Assassin’s Creed Unity is an action-adventure video game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. It was released in November 2014 for PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One, and in December 2020 for Stadia. It is the eighth major installment in the Assassin’s Creed series, and the successor to 2013’s Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag. It also has ties to Assassin’s Creed Rogue, which was released for the previous generation consoles on the same day as Unity. Wikipedia
Research exclusive to this game
Mertens, Jacob. “Broken Games and the Perpetual Update Culture: Revising Failure With Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed Unity.” Games and Culture 17.1 (2022): 70-88.
Mochocki, Michał. “Heritage sites and video games: Questions of authenticity and immersion.” Games and culture 16, no. 8 (2021): 951-977.
Research that includes this game in its sample
Atkinson, Andrew. “Virtually Sacred: Sacred Space, Ritual, and Narrative in Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, and The Talos Principle.” The Journal of Religion and Popular Culture 29, no. 1 (2017): 55-68.
Vandewalle, Alexander, Rowan Daneels, Emma Simons, and Steven Malliet. “Enjoying my time in the animus: A quantitative survey on perceived realism and enjoyment of historical video games.” Games and Culture 18, no. 5 (2023): 643-663.
Other games in the franchise
Assassin’s Creed (5)
Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood (2)
Assassin’s Creed Freedom Cry (2)
Assassin’s Creed III: Liberation (4)
Assassin’s Creed: Revelations (1)