Posted on 04/20/2019 3:03:54 PM PDT by BenLurkin
Earlier this week, Ubisoft contributed €500,000, or about $564,775, to the Notre-Dame restoration effort in the wake of a fire that severely damaged the historic cathedral. The publisher also made Assassin’s Creed Unity, which features a recreation of Notre-Dame, free to download on PC for a week. As a result, Steam users have plastered the game’s review section with positive reviews containing messages of support for Notre-Dame. Since April 16, Unity has received nearly 800 new reviews, the vast majority of them positive.
Still, there’s something to be said for the preservation of beloved monuments and spaces, even if it’s digital. If nothing else, Assassin’s Creed Unity—a 2014 game few people were talking about anymore before this week—has made that abundantly clear. Theoretically, some reviews that are just messages of support for Notre-Dame could be considered “off-topic” by Valve’s new anti-review bomb standards, but I have hunch they’ll be given a pass in this case.
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They had insurance.
What’s the money for?
Hummblegunner, it has been reported that the cathedral was NOT insured WHY I don’t know, possibly to expensive!!!
Here is another shocker for you PITA - hummblegunner -
Notre Dame Cathedral is not even owned by the Catholic church.
I read where the “Yellow Vest” people rioted today because of the big donations to rebuild Notre Dame Cathedral.
Once this becomes more public, the donations might be taken back.
There are Maoist Marxists infiltrating the ‘yellow vest’ protests for months now...
Yes, they are Antigua Socialists wanting handouts and can’t believe government and people willing to spend on Notre Dame instead of redistributing the money to them.
Why didn’t anyone do this BEFORE the fire?!
Where did you read that they have insurance? The cathedral is owned by the French government.
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