Measured Feminist Rage: Assassin's Creed Unity and Co-op Sexism

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Published on June 16, 2014 11:10:11 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oc1gv-qwTlk

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Assassin's Creed Unity (2014)

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Ubisoft's E3 press coverage didn't go exactly as planned when journalists asked simple questions like: where are all the women? In 5 minutes, I sum up the controversy surrounding Assassin's Creed Unity and the now infamous co-op mode.

Video sources are primarily Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed Unity promotional material (E3 briefing and trailers). Pictures have been linked below, along with relevant articles.

Sources:

Articles:
http://www.polygon.com/e3-2014/2014/6/10/5798592/assassins-creed-unity-female-assassins
http://www.polygon.com/2014/6/11/5800466/assassins-creed-unity-women-animation
http://www.theesa.com/facts/pdfs/ESA_EF_2014.pdf
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-06-12-i-understand-the-issue-but-its-not-relevant-in-assassins-creed-unity
http://www.themarysue.com/ubisoft-female-characters-assassins-creed-unity/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_Corday
http://www.geekwire.com/2013/dudes-38-xbox-users-female-51-kids/
http://www.polygon.com/2014/6/10/5797132/e3-2014-women-at-e3-violence-e3-2014
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-06-11-assassins-creed-unity-wont-let-you-play-as-a-female-assassin
http://www.themarysue.com/ubisoft-female-characters-assassins-creed-unity/
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-06-08-looks-like-assassins-creed-unity-has-four-player-co-op

Images:
AC 2 photo: http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/9/2009/06/AC2_S_012.jpg
Mario: http://img4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120816162009/mario/images/1/15/MarioNSMB2.png
Ubisoft's E3 press show: http://cdn0.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/34181121/ubisoft_e3_2014_1234.0_cinema_960.0.JPG
Paper mario screen: http://knowyourmeme.com/photos/534635-super-mario
AC Liberation cover: http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_4Zz_e8d1XM/UBFK7g566iI/AAAAAAAACPU/1Ncan8A41vw/s1600/Assassin's+creed+liberations.jpg
AC 2 version of the disclaimer put in front of every AC game: http://modernorientalism.weebly.com/uploads/1/3/9/9/13997581/2646158_orig.jpg?641
E3 ACU banner: http://images.eurogamer.net/2013/articles/1/6/8/3/5/2/6/looks-like-assassins-creed-unity-has-four-player-co-op-1402286076906.jpg

Videos:
Assassin's Creed Unity: Introduction to Arno [SCAN]:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pl-z4Qdr_4A

Assassin's Creed Unity - Ubisoft E3 2014 Media Briefing [UK]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qO4zJa0EZU&list=PLBnrd5k2F2IMmETj6Gz7KR83pMAsIqUw6

ACU premier trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzCEdSKMkdU

ACU Co-op trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpJ6GICqQyc

Sony's E3 2006 Briefing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLjWeMTwRVc

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