Chris O'Regan chats to Nicolas Rivard of Ubisoft about the design and development of the latest installment of the Assassin’s Creed Series, Valhalla.


It all started in 2007 with the release of Assassin's Creed on the seventh generation consoles. 13 years later the Ubisoft franchise continues to push the technological envelope, with an enhanced version of Assassin's Creed Valhalla appearing on the new, ninth generation Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5.
 
In this episode we find out what influenced Nicholas during the development of Assassin's Creed Valhalla and how the franchise has evolved to where it is now. 
 



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Music featured in this podcast:
1. Assassin's Creed Valhalla Main Theme by Jesper Kyd and Sarah Schachner2. Odin's Plunder by Sarah Schachner3. The Well of Wyrd by Jesper Kyd
The Sausage Factory 307 was edited by Chris O'Regan
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