Ubisoft's recent financial report reveals that Assassin's Creed Valhalla has crossed $1 billion in revenue, making it the highest-grossing Assasin's Creed title to date. AC Valhalla launched to meteoric success in November 2020, quickly securing itself a spot as the fastest-selling AC outing in series history. The Vikings adventure proved so successful, in fact, that AC Valhalla's sales led Ubisoft to its most profitable quarter. And, much to the publisher's delight, the hits just keep coming.
The title's continued revenue gains were undoubtedly driven by Ubisoft's unprecedented post-launch support for the project. At the end of 2020 and throughout all of 2021, Assassin's Creed Valhalla developers regularly unleashed free content that bolstered the core experience with seasonal events, new game modes, and gameplay improvements. AC Valhalla's first year of support also saw Ubisoft deploy two separate story expansions - Wrath of the Druids and The Siege of Paris, which launched in May and August, respectively. And a second year of content, another first for the brand, kicks off in the coming weeks, with the advent of AC Valhalla's Dawn of Ragnarök expansion.
As relayed by Axios (via Eurogamer), Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot informed investors in a recent earnings meeting that Assassin's Creed Valhalla has crossed $1 billion in revenue, a new feat for the history-hopping intellectual property. This makes the 9th Century England-set epic the most profitable Assassin's Creed entry to date. It's no wonder, then, that Ubisoft remains interested in further exploring the possibilities in this particular era.
Again, a good chunk of Assassin's Creed Valhalla's revenue is being driven by ongoing content releases, particularly those of the paid variety. Since the forthcoming Dawn of Ragnarok DLC boasts an asking price of $40, the title's already impressive earnings will undoubtedly continue to climb in the months to come. And reports suggest some of the tales presented in the Viking epic won't soon end, either.
Allegedly, the next Assassin's Creed game will star Basim, an AC Valhalla character whose arc spans both the past and present-day storylines. Bloomberg reported as much earlier this month, claiming the project began as another expansion before morphing into a more stealth-focused standalone adventure. Eurogamer quickly corroborated the Bloomberg piece, adding that players can expect to explore the city of Baghdad. At the time of writing, though, Ubisoft has yet to publicly confirm these details. The project codenamed AC Infinity counts as the only future Assassin's Creed title the French publisher has formally teased, though information on it remains scarce.
Assassin's Creed Valhalla is available on Google Stadia, PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.