Assassin's Creed Valhalla

Assassin's Creed Valhalla

Ubisoft Entertainment
Release date: 2020-11-10 | Platforms: PLAYSTATION5, XBOX_ONE, PC, PLAYSTATION4, XBOX_SERIES_X.

Become Eivor, a mighty Viking raider and lead your clan from the harsh shores of Norway to a new home amid the lush farmlands of ninth-century England. Explore a beautiful, mysterious open world where you'll face brutal enemies, raid fortresses, build your clan's new settlement, and forge alliances to win glory and earn a place in Valhalla.

England in the age of the Vikings is a fractured nation of petty lords and warring kingdoms. Beneath the chaos lies a rich and untamed land waiting for a new conqueror. Will it be you?

Background

DEVELOPERS

Background for Claude Langlais
Claude Langlais

Claude Langlais

programmer

Claude Langlais is a games programmer. Langlais has been working with Ubisoft, Ubisoft Montreal and Kudosoft. Langlais's first published game was Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time released in 2003. Next, Claude Langlais worked on Assassin's Creed Valhalla taking on the role of programmer.

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Ashraf Ismail

Ashraf Ismail

director

Ashraf Ismail is a games director. Ismail has been working with Ubisoft, Ubisoft Montreal, Ubisoft Toronto and Ubisoft Bucharest. Ismail's first game was Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag published by Ubisoft Entertainment for PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch in 2013. Next, Ashraf Ismail worked on Assassin's Creed Freedom Cry taking on the role of director. Later, Ismail also was part of the team who developed Assassin's Creed Origins published by Ubisoft Entertainment for PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4. The latest work of Ashraf Ismail was Assassin's Creed Valhalla, published in 2020.

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Eric Baptizat

Eric Baptizat

designer

Eric Baptizat is a games director and designer. Baptizat has been working with Ubisoft, Ubisoft Montreal, Ubisoft Toronto and Ubisoft Bucharest. Baptizat started in 2013 as the designer of Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag. Then, Eric Baptizat went on to work on Assassin's Creed Freedom Cry as the designer. Afterwards, Eric Baptizat worked on Assassin's Creed Origins developed by Ubisoft in 2017. The latest work of Eric Baptizat was Assassin's Creed Valhalla, published in 2020.

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Sarah Schachner

Sarah Schachner

composer

Sarah Schachner is a games composer. Schachner has been working with Ubisoft, Ubisoft Montreal, Electronic Arts and BioWare. Schachner's first game was Assassin's Creed Unity published by Ubisoft Entertainment for PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4 in 2014. Then, Sarah Schachner went on to work on Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare as the composer. Later, Schachner also was part of the team who developed Anthem published by Electronic Arts for PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4. Most recently, Sarah Schachner was involved in the development of Assassin's Creed Valhalla.

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Darby McDevitt

Darby McDevitt

writer

Darby McDevitt is a games writer. McDevitt has been working with Ubisoft, Ubisoft Montreal, Ubisoft Montpellier and Ubisoft Toronto. McDevitt's first game was Assassin's Creed II: Discovery published by Ubisoft Entertainment for iOS and Nintendo DS in 2009. Then, Darby McDevitt went on to work on Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines as the writer. McDevitt also worked on Assassin's Creed Revelations developed by Ubisoft Montreal for PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Xbox 360. Most lately, Darby McDevitt worked on Assassin's Creed Valhalla.

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Ovidiu "Pirtylo" Vladu

Ovidiu "Pirtylo" Vladu

writer

Ovidiu Costin Cătălin Vladu, also known as Pirtylo, is Ubisoft's English Language Expert, working in the Localization department of Ubisoft Bucharest since late 2018.

He has worked with various Ubisoft studios, including Ubisoft Quebec, Montreal, Blue Byte, Massive and more.

His first released game was Tom Clancy's The Division 2, in which he worked as both an English and Romanian Localization Specialist. Soon after, he helped write text fragments in Anno 1800, thus resulting in the name "Pirtylo" being introduced as one of the randomized names for naval units in the game.

Background for Jesper Kyd
Jesper Kyd

Jesper Kyd

composer

Jesper Kyd is a Danish composer, best known for his soundtrack for video games.

Career

Kyd started his career in the early 90s. For some time, he was involved in the demo scene and was a member of Silents DK demogroup. Some of the earliest titles he worked on were U.S.S. John Young, Pro Moves Soccer and Sub-Terrania. The latter was developed by Zyrinx in which he was one of the founding members. Throughout his career, Kyd has been working on numerous high-budget titles. Some of his most notable soundtracks are for Assasin’s Creed, Hitman, Borderlands, and Warhammer: Vermintide series.

Style

Jesper Kyd is known for his versatility. In his works, the composer uses a full orchestra, choir, electronic music, ethnic percussion and takes elements from various music genres and styles from contemporary classic to techno. Kyd takes influences from various musicians: from classical music composers like Respighi and Stravinsky to electronic musicians like Röysopp and The Knife as well rock musicians such as Pink Floyd.