Syndicate Trademarks Surface, Franchise Reboot All But Announced

Superannuation has posted "a triple confirmation" that EA and Starbreeze have indeed been filing trademarks for a new Syndicate video game. Will we get another squad-based strategy game with RPG elements or a first-person shooter with the Syndicate name slapped on it? Given the direction X-COM is taking, it wouldn't surprise me in the slightest if it turns out to be the latter.