpe...
Tuesday27th Sep 2022
Full patch notes are here
Update: Assassin's Creed Valhalla update 1.061 is available to download now. It weighs in at just over 1.6GB on PS5. You can find the full patch notes below. Original Story: Ubisoft has detailed the next update for Assassin's Creed Valhalla, which will release on the 27th September (that's tomorrow at the time of...
Friday23rd Sep 2022
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Patch 1.6.1 Out Next Week, Includes Second Tombs of the Fallen Story
Almost a year later
Update: Ubisoft has confirmed that Assassin's Creed Valhalla patch 1.6.1 will launch next week, on the 27th September. It will, as speculated, include the second part of the Tombs of the Fallen storyline. Apparently, a new feature called the 'Rune Forge' will also be unlocked with this update. We assume it'll let you craft or...
Saturday10th Sep 2022
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla: The Last Chapter Arrives 'In the Coming Months'
Eivor's story gets wrapped up
Assassin's Creed Valhalla's final chapter will launch "in the coming months", Ubisoft has confirmed. The free 'The Last Chapter' update adds, as you can probably tell, a new chapter to the game, which promises to wrap up its most important plot threads. Supposedly, The Last Chapter will signify the end of Valhalla's...
Tuesday2nd Aug 2022
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Update 1.060 Out Now Alongside Free Forgotten Saga DLC
Full patch notes here
The latest update for Assassin's Creed Valhalla is available to download now on PS5 and PS4. You'll need patch 1.6.0 (1.060 on PS5) in order to play the game's new adventure, titled The Forgotten Saga. This is essentially an expansion that's free for all existing players, and it tasks you with journeying into the depths of...
Monday1st Aug 2022
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Forgotten Saga Trophies Confirm a Meaty Free DLC
Nine new Trophies to unlock
A new Trophy list for Assassin's Creed Valhalla has popped up on PlayStation servers, coinciding with the release of the game's Forgotten Saga DLC. Said DLC will arrive as a free update on the 2nd August (that's tomorrow at the time of writing!) and offers a whole new adventure that sees Odin invade the realms of the...
Friday29th Jul 2022
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla's Free Forgotten Saga DLC Drops Next Week
Update 1.6.0 announced
Update: Hey, we told you that it would be close! Ubisoft has confirmed that the Forgotten Saga DLC will launch alongside Assassin's Creed Valhalla update 1.6.0 on the 2nd August. The patch notes for said update will likely be published the day before, and we'll be sure to post them here on the site once they arrive...
Tuesday28th Jun 2022
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Patch 1.5.3 Available to Download Now on PS5, PS4
Get the Bifröst Bundle for free
Update: The latest patch for Assassin's Creed Valhalla, update 1.5.3, can be downloaded now on PS5 and PS4. As a quick reminder, it weighs in at 1.2GB on PS5 and 1.4GB on PS4. With the biggest addition being two free items via the Animus Store, you can check out the full patch notes below. Original story: A new...
Tuesday14th Jun 2022
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla: The Forgotten Saga and Final Story Chapter Announced
Both will be free updates
Assassin's Creed Valhalla just keeps on rolling, doesn't it? Support for the game is approaching its conclusion, but it sounds like the Norse adventure is going out with a bang. Valhalla is getting a number of updates over the next few months, including new Tombs of the Fallen, which will wrap up that part of the narrative...
Tuesday24th May 2022
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Patch 1.052 Out Now, Adds Armoury, Loadouts, New River Raid Rewards
Back on the boat
Update: Patch 1.052 (as it's numbered on PS5) is available to download now. It weighs in at just under 1.8GB. Original Story: It's that time again: Assassin's Creed Valhalla is getting yet another meaty update on the 24th May. Patch 1.5.2 has not one, not two, but three headline acts. The first is that an armoury is being added to...
Wednesday20th Apr 2022
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla's Spring Content Plans Include an Armoury with Loadouts
Plus more River Raids
Ubisoft has elaborated a bit on its plans for Assassin's Creed Valhalla over the rest of spring. Earlier this week, Valhalla received a new update (you can read the full patch notes here) that added fresh Mastery Challenges and rewards, as well as support for the upcoming festival event. But as alluded, there's more coming in...
Tuesday19th Apr 2022
New Valkyrie armour set up for grabs
Assassin's Creed Valhalla keeps the content coming with its latest update, patch 1.051. It's available to download now on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4, weighing in at around 3GB. The headline act here is the addition of 'Mastery Challenge Pack 2', which brings a suite of new combat challenges to Valhalla's...
Friday8th Apr 2022
News UNO PS4 Receives Assassin's Creed Valhalla DLC, Because Why Not
Play UNO like vikings
There's actually a surprisingly clear link between UNO players and vikings. The venn diagram between the two seemingly disparate groups shows that they have a commonality in "People who yell a lot". It's no wonder, then, that Ubisoft's digital version of the card game now has Assassin's Creed Valhalla DLC. As revealed in the...
Thursday24th Feb 2022
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Is Free For the Weekend on PS5, PS4
Raise the sail
Assassin's Creed Valhalla is totally free to play on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 right now, until the 28th February. If you decide to download the game and give it a try, then you'll be able to carry over your progress to the full thing, should you buy it. On that note, it's worth mentioning that Valhalla is currently 60 per cent...
Tuesday22nd Feb 2022
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Patch 1.050 Out Now, Adds Difficulty Tuning, Stealth Fixes
Plus Dawn of Ragnarok support
Update: Assassin's Creed Valhalla update 1.050 is available to download now on PS5 and PS4, weighing in at around 3.6GB. You can check out the patch notes in the original article below. Original Story: Ubisoft has dropped the patch notes for Assassin's Creed Valhalla update 1.5.0, and they're actually quite big...
Friday18th Feb 2022
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Patch 1.5.0 Will Release Next Week
Free trial also incoming
The next big update for Assassin's Creed Valhalla will drop on the 22nd February, Ubisoft has confirmed. It looks like this'll be Valhalla's last patch before the Dawn of Ragnarok expansion releases on the 10th March. As such, it's assumed that the update will include support for the DLC, and...maybe a few surprises? We...
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Makes Ubisoft More Than $1 Billion
Series' most successful game
Ubisoft must be chuffed with Assassin's Creed Valhalla. The open world RPG has now generated over $1 billion in revenue, making it the most financially successful entry in the Assassin's Creed franchise. Back in October, it was crowned the publisher's second most profitable title ever. Valhalla released just over a year...
Thursday10th Feb 2022
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarok Goes Full-On Fantasy RPG in Gameplay Deep Dive
By Odin's beard
Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarok is out in exactly one month, and Ubisoft is kicking off its marketing blitz with a six-minute gameplay deep dive video. If you want to go into the expansion blind, then we would recommend not watching this — but be safe in the knowledge that it looks like it could be pretty damn good,...
Tuesday1st Feb 2022
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarok Trophies Leak, Seem Straightforward
Odin's watching
The Xbox Achievements list for Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarok appears to have leaked online well ahead of the expansion's 10th March release date, providing some insight into what the fantastical adventure is all about. Naturally, the game's Trophies on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 will follow the same structure...
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Patch 1.042 Out Now on PS5, PS4, Fixes HD Textures
Back on the longship
Update: Assassin's Creed Valhalla update 1.042 (as it's numbered on PS5) is available to download now. It's a smaller 2.5GB on Sony's current-gen system. Original Story: Assassin's Creed Valhalla is getting another title update tomorrow (that's the 1st February at the time of writing). However, patch 1.4.2 doesn't actually...
Friday21st Jan 2022
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla's New Scythe Is Super Strong and Easy to Unlock
The Eclipse
Another week, another round of in-game challenges for Assassin's Creed Valhalla through Ubisoft Connect. These tasks have offered up some good rewards in the past, but the weapon available via this week's community challenge is probably the best of the bunch. By taking part, you get a brand new mythical scythe named Eclipse — and it's...
