Head over to our brand-new Kingdoms section now for full details on Medieval II: Total War’s expansion pack, plus information on each of the four campaigns, screenshots, and the official trailer! 

 

Stay tuned to TotalWar.com for more exciting Kingdoms content (including a new Fansite Kit) coming soon. 

We have picked the collective brains of nine talented people from The Creative Assembly and SEGA for the ultimate Medieval II Q and A.  In the first part, discover their favourite factions and learn the answer to that age old question - castles or cities?  Head over to TotalWarBlog.com now to check it out!

 

 

As promised, here is an update regarding Update 2. It is due to go into final testing at SEGA on 16th March. All going well, we then hope to have it ready for release approximately a week later. Because of the new tools included in the update (such as the cinematic editor and battle editor), the update size will be about 650 megs. This also means that we required additional time to set up sufficient mirror sites to cope with demand for the update. The team would like to thank you again for your patience, and will bring you any further news as soon as possible.

 

We recently launched an official MySpace profile and invite you to join our growing friends list.  Head over to News From The Front Line for more details!

Has it really been a month already?  The time has once again come to announce our latest Create A Calendar winner.  Congratulations to Arturo Torres Landa from San Diego, California, who sent in the winning entry for March's competition.  You can download the winning Wallpaper design to your desktop in a variety of sizes here.

 

 

Ensure that your artwork is sized to 853 x 640 pixels, and then send your completed entries to: totalwarcomp@creative-assembly.com.  Please visit our Competitions page for full entry terms and conditions.  

 

 

The IEAA (Interactive Entertainment Association Australia) recently hosted their annual Interactive Entertainment Awards event in Sydney, Australia.  They are the governing body of the video games industry in Oz.  We were thrilled to learn that Medieval II: Total War has been awarded the "Best Australian Developed Game of the Year".  For more information on the awards, visit their official website.

 

Further to his recent Total War newsletter, Alex from SEGA has posted a new Blog regarding his quest for guidance with Shogun: Total War.  Can you help him out? 

In the first part of Mark O'Connell's Medieval II: Total War Campaign Journal, his fledgling English faction was fighting off the constant threat of the Scottish and French.  In the second and concluding part of his 100 year Campaign, find out whether he was able to increase his dominance in Northern Europe, or be wiped off the face of the map for good.  With all-new screenshots, head over to the Campaign Journal now for the epic finale!

 

 

 

In other news, Alex from SEGA has posted an update about Gamespot's recent Medieval II Tournament in our Latest Blog, and also reveals where to download a new Siege Map that was created exclusively for the contest!

Welcoming newcomers with open arms, we have launched a dedicated "New Players" area on our Official Forums.  Here is where novices can introduce themselves, and ask any burning questions they may have in a friendly and helpful environment.  Total War veterans are also invited to drop in to share their wealth of knowledge and make some new friends.

 

Gamespot Tournament TV are broadcasting the final of their Medieval II Tournament today in the US.  As the finalists go toe-to-toe in a Last Man Standing battle, the Gamespot team will be on hand with in-depth gameplay analysis, commentary and interviews.  Tune in from 4pm US Pacific Time (that's 12am for folks in the UK) to see who wins!

  

While thumbing through the latest edition of PC Zone, a headline in the letters section caught our eye.  "My son recently got an award for an essay on the Roman empire, largely based on Rome: Total War".  James Brown went on to write "His enthusiasm was unsurpassed because he had what he thought was a knowledge second to none!"   

 

It's great to hear that Rome: Total War has made a positive impact on his education, and further reason to spend time studying Total War games every day!  March 2007's PC Zone is available from all good retail outlets and internet emporiums now.