Assassin’s Creed Valhalla denies COD UK physical chart top spot

November 16, 2020
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Call of Duty has failed to top the UK physical games chart in its launch week for the first time in 13 years.

Instead, pole position went to Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. Ubisoft’s Viking game earned itself a massive first week physical sales total – double that of Assassin’s Creed Odyssey two years ago (thanks, GamesIndustry.biz).

Of course, there are some caveats. Valhalla launched alongside the Series X/S last Tuesday, whereas Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War arrived on Friday with three days fewer on sale. We’re also comparing boxed numbers here, so the full picture may well be different with digital sales mixed in.

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