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Monday13th Jul 2020
News Oh No, There's More Modern Day Stuff in Assassin's Creed Valhalla Than the Two Previous Games
We hope you like Layla
Regular readers will know that we have very little love for the modern day segments in Assassin's Creed games. Quite frankly, we couldn't give a damn about the terribly written adventures of Layla Hassan -- especially when we're ripped from our gorgeous open world in order check out what she's up to. Imagine our...
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Has World Events Rather Than Side Quests
To promote exploration
One of the criticisms leveraged at Assassin's Creed Odyssey is that it is simply too big. Packed full of side quests, optional missions, and gigantic landmasses to explore, it can very easily take upwards of 100 hours to see and do everything it has to offer. However, rather than upping the ante even further, follow-up...
Gallery New Assassin's Creed Valhalla Screenshots Are Certainly Colourful
English destroyer
Alongside half an hour's worth of gameplay for Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Ubisoft has also issued three new screenshots for the upcoming open world experience. You'll get to play this one on 17th November 2020 on PlayStation 4 at the very least, with a next-gen PlayStation 5 version surely also in the works. We don't know which...
Sunday12th Jul 2020
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Finally Gets Gameplay Overview, 30 Minute In-Depth Demo
Release date also confirmed
Assassin's Creed Valhalla was announced back at the end of April, and we've been waiting on official gameplay ever since. Ubisoft finally delivered during its Ubisoft Forward showcase, giving us at look at roughly five minutes of the upcoming open world title. You can watch the overview trailer above. Ubisoft has also...
Saturday11th Jul 2020
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Release Date Leaked Through Instagram
Launches two days before Cyberpunk
The release date for Assassin's Creed Valhalla has supposedly been leaked ahead of Ubisoft Forward. As posted on Reddit, it appears as though an Instagram advert for the upcoming action RPG has spilled the beans. According to the ad, Valhalla is due to release on the 17th November 2020. That's obviously right...
Wednesday8th Jul 2020
News Boss Fight and 30 Minutes of Assassin's Creed Valhalla Gameplay Leaked Online
Looks a lot like Odyssey
Update: More Assassin's Creed Valhalla footage has made its way online, this time in the form of a boss fight against some kind of witch. The video's already been taken down, but we got a good look at it. First off, this seems to be a newer build of the game -- it's not quite as janky as the previous leaked footage. It's...
Wednesday24th Jun 2020
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Director Steps Down Due to Personal Issues
Game is due later this year
Assassin's Creed Valhalla is still in development and it's due to launch later this year on PS4 and PS5, but creative director Ashraf Ismail has revealed that he's leaving the project. "I am stepping down from my beloved project to properly deal with the personal issues in my life. The lives of my family and my own are...
Wednesday27th May 2020
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Doesn't Use the Origins and Odyssey Loot System
"Unique" gear promised
As we've come to expect of an upcoming Assassin's Creed game, gameplay details are slowly starting to emerge as we creep closer and closer to the next blowout. This latest eyebrow-raiser comes courtesy of the Official PlayStation Magazine, which features an in-depth look at Assassin's Creed Valhalla in its newest issue. Based...
Tuesday19th May 2020
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Map Is Larger Than Odyssey's, According to Fan-Translated Interview
Size matters
Update: Ubisoft has responded to our request for comment on Julien Laferrière's claims that Assassin's Creed Valhalla has a larger map than Odyssey's. Here's the statement we had back from the publisher: "Odyssey has fantastic momentum. Our aim with Valhalla is to build on that by creating a more approachable story, while adding more...
Monday18th May 2020
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Reveal Is the Most Viewed Trailer in Ubisoft History
Over 100 million views
The "gameplay" trailer for Assassin's Creed Valhalla may have rubbed more than a few people the wrong way, but the title's initial cinematic reveal trailer has proven to be a gigantic success. The CG trailer, which debuted at the end of April, amassed more than 100 million views in ten days across a number of channels. And,...
Thursday14th May 2020
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Has the Most Character Customisation in the Series
Hair, beards, tattoos, war paint, and more
While you won't be able to sculpt protagonist Eivor's face in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, you do have quite a lot of control over his or her appearance. At least, when compared to the main characters of previous Assassin's Creed games. We already knew that you'll be able to get tattoos and apply war paint...
Wednesday13th May 2020
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Shares Image of Idyllic English Settlement
Countryside scene
The settlement you'll be coming back to time and time again forms an important part of the experience in Assassin's Creed Valhalla. Situated in England, the game's creative director has given us a quick glimpse of what to expect when we get our hands on the cross-gen PlayStation 5 title later this year. Ashraf Ismail states that...
Tuesday12th May 2020
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla's Hidden Blade Brings Back Instant Stealth Kills
With the right timing
We think Assassin's Creed Origins and Assassin's Creed Odyssey are both fantastic open world games, but their heavy focus on role-playing systems and mechanics often leaves them feeling very different from how older Assassin's Creed games used to play. One key example of how the series has changed can be found in how Origins...
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Enlists 'Vikings' TV Show Composer
Alongside series veterans
The Assassin's Creed series has a long history of great soundtracks, and it's starting to sound like Assassin's Creed Valhalla will offer another excellent score. Spotted on Ubisoft's German website -- the same page that told us about the Beowulf DLC quest -- Norwegian musician Einar Selvik is listed as one of the game's...
News Don't Expect Assassin's Creed Valhalla to Run at 60 Frames-Per-Second on PS5
Ubisoft guaranteeing 30 frames-per-second for now
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla is a cross-gen title, scheduled to release on the PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 later this year. But does that mean that the next-gen version will run at 60 frames-per-second if its current-gen counterpart is targeting 30 frames-per-second? Microsoft’s official website...
Monday11th May 2020
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla DLC Mission Will Feature the Famous Beowulf Legend
Epic
Assassin's Creed Valhalla will be dipping into the realm of myths and legends with one of its DLC story missions, it seems. The game's product page on Ubisoft's German website mentions that 'The Legend of Beowulf' will be included in the season pass. Beowulf started life as an epic poem written in Old English, and it's been retold countless...
Friday8th May 2020
It's coming, eventually
In the short time since Microsoft's Inside Xbox third-party digital event, both the team in green and Ubisoft have been heavily criticized for their use of the word "gameplay". The Xbox Series X manufacturer promised that it would debut footage of Assassin's Creed Valhalla, and while it technically did, what we got didn't...
Thursday7th May 2020
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Next-Gen Gameplay Revealed
This is England
Here's our first look at Assassin's Creed Valhalla, and, well... It's not exactly the gameplay blowout that a lot of people were hoping for (even though it was confirmed to be a "teaser" by creative director Ashraf Ismail). The trailer's just a minute and a half long, but at least it looks lovely. Hopefully we get to see a full...
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Won't Be the Longest or Biggest Game in the Series, Says Ubisoft Dev
Less is more
If you've played through Assassin's Creed Odyssey, you'll be familiar with just how huge that game is. It takes place in an enormous map and has endless missions and other activities to engage in, keeping players busy for potentially hundreds of hours. It's a great game, of course, but you could argue it's too big for its own good. For...
Tuesday5th May 2020
Rumour Assassin's Creed Valhalla Release Date Set for October
Odin is with us
The release date for Assassin's Creed Valhalla may have leaked ahead of its official announcement, according to a rumour from Reddit. The poster says that their local gaming shop had a 16th October 2020 release date attached to the title, and the moderation team backs up this claim by confirming that the user shared screenshots of...
Monday4th May 2020
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Won't Waste Your Time with Unnecessary Grinding
Play your way
If, like this author, you’re one of many people who dived headfirst into Assassin’s Creed Odyssey on the back of last week’s Valhalla hype, you’re probably wondering one thing: why the outrageous grind? One of the biggest criticisms of Ubisoft’s enormous open worlder is that there are moments where you can’t continue the...
Friday1st May 2020
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Scales Back Naval Combat, Has an Upgradeable Settlement
The centre of quests and decisions
Outside of fast travel, your ship was the best way of getting about and navigating the map in Assassin's Creed Odyssey. You could always rely on the vessel to get you somewhere quickly out on the open seas, and naturally, the mode of transport returns in Assassin's Creed Valhalla. However, this time around, it...
Thursday30th Apr 2020
News Of Course Assassin's Creed Valhalla Brings Back the Worst Part of the Series
Layla returns
The present-day sections of Assassin's Creed games are always considered to be one of the franchise's worst aspects, and it doesn't look like that's about to change with Assassin's Creed Valhalla. Ubisoft has confirmed that the storyline of Layla Hassan from Assassin's Creed Origins and Assassin's Creed Odyssey will be continued in the...
News Extend Your Assassin's Creed Valhalla Experience with Official Novel
Read all about it
This author’s Dad enjoys the alternate history Assassin’s Creed stories but doesn’t have the patience to play the games. The surprisingly decent novels have been his gateway to the series, then, and he’ll be thrilled to learn that upcoming Viking edition Assassin’s Creed Valhalla will have its own book, published by...
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Pre-Order Info and Retail Editions Detailed
Whip out your wallets
In case you somehow missed it, Assassin's Creed Valhalla has now been fully unveiled with a cinematic trailer. That's not all, though -- Ubisoft has also gone into detail on the various pre-order bonuses and retail editions you'll be able to buy this holiday. To start with, all pre-orders for either the PlayStation 4 or PS5...
Gallery Assassin's Creed Valhalla In-Game Screenshots Show Locations, Characters, Combat, and More
It's an invasion
Assassin's Creed Valhalla's first trailer is entirely CG, but if you want to actually see how the game looks in-engine, then you've come to the right place. Ubisoft has released a slew of screenshots that show off various parts of the upcoming PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 title. It's unclear which version these pictures are based...
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Lets You Play as a Male or Female Character
It's your choice
Assassin's Creed Odyssey allowed you to play as either a male or female character for the first time in the series when it launched a couple of years ago, and thankfully, the next instalment will be bringing that widely-requested feature back. Confirmed via a Ubisoft press release, Assassin's Creed Valhalla will allow you to play as...
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Launches on PS5, PS4 in Holiday 2020
Next-gen begins now
Ubisoft has confirmed that Assassin's Creed Valhalla will release on both PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 in Holiday 2020. We assume that it'll be a PS5 launch game. You can find the game's first trailer above. It's entirely cinematic, but it gives you a good idea of what to expect. You'll be playing as a viking as raiders...
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla and Watch Dogs Legion Both Reportedly Due for Late 2020 on PS5
Unless COVID-19 gets in the way
Update: It's now been confirmed that Assassin's Creed Valhalla will release Holiday 2020 on PS5 and PS4. You can find out more about that through here. Original Story: Ubisoft appears to have very big plans when it comes to supporting the PlayStation 5 from day one. According to Jason Schreier, who will
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Is Being Developed by a Frightening 15 Studios
All together now
Update: Ubisoft has confirmed the full selection of teams supporting Ubisoft Montreal on Assassin's Creed Valhalla. They are as follows: "Ubisoft Sofia, Ubisoft Singapore, Ubisoft Montpellier Ubisoft Barcelona, Ubisoft Kyiv, Ubisoft Bordeaux, Ubisoft Shanghai, Ubisoft Chengdu, Ubisoft Philippines, Ubisoft Quebec, Ubisoft Bucharest,...
