The upcoming Assassin’s Creed Shadows could transform the series in a way that will resonate far beyond its release.

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.

Yasuke, one of the dual protagonists in Assassin's Creed Shadows, is bucking an important series tradition - he's not an assassin, Ubisoft doesn't want him to be an assassin, and he doesn't have the abilities that an assassin normally might.