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New Assassin’s Creed Confirmed for 2011

The news come out of the company’s Q3 financials.

"We will have an Assassin’s Creed this year. We are going to give you more details in May," Ubisoft boss Yves Guillemot said in the company’s financial call.

The company also confirmed previous title Brotherhood has sold 6.5 million units since it went on sale last November.

It said in the call that Brotherhood is performing better than Assassin’s Creed II in terms of revenue, but have shipped less units.

It also said it expects Brotherhood to sell in the region between 7 million and 7.5 million units.

It also confirmed that Just Dance 1, 2 and Kids as well as Dance on Broadway and Michael Jackson: The Experience had all sold a combined 10.5 million units.

Ubisoft-made titles that supported Kinect sold 2 million units, although specific titles were not named.

Q3 sales revenue was at €600 million, which is up 21.2 percent YoY from the €495 million in the same period last year. Q4 sales is expected to be at €159 million, down 24 percent than what it was at the same period in 2009.

The company’s Q4 slate includes the PC SKU of Brotherhood, a handful of EU 3DS launch titles and the release of the HD version of Beyond Good & Evil to name a few.

For the first nine months in fiscal 2011, Ubisoft saw revenue of €860 million. a 30.3 percent increase compared to €660 million in fiscal 2010.

Ubisoft also saw market share in Europe and the US increase to 9.2 percent and 7.3 percent respectively compared to 7.8 percent and 5.4 percent for the same period in calendar 2009.

"The video game industry is an industry of opportunities. Creating new genres, innovating to attract new consumers and seizing the opportunities offered by new hardware lie at the heart of Ubisoft’s development and growth," said Guillemot.

"We have already proven this with the Wii and the DS, and we are further proving it with the recently-launched Kinect, which has met with outstanding success thanks to its revolutionary interface. Ubisoft has also made its mark as a creator of new game genres, with its two flagship brands, Assassin’s Creed and Just Dance.

Guillemot added: "The record performance achieved in third- quarter 2010-11 as well as the fact that three of our games were among the best sellers over the crucial Christmas period is further evidence of the relevance of our strategy.

"Going forward, we intend to continue to innovate and pursue our refocus on key franchises in the high definition segment, while investing in upcoming opportunities in digital, in the casual segment and in future consoles, notably the 3DS and the NGP."