Tag Archives: Total War

Wed, Oct 03, 2012 | 16:33 BST

Total War: Rome 2 won’t have always-online, but will require Steam

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Total War: Rome 2 will require Steam in order to quell piracy issues, but The Creative Assembly is stopping short requiring always-online for the title.

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Fri, Sep 28, 2012 | 12:46 BST

Sega announce Total War Weekend, major Steam discounts for all

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This weekend could be a fruitful one for Sega fans. The publisher has announced its “Total War Weekend” on Steam. Plenty of bargains are up for grabs, including free items for Team Fortress 2, Spiral Knights and savings on the Total War series.

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Thu, Jul 26, 2012 | 17:02 BST

Total War: Shogun 2 Saints and Heroes DLC now available

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SEGA has announced the new elite unit pack for Total War: Shogun 2, is available for download.

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Fri, Jul 13, 2012 | 17:41 BST

Total War on consoles is a question of “power,” not controls says Creative Assembly

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The Creative Assembly’s studio director, Mike Simpson, has said the Total War series isn’t on consoles due to the lack of control options, instead, it has more to do with a lack of power.

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Tue, May 01, 2012 | 17:03 BST

Dragon War Battle Pack now available for Total War: SHOGUN 2

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SEGA has announced the Dragon War Battle Pack for Total War: SHOGUN 2 which consists of six battles from the Boshin War, depicting the campaign of Saigo Takamori, is now available. Previously only available through the Fall of the Samurai expansion, the pack can now be accessed in the original game.

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Fri, Mar 30, 2012 | 18:24 BST

Total War series could land on next-gen consoles, says Creative Assembly

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The Creative Assembly has said current consoles lack enough memory to handle the Total War series; however, the developers are confident next-gen systems will run the series, and it has a plan in place should more powerful machines come to market.

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Thu, Mar 22, 2012 | 04:46 GMT

Creative Assembly has “no philosophical problem” with mods

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The increasing difficulty of modding the Total War series isn’t a deliberate effort to promote DLC sales, The Creative Assembly has vowed.

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Fri, Mar 16, 2012 | 00:51 GMT

Fall of the Samurai trailer shows off new weapons tech

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Here’s the third part of The Creative Assembly’s reveal trailer for Fall of the Samurai, the upcoming, stand-alone expansion to Total War: Shogun 2.

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Tue, Jan 31, 2012 | 15:32 GMT

Total War: Shogun 2 – Fall of the Samurai releasing March 23

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Sega’s announced its standalone expansion pack, Fall of the Samurai for Total War: Shogun 2, will be released on March 23. It’s to include six new playable clans who will need to “deal with” the foreign powers of America, Britain and France, as well as fighting against domestic factions. It also includes an improved campaign map, new building and technology trees, the introduction of railways and naval bombardments, along with ten new ships, one of which is an Ironclad class battleship and another in the way of torpedo boats. It also contains 30 new units along with the lovely Gatling gun. New shots are below.

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Tue, Sep 27, 2011 | 19:26 BST

PSA: Code Veronica, Dead Nation, Rise of the Samurai out, Once Upon a Monster demo

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Some nice new nuggets hit PSN and XBL, Steam and Kinect today Get the pertinent details below the break. Decisions, decisions.

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Wed, Aug 31, 2011 | 19:42 BST

Rise of the Samurai trailer released for Total War: Shogun 2

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SEGA and The Creative Assembly have released a video for Rise of the Samurai, the Total War: Shogun 2 DLC slated for September.  The DLC is set 400 years before the Sengoku period in Shogun 2, where players will lead one of six playable clans from the Taira, Minamoto and Fujiwara families during the Gempei War. It contains both single and multiplayer modes, and will run you $9.99. Thanks, EvilAvatar.

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Fri, May 27, 2011 | 01:15 BST

Shogun 2 DLC to add Ikko-Ikki faction

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The Creative Assembly has trotted out the first DLC pack for Total War: Shogun 2. If you doubt the existence of ass-kicking nuns, look herein with your very own eyeballs.

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Tue, May 17, 2011 | 15:14 BST

The Creative Assembly already at work on the next Total War game

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Creative Assembly has said it is developing another Total War game, which started life as the team was finishing up Shogun 2.

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Sat, May 07, 2011 | 13:46 BST

PSA: Monday’s Shogun 2 patch contains DX11 support, free maps

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The Creative Assembly has a patch for Total War: Shogun 2 going live on Monday, and just in case it slipped your mind, we’d like to remind you about it. Now that we have done our duty in that respect, you should also know it contains DirectX 11 support and other goodies.

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Tue, Mar 15, 2011 | 18:14 GMT

Total War: Shogun 2 reviews go live, get rounded-up

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Shogun 2 reviews are starting to go live, and we’re pulling them all into one post for you.

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Tue, Feb 15, 2011 | 16:18 GMT

Shogun 2 demo to release on February 22

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Sega’s confirmed that Total War: Shogun 2 will get a Steam demo on February 22, along with some pre-order bonuses as well.

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Thu, Jan 27, 2011 | 21:03 GMT

New gameplay trailer for Shogun 2: Total War released

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SEGA has released a new gameplay trailer for Shogun 2: Total War.

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Fri, Jan 07, 2011 | 06:01 GMT

Total War: Shogun 2 tech specs detailed

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The number of little dudes running around on screen in Total War: Shogun 2 is enough to make your GPU consider installing air conditioning this summer, but the Creative Assembly has just announced its minimum and recommended system requirements and surprisingly, they’re reasonably modest.

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Tue, Dec 07, 2010 | 11:23 GMT

Creative Assembly pondering Total War on consoles

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Creative Assembly’s told CVG it’s “pondering about bringing Total War to consoles.

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Sun, Nov 28, 2010 | 17:49 GMT

Shogun 2: Total War now known as Total War: Shogun 2

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Creative Assembly’s Shogun 2 will have the words Total War in front of the title, as the developer and SEGA wanted the series name to come first.

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