Creative Assembly has released a new gameplay video for Total War: Rome II, showing off "history’s most astounding ambushes in The Battle of Teutoburg Forest." The 11 minute trailer shows off the battle depicting the Roman Army caught in a carefully calculated assault by the massed tribesmen of Germania.
SEGA has revealed that a ninth faction, Pontus, has been worked on by Creative Assembly and will be offered as free content "day one" to PC gamers. This faction remains one of the "strongest Hellenistic states". The shipped version features the official eight factions, but the studio had some spare time to create Pontus. An official Total War: Rome II release date is expected soon.
Ave, citizen of Rome. SEGA has announced September 3rd as the glorious moment those legions burst forth from Roma and march North, South, East and, well okay, West as well - but will you march in style? A Collector's Edition has been detailed, with each CE copy being "laser-etched" in Roman numerals. You also get a Tabula set, Tesserae Dice, Total War Cards and more.
SEGA has revealed a most pleasing statistic for Total War fans - proving the franchise is stronger than ever. Total War: Rome II is the "fastest" for pre-orders in the entire series history, easily besting Shogun 2. In fact Rome II tallied "six times" the pre-orders its first official week than Shogun 2 managed. SEGA also boast of good pre-order levels for the "exclusive and highly-limited" Collector's Edition.
Taking place June 22nd and 23rd at The NEC, Birmingham is the next Rezzed event featuring some of the hottest PC and indie games on the show floor. This year Total War: Rome II will be headlining. It will also be playable, as will Relic's Company of Heroes 2, which both represent the "pinnacle of PC strategy games," said events director David Lilley. Developer Sessions are also scheduled.
Sega has announced a new series of novels based on Creative Assembly's Total War: Rome II title, penned by David Gibbins. The first book in the series will be released alongside the game in September 2013.
Not a fan of Rome and its Senate would be Egypt's Cleopatra, who gets examined in this latest trailer for Total War: Rome 2. She's sounding rather ticked off at Rome's interference with the Pharoah bloodline. The new video gives a rather mouth-watering view of the Mediterranean as we sweep across to Egypt. Cleopatra talks of alliances of convenience and betrayal in dealing with the Romans.
What's it going to take to get those legions marching in Total War: Rome II this September? Developer Creative Assembly has released the PC system requirements for this new ambitious Rome. It will support Windows XP, and need at least a 2.6GHz single core processor. It will also take up 35 GB of HDD space, or SSD if you're fancy. All in all they're reasonable.
Titanfall ran away with six E3 wins from the Game Critics Awards, getting honors as Best Game of E3, Best Original Game, Best PC Game, Best Console Game, Best Action Game and Best Online Multiplayer. No game had ever won as many awards from the GCA before.
Want some fresh Let's Play walkthrough action from Total War: Rome II? Creative Assembly have put together a 15 minute gameplay video as they introduce their new Let's Play series for in-depth teases. In the first of this new series they focus on the historical Battle of the Nile ruckus as the devs take the role of the Roman legions to crush the Egyptians. Total War: Rome II is out in October.
Friends, Romans, PC gamers, lend me your ears. Creative Assembly's new trailer for Total War: Rome 2 takes a behind-the-scenes look at the studio's audio work for the upcoming Empire builder/smasher. From the "gravelly and authority-laden" voice works to the Slovak National Symphony Orchestra pounding out soundtracks, Creative ask to borrow your ears for 8-minutes or so.
See Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda universe as you've never seen it before, as Parallel Process has released the 3.01 version of their Medieval: Total War 2 mod Hyrule: Total War.
Creative Assembly had quite a blowout on Total War: Rome II campaign gameplay back at Rezzed. They showcased the huge campaign world of the sequel, and gave us a glimpse of civic management. The footage is 25 minutes long and will have you drooling your finest cup of wine. They quickly explain some of the changes Total War veterans will be adapting to.
Creative Assembly have put together another official Let's Play for Total War: Rome II, with the focus shifted onto campaign play this time. Patricia Ryniak and Dominique Starr talk factions and families. The pair explains how they've implemented factions, the bonuses they receive and how families work within them. The last Let's Play from the dev team was all about real-time warfare.
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In this new trailer from Creative Assembly for Total War: Rome II see and hear a bickering Roman senate that can't agree how Hannibal will direct his conquest on their empire. It shows off the "multitude" of approaches. Invade through Iberia, tackle Sicily, cosy up to the Greeks or strike through the mountain passes of the Alps. This new tease is to have fans salivate at the "breath-taking scope and variety" of Rome II.
Patricia Ryniak and Dominique Starr of Creative Assembly have released a developer walkthrough of Total War: Rome II's campaign gameplay, from the factions through tactical strategy on a global scale and diplomacy.
World of Tanks creator Wargaming.net is celebrating 15 years of being in this business of games. Things are going well as they announce a new Austin, Texas office to handle global communications. The studio also confirms the "many iconic military aircraft" of the British air force will be ready before World of Warplanes' official launch. It's also "too soon" for Total Annihilation news.
Creative Assembly has announced that players who purchase Total War: Rome II will get free beta access to their 10 on 10 multiplayer strategy game Total War: Arena. In addition, Total War: Rome II owners will have access to "exclusive in-game Legion Armory bonuses" and $15 worth of in-game currency for Arena.
Creative Assembly has released a new "Let's Play" Total War: Rome II gameplay walkthrough video, as studio communications manager Al Bickham takes on the computer-controlled Roman forces with his Macedonian troops from a defensive position.