Darby McDevitt

Darby Christopher McDevitt is an Irish creative scriptwriter and lead writer of Assassin's Creed at Ubisoft Montreal. He was educated in Bellingham and Dublin and lived in Seattle, Washington briefly.

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. In 2014, Darby was nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award for his work in Black Flag. Darby is also recognized as a spokesperson for Ubisoft in regards to the Assassin's Creed franchise.

As Lead Writer:

• Assassin's Creed Valhalla
• Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
• Assassin's Creed: Revelations
• Assassin's Creed 2: 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

As Writer and Designer:

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

As Producer and Writer:

• Cluefinders: The Incredible Toy Store Adventure

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

Articles:

• "Digital Future, Invisible Past" - Gamasutra, 2014
• "Reality Bytes: Pondering the limits of Realism" - Gamasutra, 2013
• "Are Game(r)s Art(ists)?" - Gamasutra, 2013
• "A Practical Guide to Game Writing" - Gamasutra, 2010
• "The Deaths of Game Narrative" - Gamasutra, 2010