Strike that, reverse it

As a bit of a genealogy buff (I've done my share of family history research), I had to cringe a bit when reading an otherwise excellent report about the new Assassin's Creed game. Joystiq's own Editor-in-Chief, Chris Grant wrote:

"In Revelations, you'll play as both 12th century stabber Altair and his 16th century ancestor Ezio..."

Ignoring the missing comma for the appellative, there is a major confusion of terminology here.

For those unfamiliar with the genealogy terms, 'ancestor' refers to a relative from a previous generation, while 'descendant' is one of a future generation. Analogues to these would be 'forefathers' and 'progeny,' respectively.

So the correct statement would be that you play as Altair and his descendant, Ezio.

Source:
http://www.joystiq.com/2011/05/06/assassins-creed-revelations-details-from-gi-hookblades-bom/