Ubisoft battles to remove leaked Assassin's Creed Valhalla gameplay Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Ubisoft battles to remove leaked Assassin's Creed Valhalla gameplay UPDATE: Another leak shows boss fight, map, more. News by Tom Phillips Deputy Editor Updated on 8 Jul 2020 123 comments UPDATE 8/7/20: Another day, another Ubisoft leak. It's Assassin's Creed Valhalla again this time, with a second big gameplay excerpt from the same early East Anglian area. This leak, however, is of much higher quality. In this latest slice of footage, we see female Eivor take on a boss character named Cordelia - a fight which appears to be a side-activity within the region. Speaking of which, there's also a glimpse at some of the game's sprawling map - hello Norwich and Thetford Forest! ORIGINAL STORY 6/7/20: Half an hour of gameplay from the upcoming Assassin's Creed Valhalla has leaked online - and Ubisoft is trying to scrub it from the internet. The footage is from a work-in-progress build of the game, and comes just days ahead of this Sunday's Ubisoft Forward livestream. The mission shown features an assault on the real-life Burgh Castle in East Anglia, and gives us our first proper look at the female version of main character Eivor (not counting that special edition statue). There's a bit of open-world gameplay that looks very similar to Assassin's Creed Odyssey, some chit-chat with allies, and then it's into Eivor's longboat for a quick journey to the castle. Eivor recites a poem as the boat sails, and then there's a quick bit of naval gameplay as the unarmed vessel dodges fire arrows. Arriving at the castle, Eivor and her allies break through the walls and then through gates using a battering ram. After a lot of combat, the mission concludes with the option to either spare or save the castle's owner: Rued, a pretender to the East Anglian throne. There's a look at the game's new sprawling skill tree, designed to mimic constellations in the night sky, and our first glimpse at Raven Sight, Eivor's ability to highlight objects and enemies, which is similar to the Eagle Vision of old. Assassin's Creed fans will also note a button in the menu to exit the game's Animus, to wherever its modern day portion is set. Norfolk fans will note references to places such as Theotford and Northwic (Thetford and Norwich). Watch on YouTube Versions of the footage are currently being taken down from YouTube, though it is still watchable via Streamable at the time of writing. (Part two of that video is here, and part three is here.) Ubisoft has so far dropped two trailers for Assassin's Creed Valhalla, neither of which showed gameplay. It's a pity we're seeing the actual game in action for the first time this way. Though the footage posted is quite low-resolution, there are various visual bugs present. Overall, it has received a mixed response from fans after the showy reveal trailers released officially so far. Tune in on Sunday at 8pm UK time for Ubisoft to finally show more. Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 59 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 3 Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 10 Latest Articles Preview Football Manager's new Console edition is the best you'll get without a PC Getting Touch-right. Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 59 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 3 Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store