Darby McDevitt

American game developer and writer (born 1975)

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 active| 1999–present

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

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

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### Upcoming

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* Assassin's Creed: Codename Hexe

### Narrative Director

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* Assassin's Creed Valhalla

### Writer

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* Assassin's Creed Valhalla (Narrative director)[5]
* Assassin's Creed Unity (co-writer)
* Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
* Assassin's Creed: Revelations
* Assassin's Creed II: Discovery
* Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines
* The Sims 2 DS
* The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
* The Urbz: Sims in the City
* Lord of the Rings: The Third Age
* The Sims Bustin' Out

### Writer and designer

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* Where the Wild Things Are
* Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers GBA

### Producer and writer

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* ClueFinders: The Incredible Toy Store Adventure!

## Other notable works

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Music Videos:

* "Threes" by Autographic
* "Change" by Sneaky Thieves
* "When I Die" by Sneaky Thieves
* "Quarry" by Sneaky Thieves
* "Lesser" by Sneaky Thieves
* "Brotherly" album medley by Sneaky Thieves

Narrative and Documentary Films:

* "Recital" (Short)
* "Proscenium" (Short)
* "Day Fable" (Short)
* "The Making of Cowards Bend The Knee" (Documentary Featurette )

Music:

Sneaky Thieves

* "Brotherly" 2010 Other Electricites
* "Accidents" 2007 Other Electricites

Autographic

* "Technoir Classics" 2012
* "The Attic" 2009

## Awards and nominations

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Year | Award | Award Category | Title of Work | Result

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2012 | Writers Guild of America Award | Achievement in Videogame Writing | Assassin's Creed: Revelations | Nominated
2012 | Canadian Game Awards | Best Writing | Assassin's Creed: Revelations | Nominated
2013 | Canadian Game Awards | Best Writing | Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag | Won
2014 | Writers Guild of America Award | Achievement in Videogame Writing | Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag | Nominated
2021 | BAFTA Games Awards | Best Narrative | Assassin's Creed: Valhalla | Nominated
2021 | Canadian Game Awards | Best Narrative | Assassin's Creed: Valhalla | Won

## References

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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. ^ a b 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.

## External links

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* Darby McDevitt at IMDb
* Interview with Darby McDevitt at Scripts & Scribes

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Assassin's Creed

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Video games|

| Main series|

* Assassin's Creed
* II
* Brotherhood
* Revelations
* III
* The Tyranny of King Washington
* IV: Black Flag
* Freedom Cry
* Rogue
* Unity
* Syndicate
* Jack the Ripper
* Origins
* Odyssey
* Legacy of the First Blade
* Valhalla
* Mirage
* Shadows

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Other games|

* Altaïr's Chronicles
* Bloodlines
* II: Discovery
* III: Liberation
* Pirates
* Memories
* Identity
* Chronicles
* Nexus VR

Other media|

| Print|

* Novels
* Comics
* The Fall
* The Chain
* Brahman
* Assassin's Creed
* Blade of Shao Jun
* Forgotten Temple

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Film|

* Short films
* Lineage
* Ascendance
* Embers
* Assassin's Creed

Music|

* Assassin's Creed (soundtrack)
* "Mirage"

Characters|

* Ezio Auditore da Firenze
* Ratonhnhaké꞉ton / Connor
* Aveline de Grandpré
* Edward Kenway
* Arno Dorian
* Frye twins
* Bayek of Siwa
* Alexios and Kassandra
* Yasuke

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* Alamut
* Prince of Persia
* Watch Dogs
* Soulcalibur V
* Brawlhalla
* Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix

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