The first thing that struck us during our hands-on session with Assassin’s Creed Origins wasn’t the sharp steel of some savage foe, but the its stunning presentation. Running on the Xbox One X, Ubisoft’s latest in the stealth-action series—serving as a prequel to the original game—sports a seamless, stretching open-world. While the franchise has always taken us to exotic, eye-pleasing locales, Origins ups the ante with unmatched draw distances and nary a frame-rate dip. Coupled with the horsepower beneath the new hardware’s hood, the game’s jaw-dropping art direction delivers the prettiest, most varied setting yet to slice throats in. Your mind… Continue reading E3 2017: Assassin’s Creed Origins Goes Back to the Birth of the Brotherhood to Push the Series Forward→