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.

While the free DLC offer might appear generous, it’s hard not to see it as a calculated effort to win back goodwill and boost pre-orders.

Ubisoft's upcoming game, Assassin's Creed Shadows, will be released on March 20 and will require a ray tracing GPU for PC players. (118 characters)