Jeffrey Yohalem
Jeffrey Yohalem has been a key player in the development of three AAA franchises, including Far Cry and Assassin’s Creed, and co-created the Indie darling Child of Light. He has written games across five AAA franchises for over 15 years.
He began his career at Ubisoft Montreal. Writing and designing on Assassin's Creed 2, he went on to win the U.S. Writers Guild Award as lead writer of Assassin's Creed Brotherhood. After that, he became the lead writer of Far Cry 3, co-created and wrote the fantastical Child of Light, and, more recently, was lead writer of Assassin's Creed Syndicate. Following that, he did a stint on the Tomb Raider and Bioshock franchises. Most recently, he was narrative director and lead writer of Immortals Fenyx Rising.
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