Why Assassin’s Creed: Origins is going to Egypt and revamping the series

Assassin’s Creed wants to be a big deal again. The latest entry in the saga, Assassin’s Creed: Origins — which Ubisoft announced earlier today — hopes to do that by rethinking many of the franchise’s core mechanics.

Origins is coming out for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on October 27. The new entry looks to revitalize the open-world franchise after it took 2016 off (at least in gaming, the Assassin’s Creed movie did come out last year). It’s an important series for Ubisoft, selling more than 100 million games so far. But after over a decade of relying on similar mechanics, Assassin’s Creed is trying to shake a few things up.