Darby McDevitt

Darby McDevitt
Born	16 August, 1975 Spokane
Alma mater	National University of Ireland
Occupation	Screenwriter, Game Designer
Years active	1999–present

Darby Christopher McDevitt is a creative scriptwriter and lead writer of Assassin's Creed at Ubisoft Montreal. He was born in Spokane, educated in Bellingham and Dublin, and lived in Seattle 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: Revelations, Assassin's Creed: Embers and Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag.^[1] In 2014, Darby was nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award for his work in Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag.^[2] Darby is also recognized as a spokesperson for Ubisoft in regards to the Assassin's Creed franchise.^[3]

Video Gameography

As Lead Writer:

• 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

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

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

Awards and Nominations

References

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.

External links

• Darby McDevitt at the Internet Movie Database