There are a group of mysterious masked mercenaries controlling Egypt from the shadows – and you’re going to bring them down, one hidden blade to the throat at a time. Seriously, this new Assassin’s Creed Origins trailer is uber-cool. Who are the Order of the Ancients? What is their objective? And how do they relate to the series’ larger lore?

Special mention has to go to the art direction on these dudes – the masks are flippin’ fantastic. Our only gripe at this stage is the voice acting: why does everyone have a British accent? This was a problem in the French Revolution-set Assassin’s Creed Unity, too. We can only assume it's the result of focus testing, but it’s bloody stupid.

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