A new Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarok trailer gives a taste of what it’s like to be a straight-up god in an Assassin’s Creed game. And as it turns out, it looks a little like God of War. The in-depth new trailer from Ubisoft touches on most of the …
Read More »Assassins Creed Valhalla becomes a total power trip with Dawn of Ragnarok
Ubisoft is bringing new meaning to the phrase ‘power fantasy’ with its latest Assassin’s Creed Valhalla expansion, Dawn of Ragnarok. Not only do you play as the god Odin, and wield a new polearm weapon class called Atgeir, but you get to run around stealing the best powers from your …
Read More »Next Assassins Creed game is reportedly codenamed Rift and it started as a Valhalla expansion
A new Assassin’s Creed game is reportedly in the works at Ubisoft, starring a character you’ve already met in Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. According to a report from Bloomberg (opens in new tab), the new Assassin’s Creed game is code-named Rift and is planned to be released either later this year …
Read More »Four veteran combat designers on how to make a battle system memorable
My attempts to define what a combat system is continually escapes me. Is it a set of interconnected abilities? Is it the system whereby players upgrade their in-game characters? Is it a core ingredient of a game that sublimely supports the story? Or is it all of the above – …
Read More »Assassins Creed Valhalla Yule Festival extended as Ubisoft fixes access bug
The Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Yule Festival event has been extended this year after some players were left unable to join in the seasonal festivities. The Yule Festival event began on December 16, 2021, and was originally set to end today. However, some players who had played through the event during …
Read More »Return to Asgard in Assassins Creed Valhalla prequel comic book series
Return to the world of Assassin’s Creed Valhalla in early 2022 with not just the new DLC Dawn of Ragnarök, but also in a prequel story called Forgotten Myths, appearing only in comic books. Both the new DLC and comic book are set in the Asgardian dreamworld from Assassin’s Creed …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed’s new crossover event is an intriguing look at the series’ future
The most appealing live service game, in my opinion, has always been Destiny 2. A world that started small, but with every new expansion has added a new location, a new destination, complete with its own self-contained story. Of course, each of the expansions adds something new to the Destiny …
Read More »Assassins Creed Crossover Stories is a free cross-game event that brings Odyssey’s Kassandra face-to-face with Eivor
Assassin’s Creed Crossover Stories is an upcoming cross-game event coming on December 14, 2021. Ubisoft announced that Crossover Stories will introduce two new stories that explore the ties between Eivor of Assassin’s Creed Valhalla and Kassandra of Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, where we’ll see the two heroes come face-to-face for the …
Read More »Assassins Creed Valhalla Dawn of Ragnarok is the next big expansion coming next March
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Dawn of Ragnarok is the latest expansion coming to Viking adventure on March 10, 2022. The upcoming expansion is set to be the biggest one yet, with Ubisoft revealing it will feature around 35 hours of gameplay and a new area that’s one-third the size of England. …
Read More »Assassins Creed Valhalla Dawn of Ragnarok sees you play as Odin in the Kingdom of the Dwarves
With Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarok, Ubisoft Sofia is setting out to bring us the biggest and most ambitious expansion we’ve seen in the series so far. While the base experience has already explored Eivor’s connection to Odin in mythological realms like Jotunheim and Asgard, Dawn of Ragnarok will …
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