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Assassin’s Creed Valhalla ended up being one of the best games of 2020 thanks to its immersive world, satisfying combat, and compelling narrative that propelled the Assassin’s Creed lore forward in meaningful ways. Despite coming out of the gates strong, Ubisoft has continued to update the experience through patches and in-game …

Who would have guessed that stealthily scaling a building with a trusty hidden blade would become an annual tradition, but back in 2007, the exploits of Altair in Assassin’s Creed were practically revolutionary. Thirteen years later, Assassin’s Creed has developed into a franchise that transcends gaming, expanding into movies, novels, …

The music of Assassin’s Creed Valhalla was nothing short of stunning and now there is even more to enjoy with two new soundtracks from musical geniuses Jesper Kyd and Sarah Schachner. With a total of 61 new tracks to enjoy between the two options alongside new art as well, the …

Ubisoft Montreal has many years of experience working on the Assassin’s Creed franchise, but the studio isn’t known for taking small steps. From reimagining exploration with Black Flag to formalizing the series’ RPG status with Origins, we’ve come to expect more than incremental improvements from this team. That trend continues …

As you play through Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, there are ways to customize the way your Eivor looks. That being said, what if you had even more freedom tailoring how your hero looks throughout their journey? Luckily, there is a way! At least for PC players, because this fan-made Valhalla mod …

When Assassin’s Creed Valhalla first launched, I was happy to see that it did not include XP boosts among things players could buy with real money. However, a recent update to Valhalla’s in-game store has changed that, and players are now able to purchase a multiplier to the XP they …

As a long-running franchise, the Assassin’s Creed games all build on the entries before them. However, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla doesn’t just iterate; this Viking adventure takes all the right lessons from its predecessors while also bringing new twists to Ubisoft’s open-world formula, resulting in one of the series’ best installments …

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla’s first seasonal event of its post-launch DLC roadmap, the Yule Festival, kicks off this month. To prepare, Ubisoft is launching update 1.1.0 tomorrow which lays the groundwork for the holiday event while squashing a ton of bugs along the way. The update adds in-game support for Yule Festival, a …

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla is a massive game that has so much more than just its incredible main story to enjoy. Strategic building, meaningful romance, hilarious and intriguing sidequests; the new game has it all. It also has a pretty nifty Dungeons & Dragons reference, though not by that name.  As …

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla offers a stunning open-world for players to live out those Viking fantasies in. It even houses some pretty stellar references, including a Dungeons & Dragons game. That being said, there is one aspect that is far from beauty and grace, and it’s these children that OH MY …

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla mixes up its RPG elements a bit in how it plays with the concept of a skill tree. Rather than give up the goods from the start, you reveal chunks of it from the fog as you go. I guess it technically adds a bit of mystery …

I’ve been playing a lot of Assassin’s Creed Valhalla over the past few weeks and have had a pretty good time tracking down targets, finding secrets in the vast open world, and calling over my friends to help me open chests of supplies because sometimes those lids are really heavy, …

I’m honored. It’s as if Ubisoft clicked on the Orlog piece that I wrote last week and decided to grant my wish. But in all seriousness, it’s exciting to see that Orlog is getting a physical release next year. Board game-enthusiast site Dicebreaker sat down with Ubisoft co-development game director Benoit …

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt got a lot of things right: It had visceral action sequences, evocative characters, dynamic environments, and Gwent – an unexpectedly gripping tabletop game that served as the perfect pastime for anyone who grew tired of incinerating alghouls or chasing after Ciri. I fondly remember committing …

When you rattle off the biggest and most well-known franchises in the video game industry, you don’t have to go far down the list to find Assassin’s Creed. Since its debut in 2007, the series has spawned more than 20 video games, a theatrical film starring Michael Fassbender, an upcoming live-action …

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla has apparently had a successful first week out in the wild. How successful, you ask? According to Ubisoft, the Viking experience boasts the biggest launch week sales in the franchise’s history. Although it didn’t share exact figures, Ubisoft proclaims Valhalla has sold more units during its first week of …