The Viking is out of the bag: Assassin's Creed Valhalla will be Ubisoft's first next-gen game. At the start there was a fancy render trailer, but at best we can see real gameplay on the first press screenshots. The question naturally arises: when are the first real gameplay scenes to be seen?
Because Assassin's Creed Valhalla strives in a different direction than its predecessor Odyssey: some role-playing elements remain, but others are thrown – and also the fighting has been completely revised. You can now find all the information you need in our big Plus cover story for Assassin's Creed Valhalla, for which we went through all the important points with the creative director of the game:
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Preview of Assassin's Creed Valhalla: gameplay evolution instead of Viking revolution
Unveiling at the Xbox Series X event
Fortunately, fans don't have to wait long: Microsoft has already announced when the first Valhalla gameplay will be shown:
- On May 7th, 2020, at 5 p.m.
Then the first major gameplay reveal of the Xbox Series X takes place, and as with Origins and Odyssey, Ubisoft maintains a partnership with Microsoft (these softs) when it comes to the right of pre-emptive gameplay announcements.
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Check out First Look next-gen gameplay from our global developers partners within #InsideXbox on Thursday, May 7 at 8am PT. pic.twitter.com/xVdgIeRBJX
– Xbox (@Xbox) April 30, 2020
If watching the stream is too stressful for you because you still have to work or clean your apartment at 5 p.m. or something – we will of course collect all the important information for you here. Incidentally, we are already doing this. After the internet exploded for the Valhalla announcement, there is news about the main character, the different editions and so on. We have summarized all of this for you in the large overview of Assassin's Creed Valhalla.
