



"Ubisoft wants to express its solidarity for Parisians and all the people around the world who were moved by this tragic event," reads a blog post.

"Assassin's Creed Unity has been thought of as an ultimate tribute to the city of Paris, and we hope Notre Dame will find its sparkling brilliance as quickly as possible," Ubisoft announced on Twitter.įor a week, we offer the free PC version of Assassin's Creed Unity.Īssassin's Creed Unity has been thought of as an ultimate tribute to the city of Paris, and we hope that Notre-Dame will soon find its most glittering brilliance /dOzhtgeeqI - Assassin's Creed EN ApA cathedral reproduced (almost) faithfully įor a week, fans of games as nostalgic of Notre-Dame de Paris can walk virtually in the cathedral and the city of 1789, whose buildings have been faithfully reproduced. To pay homage to the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris partially ravaged by a fire on Monday night, French video game publisher Ubisoft announced Wednesday that it offered a free PC download of its game Assassin's Creed Unity. This experience has been shown for the first time at the UNESCO Headquarters on Heritage Days 2019 and was part of the South by Southwest Virtual Cinema 2020 selection.French video game publisher Ubisoft announced on Wednesday that it offered a free download for a week of its game "Assassin's Creed Unity", whose plot takes place in Paris in 1789, as a tribute to Notre-Dame cathedral. In a 4 to 9 square meters zone, the visitor is invited to look around and take a few steps to admire each perspective of the monument, to the sound of its famous Cavaillé-Coll Organ performing J.S. While the cathedral is currently closed for restoration, it is still possible to visit it thanks to Ubisoft’s VR experience.Īt the heart of the videogame Assassin’s Creed : Unity, the 3D reconstitution of Notre-Dame de Paris was the result of 5000 hours of detailed graphic work, guided by historians.Īdapted from on this acclaimed model, the virtual visit offers multiple point-of-views, some of which were inaccessible to the public, and ends spectacularly with a hot-air balloon flight over its arches, in a lively environment of Paris in the XVIIIth century. On April 15, 2019, the world witnessed as Notre-Dame Cathedral was nearly destroyed in a devastating fire.
