Jeffrey Yohalem is an American director and writer of video games. After graduating cum laude from Yale University with a degree in English literature, he joined the Ubisoft Montreal studio, working on the games Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2 and Assassin's Creed II, before writing Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, Far Cry 3, Child of Light, and Assassin's Creed: Syndicate.[1][2] His most recent published project is Immortals Fenyx Rising, released in December 2020.[3]
Jeffrey Yohalem | |
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| Born | United States |
| Alma mater | Yale University |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, director |
| Years active | 2006–present |
In the past, he filmed and directed the documentary Human Eaters,[4] and was an intern at The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.[1]
Jeffrey has won a Writers Guild of America Award for his work as lead writer of Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood.[5] He was also nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award[6] and a BAFTA Games Award for his work on Assassin's Creed II.[7] He went on to be nominated for the Writer’s Guild Award for Assassin’s Creed III, Revelations, Unity and Syndicate, making him the most nominated writer in the category’s history.
Jeffrey is openly gay, and has stated that "I grew up playing games as an escape from the bullies at school", which helped lead him to his current career path.[8]
Writing credits
edit| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 | Story designer |
| 2009 | Assassin's Creed II | Writer and Designer |
| 2010 | Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood | Story by and Lead Writer |
| Assassin's Creed: Ascendance | Short | |
| 2011 | Assassin's Creed: Revelations | Writer |
| 2012 | Assassin's Creed III | Multiplayer story |
| Far Cry 3 | Lead Writer | |
| 2014 | Child of Light | Co-creator and Sole Writer |
| Assassin's Creed Unity | Additional dialogue and the Dead Kings DLC | |
| 2015 | Assassin's Creed Syndicate | Lead Writer |
| 2018 | Nefertari: Journey to Eternity | Short |
| 2020 | Immortals Fenyx Rising | Narrative director and lead writer[3] |
References
edit- ^ a b "'Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood' Writer Explains Story's Secret Meaning". Gamerant.com. December 12, 2010. Retrieved October 15, 2013.
- ^ Wawro, Alex (April 8, 2014). "Q&A: Smaller is better for Child of Light". Gamasutra. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
- ^ a b Burrows, Adrian (October 30, 2020). "Interview: Jeffrey Yohalem discusses the myths and comedy that made Immortals Fenyx Rising". The Sixth Axis. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
- ^ "Jeffrey Yohalem". IMDb.com. Retrieved October 15, 2013.
- ^ "'Inception,' 'Social Network' Win Top WGA Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. February 5, 2011. Retrieved October 15, 2013.
- ^ "2010 WGA Videogame Writing Nominees Announced". Wga.org. Archived from the original on April 26, 2014. Retrieved October 15, 2013.
- ^ "BAFTA Awards – 2010". IMDb.com. Retrieved October 15, 2013.
- ^ Hiird, Mike (December 25, 2015). "Being gay in the world of gaming – writer Jeffrey Yohalem talks Child of Light". Gay Times. Archived from the original on June 15, 2018. Retrieved December 1, 2017.