Assassin's Creed: Syndicate – murder and mayhem amid the gangs of London

Ubisoft is moving its historical adventure series to the foggy streets of 19th-century London, bringing new assassinations and a fresh approach to single-player

For the past two years the 300-strong team at Ubisoft's Quebec office has been pondering a vital question. It's something that gets to the heart of the Assassin's Creed series, a multimillion dollar action adventure franchise that follows a shadowy cabal of killers throughout history. The question is: how do you modernise a franchise that is, by its very nature, stuck in the past?

After a decade of making games like Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands on Nintendo Wii, as well as collaborating on Assassin's games in a supportive role since the days of Brotherhood back in 2010, the Quebec studio now has now been handed the reins on Ubisoft's largest franchise. Its job is to continue refining the series in new and interesting directions as it evolves on current gen consoles. Perhaps most interestingly, Ubisoft Quebec has been told it can add new perspectives to a series desperate to modernise.