The Notre Dame Rebuild Could Possibly Get Some Help From Assassin's Creed

Notre Dame
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On April 15th a massive fire broke out at the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France. It nearly destroyed the 850+ year old structure (the roof and main spire collapsed) but the two iconic towers were saved and a majority of the building still stands. The French president said he fully supports the rebuild of France's most popular monument and he might be finding it in an unlikely place - Assassin's Creed Unity. Assassin's Creed Unity takes place in Paris and Caroline Miousse, a Ubisoft lartist, spent the better part of two years poring over every detail of the cathedral to create as accurate a depiction as possible in the game. Who says video games will rot your brain? You can read more on the story below.