Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In Assassin’s Creed Origins players experience Ancient Egypt in a more immersive way than ever before. And of course, they can do what no tour group today can do: clamber all over and inside monuments like the Sphinx and the Great Pyramids.
In this episode, Matt Lewis and Holly Nielsen review the game's adaptation of history, before interviewing Ubisoft resident historian and Assassin's Creed World Design Director, Maxime Durand, about how the developers recreated Ancient Egypt.
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:00:54 - Historians review Assassin's Creed Origins
00:21:29 - Dev Talk: Maxime Durand
01:00:40 - Quickfire Questions!
About Assassin's Creed:
Discover the award-winning Assassin's Creed franchise with more than 230M games sold. Travel through time in this action-adventure video game series and explore fascinating historical settings including the American Revolution, Feudal Japan, Ancient Greece and Renaissance Italy.
You'll find here the latest trailers and gameplay videos, updates on upcoming and ongoing games, developer insights and behind-the-scenes content, and much more!
© Ubisoft Entertainment. All Rights Reserved.
Assassin’s Creed, Ubisoft, and the Ubisoft logo are registered or unregistered trademarks of Ubisoft Entertainment in the U.S. and/or other countries.
In Assassin’s Creed Origins players experience Ancient Egypt in a more immersive way than ever before. And of course, they can do what no tour group today can do: clamber all over and inside monuments like the Sphinx and the Great Pyramids.
In this episode, Matt Lewis and Holly Nielsen review the game's adaptation of history, before interviewing Ubisoft resident historian and Assassin's Creed World Design Director, Maxime Durand, about how the developers recreated Ancient Egypt.
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:00:54 - Historians review Assassin's Creed Origins
00:21:29 - Dev Talk: Maxime Durand
01:00:40 - Quickfire Questions!
About Assassin's Creed:
Discover the award-winning Assassin's Creed franchise with more than 230M games sold. Travel through time in this action-adventure video game series and explore fascinating historical settings including the American Revolution, Feudal Japan, Ancient Greece and Renaissance Italy.
You'll find here the latest trailers and gameplay videos, updates on upcoming and ongoing games, developer insights and behind-the-scenes content, and much more!
© Ubisoft Entertainment. All Rights Reserved.
Assassin’s Creed, Ubisoft, and the Ubisoft logo are registered or unregistered trademarks of Ubisoft Entertainment in the U.S. and/or other countries.
