ASSASSIN’S CREED: UNITY

Fan surveys have long made it known Ubisoft was considering taking Assassin’s Creed to 19th-century France, and Unity, announced with striking alpha footage after some unflattering leaked screenshots rather undersold it, is proof of that longrumoured endeavour. French Revolution-era Paris is a no-brainer for a series at its best when working in history’s moral grey areas, while Notre Dame and its ilk will refocus the series on the vertical after ACIII and Black Flag’s flattened sprawl. With no PS3 or 360 versions planned, here’s hoping all those eavesdropping missions have been lost in the generational transition.