One of the biggest challenges for some mainstream video games is to provide satisfactory post-launch content for players to enjoy. Now it seems Ubisoft will do just that withAssassin’s Creed Valhalla. Game Producer Julien Laferriére previously mentioned there were alreadyplans forAssassin’s Creed Valhallapost-launch contentback in December, and now players start seeing some of it soon.
Ubisoft’s latest earnings call revealed thatAssassin’s Creed Valhallawas a major success for the company in terms of unit sales. It was mentioned in the call howValhallawas the biggest launch for the franchise and the company intends to capitalize on the momentum the game has garnered. Ubisoft intends to accomplish this by providing the game a “stronger and longer post-launch programme” than whatAssassin’s Creed: Odysseyhad.
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Now, Ubisoft isn’t talking about providing updates or patches to fixValhallabugs, rather it will be adding new content to the game. There were similarpost-launch DLC plans forOdyssey, which had its veritable share of content, especially story-related content and expansions. That includes DLC like The Lost Tales of Greece DLC episodes and its two major paid expansions, Legacy of the First Blade and The Fate of Atlantis. According to the earnings call,Valhallawill have a longer post-launch roadmap of content thanOdysseyhad.
Valhallaalready has its share of story DLC expansions coming out, likethe Wrath of the Druidsand the Siege of Paris. Wrath of the Druids is launching this spring and will take players to Ireland, where they will experience new gameplay and face an ancient druid cult, the Children of Danu. While players will travel to Francia in the Siege of Paris early this summer and attempt to conquer Paris itself. On top of these two-story expansions, Ubisoft will be adding more content to the game afterward.
It makes sense why Ubisoft is putting so much behind the game right now. The earnings call revealed thatValhallahad the biggest launch in the franchise and highlighted how profitable it was to Ubisoft. According to Ubisoft’s Frederick Duguet,Valhallawas one of the biggest launches in theAssassin’s Creedfranchise and it was even the “second best-selling title” for the next-generation consoles. It comes up right behind the launch ofAssassin’s Creed 3, withValhallamaking a big impact for the game franchise in terms of value.
With the upcoming story expansions and other DLC, players can look forward toValhallareceiving even more post-launch game content.
Assassin’s Creed Valhallais available now on PC, PS4, PS5, Stadia, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
