Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla pushed the franchise to record revenues
By peterweddle
February 09, 2021
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Ubisoft had what it says is its best quarter ever, according to its most recent financial report. And the publisher owes a lot of that success to Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla. The open-world Viking adventure was one of the breakout sales hits on the next-gen PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S hardware. And that fueled the franchise to all-time highs.
“[Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla] delivered record sales and ranked, with Watch Dogs: Legion, among the top-four best sellers on the new generation consoles,” Ubisoft chief financial officer Frederick Duguet said. “Our back-catalog also turned in a remarkable performance, with record momentum for our Assassin’s Creed titles, solid growth of the Far Cry franchise, and strong increase in