Assassin's Creed: Valhalla - Economic and Political Contexts

Question 1

Why is the release of new gaming consoles/games so important?

Answer 1

• The release of new gaming technology (the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X are considered part of the 9th generation of game technology) or games from popular franchises can be major economic events.

Question 1

Where are video games particularly popular?

Answer 1

• Video games are culturally and financially significant across three major territories (Japan, Europe and the USA)

Answer 2

Games and technology (and specifically those from within the Assassin’s Creed
game franchise) have been marketed and received differently (both subtly and more obviously) across these three major territories.

Answer 3

Game releases in each territory can be differentiated by release dates,
downloadable content, marketing materials, posters, trailers.