Assassins Creed Brotherhood ships 6.5m

More than 6.5m copies of Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood have been sold into retail globally since the game’s release in November.

The figure was announced in Ubisoft’s latest financials, and shows strong sales momentum since last month’s revelation of Brotherhood’s 6m sales worldwide.

The follow-up to last year’s Assassin’s Creed II sold more than 1m in less than a week and has continued to sell well throughout the Christmas holidays and beyond.

As of November 2010, the Assassin’s Creed series has sold more than 20m copies worldwide, with Brotherhood expected to surpass 9 million by the end of March.

Assassin’s Creed III is expected for release before the end of the year.