The Assassin's Creed franchise may be about to change in big ways due to some behind-the-scenes moves at Ubisoft concerning the series' future.

Assassin's Creed Shadows is a success, but does it possess the ability to save its embattled publisher, Ubisoft?

In the original Assassin’s Creed, the line between combatants and civilians was clearly defined. The first game used its lore as an excuse to prevent players from killing random civilians, citing any unendorsed killing as a disruption of prewritten history. In Shadows, the distinction is murkier. And the kills, messier.