Assassin's Creed Origins is inviting dedicated players back with its now launched New Game+ mode. And Ubisoft is teasing a hidden mystery for them to uncover.

One of the facets of Assassin’s Creed that I love so much is the historical tourism. The artists and designers put so much effort into nailing the art and design of the old-world buildings, architecture structures and look of the digital worlds that players inhabit.

Modern videogames are finding refreshing ways to appeal to their core audience while offering new ways for less experinced players to engage with them. And it's time more started taking better notice of it.

Assassin’s Creed Origins is a mighty fine game, even if some of its quests and mechanics can become a bit repetitive. Where it excelled was in storytelling and characterisation– particularly in its portrayal of the relationship between proto-assassin’s Bayek and his wife Aya. If you enjoyed the story bits of the game and want a little more, then you’re probably already set to grab the game’s first story expansion, the Hidden Ones.

Assassin's Creed Origins unleashes its first slice of DLC on January 23 with The Hidden Ones, before shifting its focus to its historical Discovery Tour and sequel story expansion in February and March.

Assassin’s Creed Origins is a spectacular game. Yes, Bayek’s story isn’t the most original, but the ancient Egyptian setting and the living, breathing ancient world catapult the game beyond its predecessors. It’s a damned good time, as we said in our lovely review: [quotes quotes_style=”bquotes”] “Assassin’s Creed Origins is a pharaoh’s tomb chock-full of shiny treasures for gamers, especially those …

Assassin's Creed and Watch Dogs share the same universe, which has finally been confirmed by Origins in the most drawn out way possible.

Ubisoft has rubbished claims that DRM is to blame for poor Assassin's Creed Origins PC performance, saying that the DRM has "no perceptible effect on game performance."