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Assumption maker Assassin’s Creed now sees net claims of 2.22-2.28 billion euros ($ 2.69 billion- $ 2.76 billion), and operating income between 450-500 million euros for its fiscal year 2020-21, compared to previous forecasts of 2.20- It is in the range of 2.35 billion euros, and 420 million-520 million euros respectively.
Even though the COVID-19 outbreak has forced people to stay at home, raising demand for games, it has also delayed the development of new ones, prompting Ubisoft in October to delay Far Cry 6 and Rainbow Six Quarantine to be released next fiscal year.
The company’s net orders for the third quarter reached a record high of 1.00 billion euros, up 119.7% from a year ago, beating its own target of 860-960 million euro.
“The quarter was marked by the success of Just Dance 2021 and great reviews for Immortal Fenix Rising and Assassin’s Creed Valhalla,” chief financial officer Frederick Duguet said in a statement.
Duguet said Assassin ‘s Valhalla Creed, set in Viking times, delivered record sales and ranked among the top four best sellers of the next generation consoles.
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