After long-standing rumors,ÂAssassin’s Creed ValhallaÂhas officially been announced todaywith a beautiful CGI trailer showing off the world and our latest hero of the franchise Eivor. As per usual, this latest entry of theAssassin’s CreedÂfranchise will be hitting PlayStation and Xbox platforms along with PC, however, this time around you won’t be able to get it from any third-party seller.Ubisoft has decided to makeÂAssassin’s Creed ValhallaÂan Epic Games Store exclusive, but this isn’t really much of a surprise. According toGamespot, Ubisoft and Epic announced a publishing deal in 2019 during the Game Developer’s Conference.ÂThe Division 2Âwas the first Ubisoft title to release under this deal. We currently have no knowledge as to how long their deal will last or if the exclusivity is only timed. That being said, the company has taken a jab at Steam due to taking 30% of each title’s revenue that is sold on the platform whileEpic Games Store states directly on their site, “When you buy a game on the Epic Games Store, 88% of the price goes directly to developers, versus only 70% on many other stores. This helps developers invest into building bigger and better games.”
Other major third-party titles likeÂBorderlands 3Âcaused quite a stir last year when2K and Gearbox announced it’s exclusivity deal, however, that was only for a year’s time and isnow available on Steam. For those that have interest in the game, but do not want to purchase it from the Epic Games Store, you’re able to still pick up the game through Uplay, Ubisoft’s first-party online store.
Assassin’s Creed ValhallaÂhas a current release window of this Holiday season for Xbox Series X, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and PC. You can pre-order the game onAmazonand check ourpre-order guidegiving you all the details regarding each edition the game has to offer.
