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That makes it the fastest-selling game in the company's history, the publisher said.

"We are delighted with the performance of Assassin's Creed 3 this Christmas," said Ubisoft UK managing director Rob Cooper.

"This is a beautiful and epic game of exceptional quality and we're pleased that our fans have responded so well to the brand new universe, storyline and game experience."

Our Assassin's Creed 3 review describes the fourth Assassin's Creed game in four years as "a gargantuan, lavish historical epic, let down by shoddy mission design".