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Total War is a series whose games can swing wildly between “all-time classics” and “oh no”. So a few years back,…
Aug 13
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There are two types of Total War fans: those who remember to go to the Epic Game Store and secure their copy of A…
Jun 2
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Having previously been a series that we first associated with DVD drives and then Steam, the next release in the Tota…
Mar 19
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Beth Hobbs is an artist at Creative Assembly, where she’s worked on Total Wars like Three Kingdoms and Warhammer.
Dec 20 2019
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The Witcher books have already spawned a role-playing game trilogy, a spin-off card game, and even a Netflix TV show,…
Dec 17 2019
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I’m going to get this out of the way upfront: I did not think 2019 was a great year for video games. Between the…
Dec 17 2019
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Total War: Three Kingdoms’ next DLC chapter pack is a prequel called Mandate of Heaven. In a neat touch, your playthrough of the prequel can then carry over into the main game.
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Sep 19 2019
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The next Total War game—a Saga title, like Thrones of Britannia—is called Troy. Here’s the debut trailer.
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Jul 26 2019
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In his final public act as community manager for Creative Assembly, makers of the Total War strategy game series,…
Jun 20 2019
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For a while now, Creative Assembly has sold a “gore” or “blood” pack for their Total War games as DLC. It’s now Three…
May 28 2019
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Ever since Rome 2's disappointing release back in 2013, it feels like the Total War series has been lost and in…
Mar 4 2019
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Dragon Age, the fantasy RPG series, is now also about to be a sprawling strategy game thanks to a total conversion…
Mar 3 2019
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Few series are as dear to my heart as Creative Assembly’s Total War, with its mix of history, real-time tactics and…
Nov 22 2018
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Total War: Arena will shut down on February 22, 2019, the developers announced today. Players can get free DLC or a copy of Total War: Medieval II Definitive Edition as “a thank you for playing.”
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Sep 25 2018
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Total War: Rome II has responded to the recent influx of negative Steam reviews concerning female generals: “Female characters appear throughout the game, but have between a 10 and 15% chance of appearing as recruitable generals for some of the playable factions... We have no plans to patch this out”
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Sep 24 2018
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Over the past 24 hours, strategy game Total War: Rome II has picked up over 350 new negative reviews, triggering…
Aug 20 2018
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Creative Assembly, the studio behind the Total War series, recently decided to revisit 2013's Rome II—seen by many…
Jul 12 2018
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According to developer Creative Assembly’s Grace Carroll, the Total War series’ Steam community was, until very…
May 17 2018
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The Queen & The Crone is the next DLC for the excellent Total War: Warhammer 2, and includes “a number of new elite units, quest chains, magic items and skill trees, all centred around Queen Alarielle the Radiant and Crone Hellebron”. It’s out on May 31.
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May 14 2018
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As a decades-long fan of Creative Assembly’s Total War series, I’m still coming to grips with the state of the…