Experienced game writer, narrative designer and editor

Giles Armstrong is among the UK's most experienced writers for video games.

Giles has worked in the games industry since 2007, with contributions to more than 50 titles in various capacities, writing for blockbuster ‘AAA’ productions, award-winning indie games, and immersive virtual reality projects.

Giles is the Narrative Director for Wushu Studios, who are working in partnership with Rebellion on the forthcoming Sniper Elite: Resistance, currently in development.

In recent years, Giles was a Senior Scriptwriter on multiple titles in the Assassin's Creed series, including the forthcoming Assassin’s Creed Shadows developed by Ubisoft Quebec, Assassin's Creed Mirage developed by Ubisoft Bordeaux, and Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarök developed by Ubisoft Sofia.

His many previous projects include being part of the Nebula Award-nominated writing team behind the critically-acclaimed Horizon Forbidden West, made by the BAFTA-winning Guerrilla Games; working on the multi-award-winning Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy developed by Eidos-Montréal, the BAFTA-winning My Child Lebensborn, the TIGA award-winning Velocity 2X, and being the Lead Writer on The Spectrum Retreat - for which Giles received a Writers’ Guild of Great Britain Awards nomination for ‘Best Writing in a Video Game’.

Featured Projects

Senior Scriptwriter | Assassin's Creed Mirage
Developed by Ubisoft Bordeaux | Published by Ubisoft

Senior Scriptwriter | Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarök
Developed by Ubisoft Sofia | Published by Ubisoft

Senior Writer | Horizon Forbidden West
Developed by Guerrilla Games | Published by Sony Interactive Entertainment

WINNER for ‘Best Storytelling’ in the Golden Joysticks Awards 2022

Nominated for ‘Best Narrative’ in The Game Awards 2022

Nominated for ‘Most Anticipated Game’ in The Game Awards 2021 and 2020

Senior Writer (Contract) | Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy
Developed by Eidos Montréal | Published by Square Enix

Nominated for ‘Best Narrative’ in the BAFTA Game Awards 2022

WINNER for ‘Best Narrative’ in The Game Awards 2021

WINNER for ‘Outstanding Achievement in Story’ in the D.I.C.E. Awards 2022

Recommendations

Giles and I set up Talespinners together and his writing was key to our success. He'll doggedly dive deep into a story to find the emotional core, even if it's non-obvious, and then will do everything he can to reflect that in the characters and dialogue. He acts as a champion for narrative depth in a game, and will make sure that every word has a layer of polish and nuance. He isn't afraid to make practical changes to a story that will enhance the whole game experience. And what's more, he's a thoroughly nice chap! I'd recommend working with him.

Ian Thomas
Narrative Director at The Chinese Room;
Founder of Talespinners

I've been lucky enough to work with Giles on several games now and every single one has been an absolute joy.

In our current world of stock 'strong independent female' characters the people he creates are just that: real people, and that makes his work really stand out. Working on a project with him feels like being with family, not just going into the booth to record a job. He's also one of the nicest, kindest people I've met in the industry (which is really saying something!).

Amelia Tyler
Voice artist, actor and motion capture performer;
Baldur’s Gate 3, Sea of Thieves, The Spectrum Retreat

The short time that Giles and I worked together at Guerrilla Games was a pleasure, I found him to be an utmost professional, effortlessly approachable and always eager to collaborate.

He always brings a positive energy and is happy and excited to take on any work that comes up while putting his all into it.

Giles also has a sharp wit and manages to bring solid commonwealth humour to any room you place him in which is always a positive in my book.

Joel Eschler
Studio Director and Production Director at Guerrilla Games

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