Ubisoft Is Donating $564,000 to Help Rebuild Notre-Dame'Assassin's Creed Unity' features the cathedral and will be free to download for a week.
ByKris Holt•
This story originally appeared onEngadget
Following thefire that devastated Notre-Dame Cathedralin Paris this week,Ubisofthas pledged €500,000 ($564,000) to help restore the iconic church. The studio, which faithfully recreated Notre-Dame inAssassin's Creed Unity,is alsooffering that game for freeuntil April 25th on PC to honor the landmark. "We want to give everyone the chance to experience the majesty and beauty of Notre-Dame the best way we know how," Ubisoft, which is headquartered in France and has studios in Paris,said.
In solidarity with everyone moved by Monday's events we're donating to the restoration of Notre-Dame & giving you the chance to play@AssassinsCreedUnity on Uplay for free.
— Ubisoft (@Ubisoft)April 17, 2019
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Such is the level of accuracy and detail that Ubisoft put into its version of the cathedral, some have suggested the studio's efforts onUnitycould help with the reconstruction more directly, though the developer is not involved as things stand. "We would be more than happy to lend our expertise in any way that we can to help with these efforts," a spokespersontoldtheGuardian. "It is important to keep in mind that what we did for the game was not a scientific reconstruction but rather an artistic vision. While we wanted to be very precise with details, there are some differences in terms of scale."
Ubisoft is far from the only company contributing to the reconstruction.Tim Cookhas promisedApple will make a donation, while Disney haspledged $5 million(it has some links to the cathedral, having releasedThe Hunchback of Notre Dame). Dating app Badoo也将不ateall the profits it makes from its 22 million users in France this month. Wealthy families and businesses in France are among those who havecontributedaround $1 billion to the cause so far.
Meanwhile, itemergedone of the measures firefighters employed to get the blaze under control was sending in an 1,100-pound robot named Colossus. The machine can be operated from up to 1,000 feet away, withstand intense conditions, use a fire hose and even carry people to safety.
