Assassin's Creed Shadows simply calls a spade a spade. Syndicate isn't the only AC game that's tried to broaden our combat horizons. Ubisoft has been seeding the concept of a non-assassin Assassin's Creed hero for years now, permitting greater flexibility and choice with each new game.

Ubisoft has stunningly shut down one of its studios and laid off 185 of its staff, just weeks before the release of Assassin's Creed Shadows. A team of around 50 in Leamington will be disbanded while other Ubisoft offices across Europe (in Newcastle,

The makers of Assassin's Creed is set to scrap 185 jobs including closing one of its offices in Leamington, Warwickshire - Ubisoft said the move is to reduce costs