Darby McDevitt

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

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

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

• Assassin's Creed: Codename Hexe

Narrative Director

• Assassin's Creed Valhalla

Writer

• 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

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

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