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Thursday17th Dec 2020
News Ubisoft Shoves XP Boosting Microtransaction into Assassin's Creed Valhalla a Month After Launch
Predictable!
Ubisoft got blasted for putting a "time-saving" experience point booster into Assassin's Creed Odyssey — a booster that you could purchase with real money. However, the microtransaction didn't make it into the sequel, Assassin's Creed Valhalla, when the game launched on PS5 and PS4 last month. Some saw this as cause for celebration...
Tuesday15th Dec 2020
Patch notes released
Update: Assassin's Creed Valhalla patch 1.010 is available to download now on PS5 and PS4. As Ubisoft said, it's around 2.5GB in size. You can find all of the update information below, in our original article. However, one thing that isn't highlighted in the patch notes is that this update adds three new perks to the skill...
Friday11th Dec 2020
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla's Second Big Update Arrives Next Week
Raid ready
As far as we know, Assassin's Creed Valhalla is still getting a bunch of improvements and new gameplay features before the year is out. Ubisoft previously detailed all of this stuff in an article regarding the game's post-launch roadmap, promising activities like repeatable, dynamic raids as part of the title's first 'seasonal' update...
Monday30th Nov 2020
News The Internet Can't Stop Talking About the Kids in Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Freaks of nature
Assassin's Creed Valhalla might have been patched over the past couple of days to make it run better than ever on PlayStation 5, but all the internet wants to do is talk about the children that inhabit Ubisoft's take on England in 873 AD. This is something we experienced to some degree during our review process, although this
Thursday26th Nov 2020
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Patch 1.004 Out Now on PS5, PS4, Features Huge List of Improvements
Odin be praised
Update: Assassin's Creed Valhalla update 1.004 is available to download now on PS5 and PS4. It's around 2.6GB in size. For the full patch notes, check out the rest of the article below. Original Story: As promised by Ubisoft, Assassin's Creed Valhalla's next big update is arriving tomorrow — that's the 26th November, in case...
Wednesday25th Nov 2020
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Update Arriving This Week
Should be a big one
Assassin's Creed Valhalla could do with a patch or two. Or three. The open world adventure runs much better on PS5 than it does on PS4 — as stressed in our Assassin's Creed Valhalla PS5 review — but it's still rather buggy, and we dare say that some gameplay elements could be adjusted for the better. Ubisoft had previously...
Tuesday17th Nov 2020
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Skewers Largest Launch in Series History
Norse to see
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla has proved a hit with players, as the series secured its largest launch in series history. That means it outpaced previous record holder Assassin’s Creed III, which sold around 3.5 million units during its first week. Here’s the PR for precise wording: “Building on favourable review scores and early...
Monday16th Nov 2020
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Update Should Fix Major Seer's Solace Quest Bug
Thank the gods
We really like Assassin's Creed Valhalla, but there's no denying that in its current state, the game is extremely buggy — especially on PS4. Fortunately, the vast majority of these bugs aren't game-breaking — most are purely cosmetic — but there is one specific issue that's been causing a lot of headaches since the game's launch...
Monday9th Nov 2020
Round Up Assassin's Creed Valhalla Reviews Sing Its Praises
Viking it
It's that time again: another Assassin's Creed title is set for release in just a few days. Assassin's Creed Valhalla takes the franchise to the viking era, and the first round of reviews have started invading the web. How are critics feeling about this huge Ubisoft action RPG? Well, it seems the consensus is that, if you're familiar with...
Friday6th Nov 2020
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Trophies Revealed, Platinum Requires a Bit of Everything
Nothing too strenuous
Much like Assassin's Creed Odyssey, it looks like Assassin's Creed Valhalla wants you to do a bit of everything in order to unlock its Platinum Trophy. The title's PS4 Trophy list is now live on the PlayStation Network, and while none of the trinkets jump out at us as being particularly difficult, achieving 100 per cent...
Thursday5th Nov 2020
News Here's How Assassin's Creed Valhalla Handles Microtransactions
Just as hidden as before, hopefully
Following the success of Assassin's Creed Origins and Assassin's Creed Odyssey, you all knew it was coming. When it arrives on both PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4, Assassin's Creed Valhalla will indeed contain an in-game store where you can exchange paid-for currency for cosmetic items, weapons, and utilities. On...
Monday2nd Nov 2020
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Trailer Delves into Norse Belief and Mythology
Odin is with us
Assassin's Creed Valhalla wants to tell you all about Norse beliefs and mythology, it seems. The game's latest trailer is as much an education short as it is marketing, as it details Viking religion and ways of life. There are also new gameplay snippets to catch throughout. If you already know your Vikings then this trailer probably...
Friday30th Oct 2020
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Gets a Surprisingly Cheeky TV Commercial
The devil is making himself at home
We went into this new Assassin's Creed Valhalla TV commercial expecting overly serious dialogue and moody music, but instead, we got bouncy beats and protagonist Eivor giving us a cheeky crash course on how to be a Viking. It's honestly quite entertaining. With Assassin's Creed Valhalla closing in on its 12th...
Tuesday20th Oct 2020
Druids and the siege of Paris
Ubisoft has detailed its rather daunting plans for Assassin's Creed Valhalla. The open world adventure will receive not one, but two "massive" expansions in 2021 as part of the game's season pass, and both sound really interesting. The first is titled Wrath of the Druids, and it's aiming for Spring 2021. It'll take...
Friday16th Oct 2020
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Goes Gold Ahead of Next Month's Release on PS5, PS4
Set sail
Assassin's Creed Valhalla has gone gold. In other words, the game is good to go ahead of its 10th November launch on PS4, and 12th November release on PS5. "We're extremely proud to share that Assassin’s Creed Valhalla has gone gold! On behalf of everyone working on the game, we can't wait to see how your own Viking saga unfolds," writes...
Wednesday14th Oct 2020
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Receives the Rockstar Trailer Treatment
Like a Viking
Ubisoft’s has not just blown the doors off Assassin’s Creed Valhalla – it’s burned its figurative house down. This new Rockstar-style deep dive trailer outlines everything you can expect from the upcoming Viking-themed open world, including the plotlines you can expect to encounter, the settlement you’ll be able to upgrade,...
Tuesday13th Oct 2020
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Teases the Mythical Realms of Asgard and Jotunheim
Sounds like you can go there
Much to the dismay of some fans who aren't keen on the series' more supernatural leanings, Ubisoft has already confirmed that Assassin's Creed Valhalla will have a number of mythical elements. From God-given visions to fights with giant animals and even creepy witches, main character Eivor will be forced to tackle the...
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla's Settlement System Sounds Like a Really Good Addition
Home from home
Upcoming open worlder Assassin's Creed Valhalla is keen to show Vikings as settlers as well as invaders. Main character Eivor and his or her ilk arrive in England looking to make a new home for themselves, and this is where the game's all-new settlement system comes into play. Explained in-depth over on Eurogamer, the system sounds...
Tuesday29th Sep 2020
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Looks Way More Polished in New Story Trailer
Let's hope it stays that way
Much has been said about the roughness of Assassin's Creed Valhalla since its first gameplay reveal, but the upcoming open worlder is looking a lot more like the finished article in this brand new story trailer. Granted, we don't know how much of this video is touched up (we imagine that most of it is), but it's still...
Thursday10th Sep 2020
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Will Run at 4K, 60FPS on Xbox Series X, No Word on PS5 Version
Hopefully the same
Ubisoft has confirmed that Assassin's Creed Valhalla will run in full 4K resolution at 60 frames-per-second on Xbox Series X, but it's yet to talk about the PS5 version of the open world adventure. This is probably because the publisher has a marketing deal in place with Microsoft, but it's got people wondering all the same. It's...
Wednesday9th Sep 2020
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Release Date Confirmed for 10th November on PS4
PS5 date still unknown, obvs
We all thought Assassin's Creed Valhalla was launching on the 17th November — as per a leaked advertisement — but it's actually arriving sooner than expected. On PS4, anyway. Ubisoft has confirmed that Valhalla will release on the 10th November (coinciding with the launch of the Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X)...
