Thursday , 27th July 2006
Medieval II Interview: CA’s Bob Smith
Creative Assembly’s Bob Smith, Medieval II project director, has offered up a few choice words to CVG. The interview covers a load of stuff, such as using terrain in battles to mix it up tactically, all the new factions, an overhauled diplomatic AI, and... oh, so much more...
Check it out here...
Check it out here...
Wednesday, 26th July 2006
Total War Eras: The Ultimate Collection - Out Now!
We’re delighted to announce that Total War Eras – the ultimate Total War collection - will be available to buy now!The Total War Eras collection includes all three Total War games and all their expansion packs, including the recently released Rome: Total War – Alexander pack, for the first time in one box.
The games are reinforced by a garrison of unmissable bonus material, including an exclusive 40-minute documentary on the making of Total War, a souvenir art booklet capturing the artwork from the series and a compilation of the award-winning Total War soundtracks.
This luxury war chest is simply a must for all Total War fans.
Here’s the full rundown of what you’ll find within:
THE GAMES
- Shogun: Total War and The Mongol Invasion Expansion Pack
- Medieval: Total War and the Viking Invasion Expansion Pack
- Rome: Total War and both the Barbarian Invasion and Alexander Expansion Packs
A COLLECTION OF EXCLUSIVE BONUS MATERIAL INCLUDES:
- The Total War Story, a 40-minute documentary detailing the past, present and future of the Total War series, featuring exclusive interviews and game footage.
- Exclusive preview material for Medieval II: Total War, including trailer, game information, screens and artwork.
- Art booklet plucked from the Creative Assembly archives detailing the creation and evolution of the Total War series
- A Glossy A2 poster for Medieval II: Total War
- Five art cards covering the whole Total War series.
Released July 25th, Total War Eras is the ultimate addition to any collection.
Friday, 21st July 2006
Medieval II Developer Diary
Friday, 14 July 2006
First Official Gameplay Movie Released
Monday, 10th July 2006
New Medieval II Preview
Head over to CVG now and cop a load of the homepage.
There you’ll find a meaty article on Medieval II produced after The Creative Assembly’s Mark Sutherns and Ian Roxburgh sat down with CVG’s Will Porter to give him an in-depth look at the game.
He left pretty impressed, by his own reckoning: “…this next Total War instalment could well pick up the baton from Rome and raise the RTS bar to even greater heights.”
Check it out RIGHT HERE.
Wednesday, 21st June 2006
Alexander. The Great Reviews!
The first reviews of Rome: Total War - Alexander have arrived and we’re delighted to announce that they’re packing awards and high praise.An impressive 8 out of 10 from IGN comes accompanied by a coveted IGN Editors Choice Award.
Gamespot, meanwhile, awards the pack a glowing 8.5 out of 10, proclaiming Alexander as: “A must-play addition to the Rome: Total War family… a splash of cold Grecian wine in the face of Total-War-series veterans who think they've done it all.”
The message is clear - if you’ve yet to take up the mighty challenge of the Alexander expansion, you’re missing out.
Rome: Total War - Alexander is available for download right now for just £8.50, €10.00 or US$ 15.00. Click here to get yours or here to find out more on this essential new Total War release.
Monday, 19th June 2006
Alexander Unleashed!
Alexander - the brand new expansion pack for Rome: Total War - is available now for download!
There’s no need to subject yourself to that nasty summer sunshine, or indeed scour the Web for the download – this essential new pack is available RIGHT HERE. And priced at just £8.50, €10.00 or US$ 15.00, depending where you are, there’s really no excuse to not grab the goods and begin rampaging through the Persian Empire by teatime.
Is all this talk of a new Rome: Total War expansion lost on you? Shame on you. Get all the information you need on this new chapter in the Total War series here.
Wednesday, 14th June 2006
Alexander Set For Early Invasion!
The wait is almost over – we’re delighted to bring you confirmation that Alexander, the latest expansion of Rome: Total War, will be released on Monday June 19th.
The pack will be available on this very site along with www.sega.com, and www.sega-europe.com and is priced at just £8.50, €10.00 or $ 15.00.
Can’t wait that long? That’s no problem. We’re rewarding the loyal troops who have registered with Total War.com with the opportunity to launch their Alexander campaign on Friday 16th June.
Details of how to take up this offer will be revealed in the new edition of the newsletter out later this week. If you’re already a registered user you can just sit back and wait for this to land in your inbox. If however you’ve yet to show your allegiance to the Total War cause, you’ll need to sign up fast to get the chance to get your hands on Alexander on Friday.
As a registered user you’ll receive our regular Total War newsletter – an insight into the Total War series including exclusive Medieval 2 screenshots, wallpapers, developer diaries and of course fantastic offers like this. Sign up here.
Signed up already? Then click here for more information on the splendid stuff that Alexander has in store for you and keep ‘em peeled for the official Alexander trailer that’s we’ll reveal on this site very, very soon. We just love to tease.
Can’t wait that long? That’s no problem. We’re rewarding the loyal troops who have registered with Total War.com with the opportunity to launch their Alexander campaign on Friday 16th June.
Details of how to take up this offer will be revealed in the new edition of the newsletter out later this week. If you’re already a registered user you can just sit back and wait for this to land in your inbox. If however you’ve yet to show your allegiance to the Total War cause, you’ll need to sign up fast to get the chance to get your hands on Alexander on Friday.
As a registered user you’ll receive our regular Total War newsletter – an insight into the Total War series including exclusive Medieval 2 screenshots, wallpapers, developer diaries and of course fantastic offers like this. Sign up here.
Signed up already? Then click here for more information on the splendid stuff that Alexander has in store for you and keep ‘em peeled for the official Alexander trailer that’s we’ll reveal on this site very, very soon. We just love to tease.
Wednesday, 7th June 2006
Top German Mag Honours Medieval II
We’re delighted to announce that top German PC Games magazine, Gamestar, has awarded Medieval II: Total War their
strategy game of E3 accolade.
Medieval II beat off some mighty opposition to seal the award and also won the runner-up spot in their overall PC game category. Fans in Germany can get their hands on the full details in the latest issue of the magazine which is in the shops right now.
Gamestar, which has a monthly readership of over 300,000, concluded “Creative Assembly have improved every new game of the Total-War-series and we’re sure they’ll do it again…. we believe in this title!”
Tuseday, 30th May 2006
Medieval II Lands a Games Critics E3 Nomination
Medieval II has picked up another E3 award nomination – this time from Game Critics Awards. Widely recognized as the nearest thing to the “Official” E3 awards, the Game Critics Awards are judged by an independent group of US journalists. They’ve nominated Medieval II as “Strategy Game of the Show” and will be announcing the winners later this week. This latest accolade follows our recent award of “Best Strategy Game of E3” from IGN, and underlines the fantastic reaction we had to the game at the event. Be sure to download our official E3 trailer for a glimpse of what was on show.
