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.

Darby McDevitt
Born
Darby Christopher Mcdevitt

(1975-08-16) 16 August 1975
Spokane, Washington
Alma materNational University of Ireland
OccupationScreenwriter, game designer
Years active1999–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 in 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:

As Writer and Designer:

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
YearAwardAward CategoryTitle of WorkResult
2012Writers Guild of America AwardAchievement in Videogame WritingAssassin's Creed: RevelationsNominated
2012Canadian Video Game AwardBest WritingAssassin's Creed: RevelationsNominated
2013Canadian Video Game AwardBest WritingAssassin's Creed IV: Black FlagWon
2014Writers Guild of America AwardAchievement in Videogame WritingAssassin's Creed IV: Black FlagNominated

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.
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