New Podcast Series Echoes of Valhalla Explores Viking History and Stories, Available Now on Spotify
Dive into the Historical Background of Assassin’s Creed Valhalla like Never Before
Sydney, Australia — October 6, 2020 — Today, Ubisoft announced that all the episodes from Echoes of Valhalla, a new podcast documentary series are available on Spotify now. Deep dive into the history of the next instalment in the Assassin’s Creed Franchise, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. Listen to an immersive new audio experience and captivating story with insights from great Viking experts.
Echoes of Valhalla invite listeners to relive the epic adventures of Scandinavian warriors invading England, with a unique audio podcast experience, that has the feel of a documentary series. The documentary aims to showcase the different ways of the Viking society including military strategy, ship building, and the role of women.
Echoes of Valhalla podcast series is divided into 5 episodes of 15 minutes each and offers the first immersive audio historical documentary series in audio for Assassin’s Creed. Comedians, well-known experts and reconstructed scenes, will bring to life the glorious eras of the Vikings, as you have never heard before :
- Episode 1 : The Sons of the Great North
- Episode 2 : Dragon of the Seas
- Episode 3 : Thor’s Hammer
- Episode 4 : Birth of an Empire
- Episode 5 : the Dawn of a New Era
To listen to the podcast series, please click here.
With development led by Ubisoft Montreal*, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla offers players the captivating experience of playing as Eivor, a legendary Viking raider, in a beautiful and mysterious open world set against the brutal backdrop of England’s Dark Ages. Players can take advantage of new features, including raids, weapon dual-wielding, and settlement building. Assassin’s Creed Valhalla will release worldwide on November 10, 2020 on Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Xbox One, PlayStation®4, the Epic Games Store and Ubisoft Store on Windows PC, as well as on UPLAY+**, Ubisoft’s subscription service, and Stadia. Assassin’s Creed Valhalla will release on PlayStation®5 alongside the launch of the console from November 12th, 2020.***
For more information about Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, please visit: assassinscreed.com
*Associate Ubisoft studios are Sofia, Singapore, Montpellier, Barcelona, Kyiv, Bordeaux, Shanghai, Chengdu, Philippines, Quebec, Bucharest, and Pune. Additional help provided by external partner Sperasoft.
**$19.95 AUD per month. Cancel anytime. The Gold and Ultimate Editions will be available as part of a UPLAY+ subscription. More information at uplayplus.com.
***Players who purchase Assassin’s Creed Valhalla on Xbox One or PlayStation®4 will be able to upgrade their game to the next-gen version (Xbox Series X | S or PlayStation®5) at no additional cost. Assassin’s Creed Valhalla leverages the Smart Delivery technology – buy the game once and play it on either Xbox One or Xbox Series X | S when both the console and that version of Assassin’s Creed Valhalla is available. Assassin’s Creed Valhalla PlayStation®4 and Blu-Ray™ games gives access to the corresponding Assassin’s Creed Valhalla PlayStation®5 Digital version at no additional cost, when available. Requires a PlayStation®5 or a PlayStation®5 Digital Edition, the game disc (if owned on Blu-Ray™) must be kept inserted in the PlayStation®5 disc tray to play, a PlayStation® Network registration, additional storage & Broadband internet connection. May incur bandwidth usage fees.
About Assassin’s Creed
Since it first launched in 2007, the Assassin’s Creed series has sold more than 140 million games worldwide. The franchise is now established as one of the best-selling series in video game history. Recognized for having some of the richest, most engrossing storytelling in the industry, Assassin’s Creed transcends video games, branching out into numerous other entertainment media.
About Ubisoft
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