Posts Tagged ‘the creative assembly’Merchandise: The Total War Series is Getting NovelisedThursday, May 23rd, 2013
The Total War franchise will receive a novelisation come September. SEGA Europe have struck a deal with Pac Macmillan to create a series of novels based on the strategy franchise from The Creative Assembly. The first book will launch alongside the release of Total War: Rome II in September and will be written by David Gibbins. [Source: SEGANews.net]  Webmaster and lead writer at SEGADriven. Likes old games, heavy music and too much pizza. Follow on Twitter @kronkblats Total War: Rome II Release September 3rdThursday, May 9th, 2013
The Creative Assembly’s Total War: Rome II will release worldwide on September 3rd for PC. Pre-ordering now also gives you the first DLC pack for free. Also announced is a rather lavish collector’s edition (pictured above). Contained in the set is a numbered copy of the game, a Tabula set with dice, a Total War card game called Punic Wars complete with 58 cards and a Roman Onager catapult which needs to be assembled from a kit. Check out the pre-order trailer for the game below which also details the contents of the first DLC pack: [Source: SEGA Blog] Webmaster and lead writer at SEGADriven. Likes old games, heavy music and too much pizza. Follow on Twitter @kronkblats Australian Division of The Creative Assembly Shuts its’ DoorsFriday, April 5th, 2013
The Creative Assembly’s australian division has closed. The Creative Assembly’s australian branch was responsible for Sonic Classic Collection on DS and the overwhelmingly poorly received Stormrise. The studio will close “later this year”. It is unknown whether the studio has any projects active at this time and whether they are affected by the closure. [Source: SPOnG] Webmaster and lead writer at SEGADriven. Likes old games, heavy music and too much pizza. Follow on Twitter @kronkblats Free-to-Play Total War Arena AnnouncedThursday, March 28th, 2013
The Creative Assembly have dropped a bombshell and that’s the news of free-to-play, online multiplayer game, Total War Arena. The new Total War game allows 10 vs 10 player matches and control of 3 army units of up to 500 men. Sounds a bit mad if you ask me. No release dates have been announced at this time, but we’re assuming this will be a PC release that could be either a browser-based game or a Steam release. More on this as we get it. [Source: SEGABits] Webmaster and lead writer at SEGADriven. Likes old games, heavy music and too much pizza. Follow on Twitter @kronkblats Total War Fan Immortalised in Rome II Before Tragically Passing AwayMonday, March 18th, 2013
Last summer, 24 year old James visitted The Creative Assembly’s studio has a part of a charity visit organised by Willow; a charity set up to give terminally ill a lasting experience that can help lift their spirits in difficult times. James was digitally inserted into Total War: Rome II as a Roman soldier and he was allowed to interview key members of The Creative Assembly, play a pre-alpha build of the game and even put forward his own suggestions. Sadly, James lost his battle with liver cancer shortly after his visit to The Creative Assembly but Total War community manager Craig Laycock was so humbled by the experience that he has said a few words on James’ behalf: “What really struck me was how my colleagues reacted to James coming in. I was inundated with emails offering help with James’ day. The tour organised itself, as the guys around me scrambled to show James what’s going into making Rome 2. James was remarkable on the day. His enthusiasm knew no bounds. He asked passionate questions and offered clear and concise suggestions on features for the game. When I recently learned that James had died, it was devastating. Even though I had only spent a few hours in his company, it was absolutely devastating, because he was able to show us all here in the studio how passionate he was for our games. And although he won’t get the chance to see Rome 2 released, he will live on in some small way in our game – and every time I see him I’ll be reminded of what a great guy he was. In many ways, James represented what’s best about working in video games: crafting games that people enjoy and that stay with them. It’s why we all do what we do, and why we’re so passionate about it. He really brought that home to us.” This incredibly touching story couldn’t have happened if it wasn’t for the Willow Foundation. As with all charities, Willow depends on donations to function so anything you can give them is bound to be appreciated. [Source: Eurogamer] Webmaster and lead writer at SEGADriven. Likes old games, heavy music and too much pizza. Follow on Twitter @kronkblats Video Spotlight: Total War: Shogun 2 Gold Edition TrailerSaturday, March 9th, 2013
Check out the new trailer for Total War: Shogun 2 Gold Edition which encompasses all the DLC and expansions for the game into one tidy package: [Source: The Creative Assembly YouTube Channel] Webmaster and lead writer at SEGADriven. Likes old games, heavy music and too much pizza. Follow on Twitter @kronkblats Video Spotlight: New Total War Rome II TrailerTuesday, March 5th, 2013
The Creative Assembly have released a new trailer for Total War: Rome II which features the battle of Teutoburg Forest. Check it out below: Total War: Rome II launches on PC this October. [Source: SEGANews.net] Webmaster and lead writer at SEGADriven. Likes old games, heavy music and too much pizza. Follow on Twitter @kronkblats Toshihiro Nagoshi Discusses SEGA’s Future, PSO2 and Relic EntertainmentWednesday, February 27th, 2013
Yakuza director and chief creative officer of SEGA Toshihiro Nagoshi has sat down for a fascinating interview with Famitsu to discuss SEGA’s future, the success of Phantasy Star Online 2’s Japanese launch and the company’s purchase of Relic Entertainment. Key points include: – Regarding SEGA’s future; “To be honest, we still need to solidify our footing and our performance as a company, but given the frenetic cycles we deal with nowadays, if we worried solely about that right now, we wouldn’t have a stable future in three or five years.” Read the full interview at Polygon by clicking here. [Source: SEGANews.net] Webmaster and lead writer at SEGADriven. Likes old games, heavy music and too much pizza. Follow on Twitter @kronkblats Total War: Shogun 2 Gold Edition AnnouncedThursday, January 24th, 2013
Remember that teaser image from yesterday? Turns out The Creative Assembly were teasing Total War: Shogun 2 Gold Edition. Check out the full list of contents in this deluxe version of Total War: Shogun 2: Total War: SHOGUN 2 Dragon War Battle Pack Total War: Shogun 2 Gold Edition will be available to buy from March 8th. [Source: SEGA Blog] Webmaster and lead writer at SEGADriven. Likes old games, heavy music and too much pizza. Follow on Twitter @kronkblats The Creative Assembly Tease Total War Fans With New ImageWednesday, January 23rd, 2013
The Creative Assembly have revealed the above image through the Total War Twitter. The image is particularly Japanese in style so could this be related to Total War: Shogun? Is a new game on its’ way or could it be DLC for Total War: Shogun 2? Only time will tell! [Source: Total War Twitter] Webmaster and lead writer at SEGADriven. Likes old games, heavy music and too much pizza. Follow on Twitter @kronkblats |
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