Darby McDevitt

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Darby McDevitt
Born
Darby Christopher McDevitt

(1975-08-16) 16 August 1975 (age 49)
Spokane, Washington
Alma mater National University of Ireland
Occupation(s)Game Designer, Writer
Years active1999–present

Darby Christopher McDevitt is an American-Canadian game developer and writer, best known for his work on the Assassin's Creed series.

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With a diverse professional profile spanning more than a decade, he has worked as a writer, film maker, musician, and game designer. As an employee of Ubisoft, McDevitt has been the script writer for both the story and dialogue in Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines , Assassin's Creed II: Discovery , Assassin's Creed: Embers and Assassin's Creed Unity , as well as was the lead writer for Assassin's Creed: Revelations and Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag . [1] In 2014, Darby was nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award for his work on Black Flag. [2] Darby is also recognized as a spokesperson for Ubisoft in regards to the Assassin's Creed franchise. [3]

In March 2021, Darby left Ubisoft, [4] but returned in November. [5]

Games

Upcoming

Narrative Director

Writer

Writer and designer

Producer and writer

Other notable works

Music Videos:

Narrative and Documentary Films:

Music:

Sneaky Thieves

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Awards and nominations

YearAwardAward CategoryTitle of WorkResult
2012 Writers Guild of America Award Achievement in Videogame Writing Assassin's Creed: Revelations Nominated
2012Canadian Game AwardsBest WritingAssassin's Creed: RevelationsNominated
2013Canadian Game AwardsBest Writing Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag Won
2014Writers Guild of America AwardAchievement in Videogame WritingAssassin's Creed IV: Black FlagNominated
2021BAFTA Games AwardsBest NarrativeAssassin's Creed: ValhallaNominated
2021Canadian Game AwardsBest NarrativeAssassin's Creed: ValhallaWon

References

  1. ↑ Gilbert, Ben (July 14, 2011). "Assassin's Creed Lost Legacy's Concept Found in Revelations". Joystiq. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  2. ↑ Rodriguez, David (January 10, 2014). "Neil Druckmann and Darby McDevitt among writers guild of America awards". Dualshockers. Archived from the original on January 10, 2014. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  3. ↑ Karmali, Luke (November 19, 2013). "Ubisoft hasn't really planned the end of Assassin's Creed". IGN. Archived from the original on November 19, 2013. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Assassin's Creed narrative boss Darby McDevitt leaving Ubisoft". Eurogamer . 26 March 2021.
  5. 1 2 Bankhurst, Adam (2021-11-15). "Assassin's Creed Narrative Director Darby McDevitt Rejoins Ubisoft Ahead of Assassin's Creed Infinity". IGN. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
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