Assassin's Creed is killing at retail

Ubisoft announced that in the month since launch its love-it or hate-it epic Assassin's Creed has sold 2.5 million copies globally, making it the fastest selling new video game IP in US history. The company said the title has "greatly outstripped" its sales forecasts and they now expect to sell a minimum of five million copies of Assassin's Creed before the end of their fiscal year in March '08.

As a result, Ubisoft is raising its income expectation by 12%, increasing fiscal year projections by an extra €15 million to €840 million ($1.2 billion). The company also revealed that Tom Clancy's End War, Brothers in Arms and Far Cry 2 are scheduled for release during its next fiscal year, which begins in April. Ubisoft will lay out its complete games portfolio for 2008 on Jan. 23.