Christopher Dring has revealed in a post on BlueSky that Assassin’s Creed Shadows is the biggest physical game launch in the UK so far this year, having “comfortably” surpassed Monster Hunter Wilds.
In addition, Dring revealed that Assassin’s Creed Shadows sold more boxed copied in one week than Star Wars Outlaws achieved in three months. This follows news that Assassin’s Creed Shadows had reached two million players worldwide, and that the game is reportedly the second biggest launcher for Ubisoft.
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In terms of physical sales, Assassin’s Creed Shadows is the biggest UK game launch this year, comfortably ahead of Monster Hunter Wilds. It’s also sold more boxed copies in 1 week than Star Wars Outlaws managed in 3 months. But it’s well short of 2020’s Valhalla (GfK data).
Assassin’s Creed Shadows was released for PS5, PC, and Xbox Series X/S on March 20, 2025, and you can read our full review here.
[Source – Christopher Dring on BlueSky]