A year after the Viking rumors surfaced, Ubisoft confirmed yesterday that the next Assassin's Creed film is titled "Valhalla" and today released a cinematic of a Norwegian friend taking a two-handed chop at a Saxon English gangster The film is a "Valhalla. Aside from the basic stage setting, we still don't know what to expect from "Valhalla," but Ubisoft told Eurogamer that one of the big new features is a village settlement where players will be based. [Lead producer Julien Laferrière said, "It's your very own Viking village where you can watch Valhalla prosper and grow. "It is the center of your quest and the center of the decisions you make. We want players to see the consequences of their actions."

"It really changed the shape of the game we were creating, instead of exploring one territory and moving on to another and having no opportunity or reason to return, the settlements change that structure. So we are encouraged to go on adventures and come back to the settlements. In doing so, it changes the way we play the game we are creating.

Interestingly, the village hub is in England; Assassin's Creed Valhalla begins in Norway, but most of the game unfolds after the main character, Avor, and his party set out in search of something better. From the trailer, it doesn't look like they'll find it, at least not right away, but Laferriere said that Alfred the Great, who is clearly depicted in the video with ominous imagery, will be a complex and nuanced figure: "Alfred the Great is a very important historical figure, and we want to get it right. I want to treat him correctly."

Laferrière also confirmed that the First Civilization background story that runs throughout the Assassin's Creed series will also be present in Valhalla, although it is not mentioned in the trailer." We found a way to blend the modern era to offer players a new type of experience," Laferrière said. And the present day is playable." [Assassin's Creed Valhalla] will be released in the holiday season of 2020. The first gameplay trailer will be released next week.