Wednesday, 22nd August 2007
Empire Images And More Info!
After our official announcement of Empire: Total War today at the Leipzig Games Convention, we are pleased to bring you even more information on the game, as well as some exclusive new screenshots. Click here to check them out!
Thursday, 16th August 2007
Kingdoms Awarded 90% In PC Zone!
PC Zone UK have awarded Medieval II: Total War Kingdoms with a 90% and a 'Classic Award' in their latest issue.
In their
review, they noted that Medieval II: Total War Kingdoms is:
“True royalty" and "One of the most ambitious and impressive expansion packs of all
time". They concluded "Kingdoms' sheer depth
and replayability raises it high above any RTS expansion pack I've ever
played"
Wednesday, 15th August 2007
Turkish Crossbowmen Revealed!
Our final featured Medieval II: Total War Kingdoms 3D unit is the Turkish Crossbowmen,
and comes from the Crusades campaign. These basic Turkish infantry are equipped with crossbows and padded armour.
Tuesday, 7th August 2007
Battle Balancing and Samogitian Axemen!
Jack "Lusted" Lusted has written a new Blog detailing the re-balancing of unit stats in Medieval II: Total War Kingdoms.
This week's Medieval II: Total War Kingdoms 3D unit is the Samogitian Axeman,
and comes from the Teutonic campaign. The two handed axe is their
weapon of choice, with heavy mail or partial plate being their
preferred armour.
Thursday, 2nd August 2007
Calendar Competition And Leipzig!
Congratulations to James Picton from Queensland, Australia who is this month's Create A Calendar competition winner. You can download
the winning Wallpaper to your desktop in a variety of sizes here.
Head over to our official Blog to take a look at some of the other fantastic entries we had this month, and hear from the artists themselves.
Nominations are now open for our Total Community Awards. If you know someone who should be considered for an award, head over to our official Forums and let us know!
Finally, we are excited to announce that
The Creative Assembly will be at
Leipzig on August 23rd with some HUGE news - and it won't be about revisiting
Rome...
Tuesday, 31st July 2007
Effects And Music Podcast
In our second Podcast, CA Oz's Richard Vaughn discusses composing the
effects and music for Medieval II: Total War Kingdoms. Head over to the
Podcasts section to download it now!
Monday, 30th July 2007
Kingdoms Scores 90% In PC Gamer!
We were delighted to learn that Medieval II: Total War Kingdoms has
been awarded 90% in PC Gamer UK's exclusive 4-page review. Awarding the
expansion pack with their coveted "Must-Buy" accolade, they
commented:
"This feels like four expansion packs rather than one
muscular bundle."
Elsewhere in this must-own magazine, Medieval II: Total War took the prestigious 5th position in The Top 100!
Friday, 27th July 2007
The Battle Balancing Process
Wednesday, 25th July 2007
Saethwyr In Numbers
This week's Medieval II: Total War Kingdoms 3D unit is known as Saethwyr,
and originates from the Britannia campaign. As the first wielders of
the longbow were totally unarmoured, they laid down stakes to avoid
melee combat.
Tuesday, 24th July 2007
Teutonic Diary: Part Deux
In the second part of our Teutonic Designer Diary, Brendan Rogers from
CA Oz discusses some of the new units and battlefield weapons available
in Medieval II: Total War Kingdoms. Head over to our Official Blog to read the concluding part of the diary!
