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metro_weird (metro_weird) wrote, @ 2015-01-14 19:25:00

http://metro.co.uk/2015/01/14/the-next-total-war-game-will-be-set-in-the-warhammer-world-5021582/

http://metro.co.uk/?p=5021582

Total War’s next instalment may have just been revealed early, and it’ll take place in the Warhammer world.

The project’s existence emerged thanks to an off-hand comment in The Art of Total War book, posted via Total War Centre’s forums. Having received their copy early, user StormOfRazors noticed creative director Mike Simpson mention that they’ll be “taking the series to a fantasy setting with Total War: Warhammer” while discussing the franchise’s future.

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Creative Assembly won the licence to make games set in that universe back in 2012, and they put together a new team to tackle the job. Apparently we wouldn’t see any results until after 2013, so we’re on track for an official announcement soon.

Curiously, Simpson also writes about games as a service, his interest in projects that evolve over time (such as Eve Online) and “looking at ways to pull more social aspects into the game” like multiplayer. Although there’s no indication of what shape Total War: Warhammer will take, perhaps this hints at where the studio is going in days to come.

We’ll keep you updated as and when we know more.