Darby McDevitt

Darby McDevitt
Darby McDevitt
Born	Darby Christopher Mcdevitt; 16 August 1975 (age 48); Spokane, Washington
Alma mater	National University of Ireland
Occupation(s)	Game Designer, Writer
Years active	1999–present

Darby Christopher McDevitt is an Irish-American 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

Writer and designer

Producer and writer

ClueFinders: The Incredible Toy Store Adventure!

Other notable works

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

Year	Award	Award Category	Title of Work	Result
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

^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ "Assassin's Creed narrative boss Darby McDevitt leaving Ubisoft". Eurogamer. 26 March 2021.
^ ^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

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

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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.

[:0-5] 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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Darby McDevitt
Born	Darby Christopher Mcdevitt (1975-08-16) 16 August 1975 (age 48) Spokane, Washington
Alma mater	National University of Ireland
Occupation(s)	Game Designer, Writer
Years active	1999–present