‘Assassin’s Creed Origins’ adds history lessons in early 2018

The update doesn’t arrive until early 2018, but it’ll be a free update whether you’re playing on a PC, PS4 or Xbox One. It’s easy to see this as a slightly cynical ploy: it might get Assassin’s Creed into school curriculums and spur students to pick up their own copies after class. Frankly, though, it’s good to see a game series treat history as more than a convenient backdrop for the latest open world action blockbuster or real-time strategy game — you might come out of Origins with a greater understanding of human civilization.