{"id":204765,"date":"2026-05-13T05:03:41","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T05:03:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/article.php?article_id=2146751"},"modified":"2026-05-13T05:03:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T05:03:41","slug":"ubisoft-will-now-spend-longer-on-each-assassins-creed-valhalla-patch-before-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/ubisoft-will-now-spend-longer-on-each-assassins-creed-valhalla-patch-before-release\/","title":{"rendered":"Ubisoft will now spend longer on each Assassin&#8217;s Creed Valhalla patch before release"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/ubisoft-will-now-spend-longer-on-each-assassins-creed-valhalla-patch-before-release.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\nUbisoft has said it will now work for longer on each Assassin&#8217;s Creed Valhalla patch before each is pushed live, in a bid to better cut down the game&#8217;s bugs.<\/p>\n<p>Patches for the game will shift from a four-week to five-week release cycle &#8220;to allow for more thorough testing and refinement&#8221;, Ubisoft said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ubisoft.com\/en-gb\/game\/assassins-creed\/valhalla\/news-updates\/42l51W2bDCSPw7FCkhc12e\">detailed blog update<\/a> on the matter.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our community is at the heart of everything we do, and we always strive to provide you with great experiences,&#8221; the publisher continued. &#8220;That said, we recognise that some of our recent title updates may not have met your expectations or been up to our standards.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-04-23-ubisoft-will-now-spend-longer-on-each-assassins-creed-valhalla-patch-before-release\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-04-23-ubisoft-will-now-spend-longer-on-each-assassins-creed-valhalla-patch-before-release\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ubisoft has said it will now work for longer on each Assassin&#8217;s Creed Valhalla patch before each is pushed live, in a bid to better cut down the game&#8217;s bugs. 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