Wednesday, August 22nd 2007, 9:37am
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SEGA® Europe Ltd. and SEGA® of America, Inc. today announced Empire: Total War™, the revolutionary new instalment of The Creative Assembly’s wildly successful, multi award winning Total War™ RTS franchise. Empire: Total War™ will maintain the series genre leading 3D battles, grand turn based campaign map and rich historical flavour while for the first time introducing 3D naval combat into the series.
Empire: Total War™ is set in the 18th century a turbulent era that is the most requested by Total War’s™ loyal fan base and a period alive with global conflict, revolutionary fervour and technological advances. With themes such as the Industrial Revolution, America’s struggle for independence, the race to control Eastern trade routes and the globalisation of war on land and sea, Empire: Total War™ promises to be amongst the richest and most dynamic PC RTS games of all time.
Empire: Total War™ will see the debut of 3D naval combat within the Total War™ franchise. PC Gamers will be able to intuitively command vast fleets or single ships upon seascapes rich with extraordinary water and weather effects that play a huge role in your eventual glorious success or ignominious defeat. After pummelling your enemy with cannon fire, close in to grapple their ship and prepare to board taking control your men as they fight hand to hand on the decks.
Along with the revolutionary introduction of Naval Combat, Empire: Total War™ will see further enhancements to the Total War™ series signature 3D battles and turn based campaign map. Real time battles will pose new challenges with the addition of cannon and musket, challenging players to master new formations and tactics as a result of the increasing role of gunpowder within warfare. And the Campaign Map – for many the heart of Total War™ – will see new improved systems for Trade, Diplomacy and Espionage with agents, a refined and streamlined UI, improved Advisors and extended scope taking in the riches of India, the turbulence of Europe and the untapped potential of North America.
“Empire: Total War™ is a huge revolutionary step for the series. We’re delighted to introduce true 3D naval combat, something that adds a totally new dimension to Total War™ games.” commented Mike Simpson, Studio Director at The Creative Assembly and the father of the Total War™ franchise. “We’re genuinely excited about what we’re achieving with the naval battles and also by the scale of the improvements being made to the core of the game – the land battles and the campaign. This will undoubtedly be the biggest and best Total War™ game we’ve ever made.”
Empire: Total War™ has already been secretly in development at The Creative Assembly’s Horsham studio for over a year and is priming its forces for a release in 2008.
Stay tuned to TotalWar.com for all the latest Empire: Total War™ news and screenshots!
Hm, interesting.. but no word about multi nor multi campaign.
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Wednesday, August 22nd 2007, 9:57am
Empire: Total War™ has already been secretly in development at The Creative Assembly’s Horsham studio for over a year and is priming its forces for a release in 2008.
They really are churning them out
Please realise that perfection takes time, can we please have a more finished and complete game this time that doesnt require massive patches to make it playable.Naval battles dont really do it for me tbh but I can see how the SP community must be drooling
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Wednesday, August 22nd 2007, 12:04pm
You guys = awesome 
Woulda preffered slightly later, early 19th century, but this'll do
Should have be getting a new pc some time next year, but will probs be later in the year so feel free to delay this as much as ya want
ps...new screen @ http://www.krawall.de/web/Empire_Total_W…d2414aceeebcda4
Btw I know naval is your revolution for this game, but I really want to see some redcoats
Woulda preffered slightly later, early 19th century, but this'll do Should have be getting a new pc some time next year, but will probs be later in the year so feel free to delay this as much as ya want
ps...new screen @ http://www.krawall.de/web/Empire_Total_W…d2414aceeebcda4
Btw I know naval is your revolution for this game, but I really want to see some redcoats
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Birthday: Sep 12th 1990 (19)
Location: Leicester, UK
Steam ID: monarch117
Occupation: Student
Favourite TW-Game: Barbarian Invasion
Wednesday, August 22nd 2007, 12:42pm
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/art…170570&skip=yes
Worth a read, they got rid of the tiles in campaign...interesting.
America will be a faction too by the sounds of it. Good, will get to stop the pesky revolution
Worth a read, they got rid of the tiles in campaign...interesting.
America will be a faction too by the sounds of it. Good, will get to stop the pesky revolution
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Favourite TW-Game: Barbarian Invasion
Wednesday, August 22nd 2007, 1:46pm
TBH id reccomend sacking all of ure staff and hiring/funding the lordz and supporting them entirely for this project as they will deliver... but im a mean bitch sometimes. Its not fantastic but u get brownie points for it being different and not fantasy tw... gl and plz dnt let us down 
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