Ubisoft confirms that Assassin’s Creed Valhalla is set to receive a new free DLC update.

As part of the game’s roadmap for 2021, the publisher announced four pieces of content coming to the game through updates before the year-end.

The first is the 1.4.0 update, which releases the same day as the Tombs of the Fallen DLC on November 9.

The Oskoreia Festival will be a ‘Free Time-Limited Event’ that will run between November 11 and December 2. The final piece of content is the 1.4.1 Game Update, which will release in December.

Ready for more? 🌀 Here's a sneak peek at what's to come in Assassin's Creed Valhalla. Looks like 2021 still has a few more mysteries to uncover. 🔎 #AssassinsCreed pic.twitter.com/B1wdvM5ZQq

— Assassin's Creed (@assassinscreed) November 5, 2021

Tombs of the Fallen was first unintentionally leaked by PlayStation trophies, discovered by AccessTheAnimus on Twitter. Players must complete one Tomb of the Fallen to earn the ‘Spelunker’ trophy and complete three to achieve the ‘Crypt-ologist’ one.

Ubisoft recently shared that Assassin’s Creed Valhalla has become the “second largest profit generating game” in the company’s history and is set to receive another year of expansions, which is a first for the series. It’s also been verified that a new project codenamed Assassin’s Creed Infinity is in the works – first revealed on Bloomberg.

Ubisoft declared the game’s Siege of Paris expansion, which launched in August, “delivered record engagement”, and that it plans to produce “great new content for year two of Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, notably in the second half of the current fiscal year” ending on March 31, 2022.

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla’s next significant expansion may be titled ‘Dawn of Ragnarök’, according to a recent datamine by j0nathon. If accurate, the expansion will be set in the dwarven realm of Svartalfheim and introduce a range of new abilities and weapons for our hero Eivor.

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Some new details have been released about the huge, online game set in the Assassin’s Creed universe

Earlier this year Ubisoft announced it was making a brand new online platform for the Assassin’s Creed franchise titled Assassin’s Creed Infinity that would take players through different periods of time, unlike the rest of the games that stay in one period of history.

Ubisoft recently gave some updates during an investor briefing that clarifies how far along development is and denied some speculations that had arisen during its last announcement.

Assassin’s Creed Infinity 

Ubisoft was asked to comment on the price of the upcoming Assassin’s Creed game during the investor briefing which Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot clarified Assassin’s Creed Infinity would not be a free-to-play game. They were also asked to clarify a release date, yet could not comment, however, shared the game is in the early stages of development, and that the game could arrive in 2024 at the latest.

Ubisoft also revealed that the project is in development at both Ubisoft Montreal and Ubisoft Quebec, the two studios that brought us Assassin’s Creed Valhalla and Assassin’s Creed Odyssey respectively.

What was confirmed was that Assassin’s Creed Infinity is set to bring all the elements the players love from the franchise and will be a live-service game that is similar to Fortnite. 

 

This game is going to have a lot of narrative elements in it. It’s going to be very innovative game, but it will have what players already have in all the other Assassin’s Creed games, all the elements that they love… right from the start. So it’s going to be a huge game. But with lots of elements that already exist in the games that we published in the past. – Yves Guillemot, Ubisoft CEO.

 

Yet even after these statements, there is very little to go off what type of game Assassin’s Creed Infinity will be and how far away we can expect it to arrive in our online servers. There’s still a long journey ahead before we can receive any more updates on what to expect.

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla was also in the news for becoming Ubisoft’s second-biggest profit-generating game in history.

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A fan of the series has compiled a useful timeline depicting the different eras that the Assassin’s Creed series covers

Ubisoft’s first entry in the Assassin’s Creed series was released in 2007, and was set during the Third Crusade. Since then with twelve entries in the game; different moments in history and locations have been covered. With its non-linear settings, it can be difficult to keep track of where and when things were.

Reddit user Chapere has created a timeline which looks at the 12 main games in the Assassin’s Creed franchise. In the order of when they take place, the games are Odyssey, Origins, Valhalla, the first Assassin’s Creed, the three games of the Ezio Trilogy, Black Flag, Rogue, Assassin’s Creed 3, Unity, and Syndicate. What is important to make note of is that Assassin’s Creed: Liberation, the Chronicles trilogy, and all DLC are not depicted on this timeline.

Timeline that shows in which timespan the major Assassin’s Creed Games took place. Which time in history would you like see next in an AC Game? from assassinscreed

The earliest recorded date in the series is just before 400 BC with Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, set in Ancient Greece. The latest date in the series is set in the 17th century with Assassin’s Creed Syndicate, set in Victorian London.

A pattern to make note of is that Assassin’s Creed titles get more tightly packed the closer they get to the present day. Five out of twelve games in the series, take place after 1700. Meanwhile, the three most recently released games are the most spread out and earliest in the timeline. For example, the empty space of time portrayed in between Origins and Valhalla is the largest on the timeline, and is larger than the gap between Valhalla and the original Assassin’s Creed.

The games chronologically tell different parts of what is the same story until after the release of Assassin’s Creed Rogue, with the exceptions of Black Flag and Rogue. However, in regards to the overarching narrative after Assassin’s Creed Rogue, that chronological approach has been abandoned.

This could lead to Ubisoft utilizing their creative liberties with regards to historic settings, with a greater amount of games in earlier periods existing within future entries. Comments on the Reddit post above suggest exploring locations and settings such as during the Chinese Dynasty, Ancient Rome, or Spain during the Moorish Invasion. It would be interesting to see Ubisoft’s takes on different cultures the further back they go into history.

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Ubisoft is responsible for some of the largest franchises in video gaming. From Far Cry and Watch Dogs, Rayman and Tom Clancy’s series, to even Just Dance. They are formidable video game developers and have built their company and expanded their studios to places like Montreal and Quebec like most do. Yet their methods have been cross-examined ever since allegations were brought up against several higher-ups regarding sexual misconduct last summer.

With the latest reports of a new, large online platform for the Assassin’s Creed franchise breaking yesterday also came an update with how Ubisoft handled those allegations and the reactions of those involved.

Assassin’s Creed Infinity: What to Expect

Reports came in yesterday from Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier that Ubisoft is working on a massive online Assassin’s Creed game codenamed “Assassin’s Creed Infinity”. 

Unlike previous Assassin’s Creed games set in specific historical periods, Assassin’s Creed Infinity will be set in multiple periods and could expand even more over time as it continues to grow through the months and years following its release.

Since Bloomberg’s report, Ubisoft has confirmed the game’s existence in a blog post, yet has given no other information other than the fact it will be a joint collaboration between Ubisoft Montreal, the team behind Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, and Ubisoft Quebec, the team behind Assassin’s Creed Odyssey. However, a spokesperson at Ubisoft said they are aiming to exceed the expectations of fans who have been asking for a more cohesive approach to the franchise.

Rather than continuing to pass the baton from game to game, we profoundly believe this is an opportunity for one of Ubisoft’s most beloved franchises to evolve in a more integrated and collaborative manner that’s less centred on studios and more focused on talent and leadership, no matter where they are within Ubisoft… Most importantly, Assassin’s Creed has always been developed by multicultural teams with various backgrounds and perspectives that have influenced the depiction of its characters, locations, and cultures. – Ubisoft.

Jason Schreier goes onto report that Assassin’s Creed Infinity won’t be expecting a release date for another few years and ends his statement by mentioning the teams are facing internal issues as several men who were accused of sexual abuse last year are reportedly still in the project.

Several men accused of abuse remain in lead roles after this reorg, which led to complaints on the internal forums. A Ubisoft spokeswoman says they “had their case rigorously reviewed by a third party and were either exonerated or underwent appropriate disciplinary actions”

— Jason Schreier (@jasonschreier) July 7, 2021

Ubisoft’s Actions Towards Allegations

As mentioned previously, the summer of 2020 brought allegations up against Ubisoft and resulted in the departure of several higher-ups like former CCO, Serge Hascoet, and former Managing Director of Ubisoft’s Canadian studios, Yannis Mallat. This led to a call for Ubisoft to hold itself accountable as well as the “Assassin’s Creed Sisterhood” movement, which helps to create a safe space for women and those who identify as women in the Assassin’s Creed franchise, players and workers alike.

Yet Bloomberg has also given an update regarding Ubisoft’s actions and employers aren’t happy with the result.

Some managers who were accused of abusive behaviour remain in senior positions after Ubisoft’s attempt at reorganisation, prompting internal messages from employers for a better response to the situation at hand. It was also reported last month that French union Soldaires Informatique reported three Ubisoft Montreal managers that had received allegations of harassment, toxic behaviour, racism, and sexism, yet nothing was being done about it by HR.

As indicated in Jason’s tweets, a spokesperson commented that appropriate actions had been taken, yet fans were disappointed Yves Guillemot didn’t address what the company would be doing with its misconduct allegations in the recent Ubisoft Foward, with some even boycotting the show. This has overall left the Assassin’s Creed community and other supporters of Ubisoft disappointed and disheartened by their inactions.

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