Ancient Egypt lives again, but not only though a populace that leads lives of its own as the various Factions in Assassin’s Creed: Origins also have a part to play. “There are quite a few different factions in the world, and keep in mind that these factions are really living in the world,” game director Ashraf Ismail explained.

October 27 specifically is going to be an absolutely insane day for anyone who wants to choose just a single game to have on launch day. It’s pretty much like having a James Bond villain asking me which testicle I’d like to keep before he smashes in all three of them with a heavy knotted rope. Just look at the October schedule.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder however, as I’m feeling cautiously optimistic about Assassin’s Creed Origins. It’s not just another Assassin’s Creed game that features the usual leap-of-faith shenanigans, but rather the fact that it looks and feels far like Ubisoft has managed to fine-tune the series to evolve in a more dynamic direction.

Another year, another E3 done and dusted! Possibly having too many games yet again, E3 was still home to plenty of winners and gems to keep your feeds open for. Games which made racing fun again, rocked the dragon and were spectacular in action. Here’s our list on the cream of the crop from this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo.

Assassin’s Creed is back this year, with a game that marks quite a star change of direction for the series. While the core tenets of Assassin’s Creed are all in place, there have been great, sweeping changes to how the game plays. Here’s 20 minutes of the game, captured on Xbox One X to show that.

E3’s worst-kept secret is finally out: There’s a new Assassin’s Creed game on the way. And yes, it very much is set in ancient Egypt. That makes for a new chapter in the series that looks brighter and more radiant in action than recent entries, as Ubisoft showed off their new protagonist in action. Sneaking, killing are back, as is a new tale that’ll chart the story “the first to call themselves the Assassins.”

What about the games that require you to pinch a massive amount of sodium first before reading on further? We’ve got our eyes on ten such games that we’re expecting to see revealed at E3, before we’re bitterly disappointed to see just how wrong we really are with our predictions. Again. At lest this time we’re throwing in gambling odds as well so if you’re keen for some of this action.

Which sounds like a great focus and reason for jumping back into the Animus. So which assassin will we be activating the eyes of the hawk (HAWK…Hawk…Hawk…) through? According to this T-Shirt, you’ll be walking, stabbing and leap of faithing like an Egyptian by the name of Ba Yek.