Tag Archives: the creative assembly
Tue, Dec 18, 2012 | 12:52 GMT
Total War: Rome 2 dev diary shows the destruction of Carthage
Total War: Rome 2 developer The Creative Assembly has published its first behind-the-scenes dev diary for the title, which shows the creation and destruction of Carthage, the focal point of a great conflict between the Romans and the Carthaginian. Check out the gameplay footage and developer insight below.
Fri, Dec 14, 2012 | 13:45 GMT
Total War: Rome 2 dev reveals playable ‘Carthage’ faction along with new screen
Total War: Rome 2 developer The Creative Assembly has unveiled and detailed one of the games key factions. The north-African Carthaginian army comes from the trading state Carthage, and with it brings a mighty force to challenge the Roman empire. See them in action and get more details below.
Thu, Dec 06, 2012 | 13:13 GMT
Sega and Creative Assembly secure Games Workshop license, first game post-2013
Sega and Total War developer The Creative Assembly have teamed up with Games Workshop to create a new string of titles planned for launch ‘beyond 2013′.
Wed, Dec 05, 2012 | 16:17 GMT
Total War: Rome 2 – first playable faction revealed
Total War: Rome 2′s first playable faction has been revealed as the Romans and SEGA has said more factions will be revealed in the “coming weeks and months.” The strategy title will feature Greco-Roman, Barbarian, and Eastern cultures, each with its own agents and political system. Faction trees will represent civic, military and engineering disciplines, with each civilization facing internal dilemmas. Certain factions such as Rome, will be split into a number of playable families each with unique benefits which can be applied to their base faction traits. Total war: Rome 2 is expected sometime in 2013 for PC. More on the SEGA blog.
Fri, Nov 30, 2012 | 18:07 GMT
Total War: Shogun 2 – Otomo Clan Pack now available
The Otomo Clan Pack for Total War: Shogun 2 is now available for download through Steam, The Creative Assembly and SEGA have announced.
Tue, Nov 20, 2012 | 10:09 GMT
Shogun 2: new DLC puts you in control of Otomo clan
Total War: Shogun 2 developer The Creative Assembly is to release a new DLC pack that is available to pre-order now. The DLC lets you play as the Otomo clan and take advantage of new unit types. More details below.
Thu, Nov 01, 2012 | 09:46 GMT
Total War Battles dev: mobile space is ‘land of the clones’, calls for quality standards
Total War: Battles senior artist Nick Farley, has discussed why innovation is the key to rising above the glut of clones currently flooding the mobile gaming space. He also feels that higher standards need to be set.
Fri, Oct 19, 2012 | 19:17 BST
Total War: Rome 2 video shows nine minutes of gameplay
Total War: Rome 2 is coming next year from The Creative Assembly, and Gamespot has posted nine minutes of gameplay footage featuring the battle of Carthage. Game’s expected sometime in fall 2013 on PC. Thanks, Evil Avatar.
Wed, Oct 17, 2012 | 22:10 BST
Viking: Battle for Asgard now available on Steam
Viking: Battle for Asgard, which was released for consoles in 2008 by The Creative Assembly, is now available on Steam.
Wed, Oct 17, 2012 | 18:03 BST
Total War Rome 2 interview: decadence returns
Total War: Rome 2 takes the series back to a time of splendour, corruption and betrayal. VG247′s Dave Cook speaks with The Creative Assembly to find out more.
Wed, Oct 10, 2012 | 20:39 BST
Viking: Battle for Asgard lands on Steam next week with graphical update
Viking: Battle for Asgard, which was released for consoles in 2008 by The Creative Assembly, will arrive on Steam next week. The port was developed by SEGA’s West Midlands team Hardlight Studio, and has been given an graphical update. A Steam listing was not available at press time. Thanks, PCGamesN.
Tue, Oct 09, 2012 | 17:33 BST
Total War: Rome 2 releasing in October 2013, according to book deal report
Total War: Rome 2 could be hitting stores in the fall next year, according to The Bookseller.
Thu, Oct 04, 2012 | 13:25 BST
Total War: Rome 2 gets a quartet of war-heavy screens
Total War: Rome 2 has received new gameplay screens from Creative Assembly. They show off huge skirmishes, flaming catapults, cities and more. Start saving for your high-end PC now.
Wed, Sep 26, 2012 | 15:34 BST
Total War: Rome 2 video shows first in-game footage
Total War: Rome 2 has a new video out showing the first look at in-game footage of the strategy title from The Creative Assembly. A full battle walkthrough is promised soon. Game’s out on PC in 2013.
Wed, Sep 05, 2012 | 17:03 BST
Total War Battles: Shogun lead feels 70% of games on the market “aren’t good enough”
Total War Battles: Shogun lead Renaud Charpentier is of the opinion that up to 70% of games on the market “aren’t good enough.”
Wed, Aug 29, 2012 | 17:24 BST
Total War Battles: Shogun now available for PC and Mac
Total War Battles: Shogun, the real-time strategy game for iPhone and iPad, is now available for download on PC and Mac. You can grab it through Steam for $7.99. SEGA sent along a trailer to mark the occasion, and we’ve posted it below for your viewing pleasure.
Tue, Aug 21, 2012 | 21:49 BST
Total War: Rome 2 video goes behind-the-scenes of live-action trailer The Faces of Rome
Total War: Rome 2 developer The Creative Assembly, has released a new behind-the-scenes trailer featuring director Will McGregor discussing the creation of the game’s live-action trailer The Faces of Rome. Watch below, as he describes his and developer’s vision regarding Roman history. Total War: Rome 2 is out on PC next year.
Wed, Aug 15, 2012 | 09:23 BST
Total War: Rome 2 gamescom screens full of glory and violence
Total War: Rome 2 gives you the power to foster the Roman Republic or build towards the mighty Roman Empire. Oh, what do you care for history? It lets you watch badass dudes in skirts smack each other with swords.
Thu, Aug 02, 2012 | 12:00 BST
Total War: Rome 2 dev wants Saving Private Ryan-levels of ‘horrific warfare’
Total War: Rome 2 developer The Creative Assembly has revealed that it wants to make its full-scale battles uncomfortable for you to play, with horrific scenes, violence and tension by the truckload.
Fri, Jul 20, 2012 | 01:08 BST
Total War: Shogun 2 patch corrects multiplayer campaign desync issue
The Creative Assembly has issued a title update for Total War: Shogun 2 which is full of delights like more translations and improved lighting, but the best bit is probably a handful of tweaks designed to prevent desync issues when playing multiplayer campaigns. No more getting 100 turns in and wanting to put your fist through the monitor – hopefully. Visit Steam for the full patch notes.
Thanks, PC Gamer.


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