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enTue, 09 Jun 2020 15:21:28 +0000Save up to 75% on Total War games with Humble's Total War weekhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/humble-total-war-weekKatharine CastleTue, 09 Jun 2020 15:21:28 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/humble-total-war-weekTotal War: Shogun 2PC Gaming DealsA Total War Saga: Thrones of BritanniaTotal War: WarhammerTotal War: Rome IIThe Creative AssemblyTotal War: EmpireTotal War: Shogun 2 - Fall of the SamuraiTotal War: Warhammer IIHumbleTotal War: Three KingdomsStrategyTotal War: Attila

If last week's chat about Total War Saga: Troy has got you itching to dip into The Creative Assembly's back catalogue of Total War games, you're in luck, as Humble are holding an entire week of Total War deals right now. With savings of up to 75% in some cases (plus a very tasty 25% off last year's excellent Total War: Three Kingdoms), there's plenty to get excited about. So let's sharpen those deals swords and dive on in, shall we?

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The 8 best Viking gameshttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/best-viking-gamesAlice BellFri, 01 May 2020 16:00:40 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/best-viking-gamesSonyNorthgardMultiplayer CompetitivePlayStation VitaBad NorthAssassin's Creed: ValhallaThe Creative AssemblyPuzzleSony Computer Entertainment EuropeXbox OneThe Banner SagaUbisoft EntertainmentHack & SlashBird view / IsometricSegaStory RichUbisoft MontrealFor HonorIndieNintendo SwitchSony Santa MonicaAndroidBestest BestsPCStoicStrategyCapcomThird personStrategy: Turn-Based StrategyBlockbusterVersus EvilRPGJotunSingle PlayerStrategy: Real-Time StrategySanta Monica StudioUbisoftiOSMultiplayer CooperativeAction AdventureRaw FuryPS2Side viewPS5A Total War Saga: Thrones of BritanniaShiro GamesGod of War (2018)SimulationXbox Series X/SNinja TheorySony Computer EntertainmentMacSenua's Saga: Hellblade IIFightingPS4

After watching the trailer a bajillion more times, I am extremely excited for Assassin's Creed Valhalla. It's been around 48 hours since the announcement and I cannot possibly retain this state for much longer. By the time the Christmas-ish release date rolls around I will either have exploded like a poor little meat balloon, or gone full circle and lapsed into a coma. Like the engines of the Enterprise, she cannae hold - definitely not for around six more months, anyway.

Thank god that Vikings are an enduring and popular theme for games, then! I can inoculate myself against disaster by playing a few of these existing ones while I wait. Such is the versatility of Vikings that they pop up in almost every genre imaginable, too. So if, like me, you are already on the edge of your seat (and that seat is in a longship), here are some recommendations for varied and quality video games that will get you prepared for Assassin's Creed Valhalla.

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A Total War Saga: Troy imagines the truth behind the myths, turning wooden horses into earthquakeshttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/a-total-war-saga-troy-imagines-the-truth-behind-the-myths-turning-wooden-horses-into-earthquakesAlice BellThu, 19 Sep 2019 14:00:28 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/a-total-war-saga-troy-imagines-the-truth-behind-the-myths-turning-wooden-horses-into-earthquakesFeatureA Total War Saga: Thrones of BritanniaThe Creative AssemblyGamescom 2019A Total War Saga: TroyCreative Assembly SofiaStrategyPreviews

According to the Iliad, the sacking of Troy only happened after a very specific set of things occurred in the right order. So, I asked Todor Nikolov, lead game designer at Creative Assembly Sofia, would players have to set up the same set of circumstances?

"You're probably talking about the Trojan Horse?" he replied. HahaHAHAHha yes of course, that's what I was talking about, it would be ludicrous to expect that a strategy game allowed players to plan for and/or orchestrate Achilles sulking and Patrolclus getting himself killed, and then Achilles going grief-berserk over his dead boyfriend. The topic had come up because we were talking about the just-this-minute announce new Total War Saga game, A Total War Saga: Troy. Guess where it's set?

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These are the Total War team's favourite ever Total War factionshttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/these-are-the-total-war-teams-favourite-ever-total-war-factionsEdwin Evans-ThirlwellFri, 08 Feb 2019 17:00:30 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/these-are-the-total-war-teams-favourite-ever-total-war-factionsTotal War: Shogun 2Total War Shogun 2: Rise of the SamuraiThe Creative Assemblya lovely list feature for you to enjoyMedieval II: Total WarTotal War: WarhammerSegaMedieval: Total WarTotal War: AttilaTotal War: Rome IITotal WarTotal War: Warhammer IITotal War: Three KingdomsStrategyFeatureMedieval II: Total War KingdomsA Total War Saga: Thrones of BritanniaNapoleon: Total WarRome: Total War

According to an ancient Sussex proverb, there are as many factions in the 20-year-old Total War series as there are sand grains on a beach, as there are angels dancing upon the head of a pin, as there are grenadiers in the armies of his Imperial Majesty Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, King of Italy, Protector of the Confederation of the Rhine, Co-Prince of Andorra. This is providing, of course, the answer in each case is “between 100 and 200, depending on whether you include the DLC and think Sicily is a real country.”

From stinky hill tribes through trim Teutonic phalanxes to bawling rivers of undead, Total Warring has certainly come in all shapes and sizes. At a recent hands-on event for Total War: Three Kingdoms, a heinous idea occurred to me: why not confuse and upset all the developers in attendance (plus a couple more over email) by asking them to pick a favourite faction? The results, which involved surprisingly few headbutts, are below.

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Has A Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia been improved by its updates?https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/has-a-total-war-saga-thrones-of-britannia-been-improved-by-its-updatesRich McCormickWed, 31 Oct 2018 17:00:01 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/has-a-total-war-saga-thrones-of-britannia-been-improved-by-its-updatesFeatureA Total War Saga: Thrones of BritanniaThe Creative AssemblyUpdate NightStrategy

Sound the horns, call in the bannermen, and prepare for the funeral rites. Fothad, governor of Circenn, is dead.

It’s fine though, I’ve got another Fothad. I’ve actually got another two Fothads, just sat around in my kingdom’s court, the apparent result of some spectacularly uncreative naming conventions in 9th Century Scotland. It’s not just Fothads that I rack up on my playthrough of A Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia, either: I also pick up two Amlaibs — one a general, one a governor — a surplus of Ailins, and I’m on my third Dubgall by the time I unite all of Scotland under my rule. I know it’s the Dark Ages, guys, but can we come up with a few new names?

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A Total War Saga: Thrones Of Britannia adds new Allegiance system, launches gore DLChttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/a-total-war-saga-thrones-of-britannia-allegiance-update-releasedAlice O'ConnorWed, 29 Aug 2018 14:39:12 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/a-total-war-saga-thrones-of-britannia-allegiance-update-releasedA Total War Saga: Thrones of BritanniaThe Creative AssemblySegaStrategyDLC

Today brings a big new free update for A Total War Saga: Thrones Of Britannia, adding new Allegiance and Decree systems (well, new to Battlebrits but borrowed from earlier Total War games). Developers Creative Assemble have conceded that they got a little carried away stripping back the Total War formula (the Warmula, as I imagine the official term is) for the first of the new Saga spin-off series, see, so they've gone back to pack in more gameguts. Speaking of guts, Total War's customary gore DLC is now available for Battlebrits too.

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A Total War Saga: Thrones Of Britannia pledges allegiancehttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/a-total-war-saga-thrones-of-britannia-adding-allegiance-systemAlice O'ConnorThu, 19 Jul 2018 12:13:40 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/a-total-war-saga-thrones-of-britannia-adding-allegiance-systemA Total War Saga: Thrones of BritanniaStrategy

The next update for A Total War Saga: Thrones Of Britannia will introduce an 'Allegiance' system, similar to Culture in Total War: Rome II and Religion in Twattila, and Throners can now test it out in a public beta build. The whole idea of the Total War Saga subseries is to streamline and refocus but developers The Creative Assembly concede that some changes left notable gaps in their first Saga. So, for starters, here comes Allegiance to make people say "Obviously we should burn the monarchy before it takes root but I will say this fella's a good egg", with kick-on effects for politics and provinces in the historical strategy game.

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The 100 best-selling games on Steam in 2018 so farhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/biggest-games-on-steam-2018Alec MeerFri, 06 Jul 2018 14:42:07 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/biggest-games-on-steam-2018NorthgardSurviving MarsHouse FlipperPlanet CoasterFinal Fantasy XIIMiddle-earth: Shadow of WarPath of ExileTotal War: Warhammer IIBorderlands 2SteamFar Cry 5Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: WildlandsFinal Fantasy XVTeam Fortress 2SmiteHuman: Fall FlatWar ThunderWarhammer 40,000: Inquisitor - MartyrNieR: AutomataA Total War Saga: Thrones of BritanniaSimulationSid Meier's Civilization VRustDeep Rock GalacticThe Elder Scrolls OnlineSlay the SpireFootball Manager 2018Payday 2WarframeNi No Kuni II: Revenant KingdomFactorioGrand Theft Auto VElite DangerousPaladinsDota 2StellarisSales figuresCall of Duty: WWIIDying LightNioh: Complete EditionRocket LeagueAssassin's Creed OriginsRimWorldTom Clancy's Rainbow Six SiegeBlack Desert OnlineSubnauticaCities: SkylinesJust Cause 3Arma 3statsHunt: ShowdownRaftFinal Fantasy XIV: A Realm RebornTom Clancy's The DivisionSword Art Online: Fatal BulletSniper Elite 4Rise of the Tomb RaiderFrostpunkSquadDark Souls IIIThe Sims 3theHunter: Call of the WildEuropa Universalis IVGarry's ModJurassic World EvolutionThe ForestHearts of Iron IVDragon Ball FighterZEuro Truck Simulator 2Shadowverse CCGCrusader Kings IIBattleTechPUBG: BattlegroundsFallout 4Watch Dogs 2Counter-Strike: Global OffensiveXCOM 2Total War: WarhammerDark Souls: RemasteredDon't Starve TogetherCupheadFor HonorH1Z1Divinity: Original Sin 2NBA 2k18Kingdom Come: DeliveranceConan ExilesEcoDarkest DungeonArk: Survival EvolvedThey Are BillionsThe Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimDead by DaylightStardew ValleyThe Witcher 3: Wild HuntAge of Empires 2: Definitive EditionTerrariaThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VRWarhammer: Vermintide 2Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire

We've just passed the half-way point of 2018, so Ian Gatekeeper and all his fabulously wealthy chums over at Valve have revealed which hundred games have sold best on Steam over the past six months. It's a list dominated by pre-2018 names, to be frank, a great many of which you'll be expected, but there are a few surprises in there.

2018 releases Jurassic World Evolution, Far Cry 5 Kingdom Come: Deliverance and Warhammer: Vermintide II are wearing some spectacular money-hats, for example, while the relatively lesser-known likes of Raft, Eco and Deep Rock Galactic have made themselves heard above the din of triple-A marketing budgets.

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A Total War Saga: Thrones Of Britannia invades Macshttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/a-total-war-saga-thrones-of-britannia-mac-releaseAlice O'ConnorThu, 24 May 2018 11:28:54 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/a-total-war-saga-thrones-of-britannia-mac-releaseA Total War Saga: Thrones of BritanniaThe Creative AssemblyMacStrategyFeral Interactive

Three weeks after its debut on Windows, A Total War Saga: Thrones Of Britannia is now out on MacOS too. If you already own The Creative Assembly's latest historical strategy game on Steam, hey, you've now got it for Mac too; thankfully we're long past the days when Mac ports were sold separately. And sure, Macs can boot to Windows nowadays, but it's still handier to have a native version. Slip into your chainmail turtleneck to start building your empire and reshaping the history of Poundland.

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Steam Charts: surviving eternityhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/steam-charts-second-week-of-mayAlice O'ConnorMon, 14 May 2018 12:42:47 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/steam-charts-second-week-of-mayFeatureA Total War Saga: Thrones of BritanniaBlockbusterFar Cry 5ChartsIndiePillars of Eternity II: DeadfirePUBG: BattlegroundsSteamStardew ValleyFrostpunkGrand Theft Auto VConan ExilesThe Forest

Hallo! John's away so I'm taking over for our latest weekly rundown of the biggest-selling games on Steam over the previous seven days. Familiar faces are here, of course, but the charts also include more survival games than I've seen in yonks. The slightest peek of sun outside and you lot start acting as if it's the end of the world, eh?

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A Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia details post-launch revisionshttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/a-total-war-saga-thrones-of-britannia-details-post-launch-revisionsBrock WilburSat, 12 May 2018 15:18:52 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/a-total-war-saga-thrones-of-britannia-details-post-launch-revisionsA Total War Saga: Thrones of BritanniaSimulationThe Creative AssemblyTotal WarStrategy

A Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia is a twist on the usual Total War formula. There's a dozen clans, each with their own skill sets, and each with their own populations that have to be managed while you build your empire. The new streamlined game mechanics built a title that's easier for newcomers, but this has also resulted in a wave of negative feedback from longtime fans of the series. In an attempt to tackle this head-on, game director Jack Lusted has released a statement reflecting on the game's release and laying the groundwork for what comes next.

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Steam Charts: surviving the Frostpunk bots of Britanniahttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/steam-charts-first-week-of-mayAlice O'ConnorTue, 08 May 2018 13:20:43 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/steam-charts-first-week-of-mayFeatureA Total War Saga: Thrones of BritanniaBlockbusterCounter-Strike: Global OffensiveChartsFar Cry 5Beat SaberIndieThe ForestBattleTechPUBG: BattlegroundsFrostpunkSteamNieR: Automata

Hullo! John is preoccupied with wizards right now, so I'm taking over for the rundown of last week's top ten on Steam. It was an interesting week, bringing back some welcome old games and slamming in some shiny new ones. Largely, it's all about robots and survival.

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A Total War Saga: Thrones Of Britannia out nowhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/a-total-war-saga-thrones-of-britannia-releasedAlice O'ConnorThu, 03 May 2018 09:43:18 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/a-total-war-saga-thrones-of-britannia-releasedstaring eyesA Total War Saga: Thrones of BritanniaThe Creative AssemblyTotal WarSegaStrategy

Bright and early at 8 o'clock this morning, The Creative Assembly released A Total War Saga: Thrones Of Britannia. Perhaps you started ordering soldiers around while dipping soldiers in your eggie. Swelled your coffers while sipping coffee. Had your forces spread like butter on your crumpet. Ordered a full retreat while gulping tea. Burnt your toast like Alfred and them cakes, then razed Winchester for good measure. Breakfast jokes. No matter what you're eating, the first game in Total War's new line of focused 'Sagas' is now out, travelling back to Britain in the year 878 to see who gets their face on the money.

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Total War Saga: Thrones Of Britannia now pre-loadinghttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/total-war-saga-thrones-of-britannia-now-preloadingAlice O'ConnorTue, 01 May 2018 15:04:20 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/total-war-saga-thrones-of-britannia-now-preloadingA Total War Saga: Thrones of BritanniapreloadThe Creative AssemblySegaStrategy

"Never pre-order," we say, then youse go and pre-order A Total War Saga: Thrones Of Britannia right into the Steam top ten. Ah but sure, you know what's coming: it's another Total War, and you can already read Nic Rueben's Total War Saga: Thrones Of Britannia review for our official word on it. So hey, you cheeky pre-orderers: know that you can now pre-load Thrones Of Britannia on Steam ahead of its Thursday launch.

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Wot I Think - A Total War Saga: Thrones of Britanniahttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/a-total-war-saga-thrones-of-britannia-reviewNic ReubenMon, 30 Apr 2018 14:00:14 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/a-total-war-saga-thrones-of-britannia-reviewFeatureA Total War Saga: Thrones of BritanniaReviewsThe Creative AssemblyTotal WarSegaStrategyWot I Think

From my vantage point, there’s something enchanting about the snow-capped palisades of Dinefwr. Although I imagine its majesty is somewhat lost on the seven hundred exhausted Welshmen I’ve just ordered to breach the stronghold’s walls, with nothing but battered wooden shields between them and a typical British forecast of flaming arrows. I’d like to pretend their sacrifices come at the bitter end of a long, failed diplomatic campaign. Truthfully though, like so much of the conflict in history, they had something shiny, and I decided I wanted it.

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Steam Charts: Actual Hope Editionhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/steam-charts-actual-hope-editionJohn WalkerMon, 30 Apr 2018 12:42:40 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/steam-charts-actual-hope-editionFeatureA Total War Saga: Thrones of BritanniaFar Cry 5Counter-Strike: Global OffensiveIndieBattleTechPUBG: BattlegroundsFrostpunktheHunter: Call of the WildGrand Theft Auto VSteamNieR: Automata

As I drag my groggy-faced body to the monitor at 6.30 each Monday morning, I click the bookmark for my Steam Charts RSS and scrunch up my face so my forehead and nose curl over my eyes. How bad will it be? How familiar will the list of five-year-old games be? How will I think of... BUT WHAT IS THIS?!!?! FOUR new entries! Far Cry 5 taking up only one slot! No Witcher 3! No Skyrim! It's like Christmas, where Christmas is a day you just about get through without things being as bad as they were last year.

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A Total War Saga: Thrones Of Britannia delayed into Mayhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/a-total-war-saga-thrones-of-britannia-delayedAlice O'ConnorWed, 21 Mar 2018 16:15:30 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/a-total-war-saga-thrones-of-britannia-delayedA Total War Saga: Thrones of BritanniaThe Creative AssemblyTotal WardelaySegaStrategy

If you've already ordered in a hog to roast in celebration of A Total War Saga: Thrones Of Britannia's launch, you might want to get your meat man on the blower. Developers Creative Assembly today announced that they will not launch the historical strategy game on April 19th, as had been the plan, as they want more time to polish it up. Thrones Of Britannia is now slated to launch on May 3rd, which isn't much later really. But a fortnight is long enough that you probably wouldn't want a hog in the shed the whole time. Give the butcher a bell.

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Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia is a smaller game with some very big ideashttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/total-war-saga-thrones-of-britannia-previewAdam SmithThu, 01 Feb 2018 15:00:38 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/total-war-saga-thrones-of-britannia-previewFeatureA Total War Saga: Thrones of BritanniaTotal War: Rome IIThe Creative AssemblyTotal WarTotal War: Warhammer IITotal War: WarhammerSegaStrategyTotal War: Attila

It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog. That's a useful motto, a pick-me-up for the smaller among us, but the truth is right now, I am a very small dog with very little fight left in it.

I'm the boss of Mide, a province in the middle of Ireland. The 9th century is drawing to a close and everything is in disarray. The coasts are saturated with Danes, there is no unification among my own people, and at the horizon's edge, England is burning. Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia has a cumbersome name but it might be the leanest and meanest game in Creative Assembly's long-running strategy series. It's a little dog with a whole lot of beautiful fight in it.

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Total War: Three Kingdoms tackles the turbulence of 3rd century Chinahttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/total-war-three-kingdoms-announcedAdam SmithWed, 10 Jan 2018 16:54:23 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/total-war-three-kingdoms-announcedTotal War: Shogun 2A Total War Saga: Thrones of BritanniaBlockbusterTotal War: WarhammerNapoleon: Total WarTotal War: Rome IIRome: Total WarThe Creative AssemblyTotal WarMedieval II: Total WarTotal War: Warhammer IITotal War: Three KingdomsSegaStrategyTotal War: Attila

Total War has been enjoying its time among the greenskins and the undead, but we've been waiting to see exactly which period it'd land in when it returns to its historical roots for its next major installment. Now the answer is here. Total War: Three Kingdoms.

The year is 190CE. China is in turmoil. The Han Dynasty crumbles before the child-emperor. He is but a figurehead; a mere puppet for the tyrant warlord Dong Zhuo. It is a brutal and oppressive regime, and as Dong Zhuo’s power grows, the empire slips further into the cauldron of anarchy... Only one thing is certain: the very future of China will be shaped by its champions. Total War: Three Kingdoms is the next major historical strategy game in the award-winning Total War series.

This is both unexpected and precisely the kind of setting I was hoping for. A mostly self-contained conflict with a clear end-goal and set of factions. The trailer follows.

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A Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia announcedhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/a-total-war-saga-thrones-of-britannia-announcedAlice O'ConnorTue, 14 Nov 2017 15:04:46 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/a-total-war-saga-thrones-of-britannia-announcedA Total War Saga: Thrones of BritanniaThe Creative AssemblyTotal WarSegaStrategy

The first Total War Saga, a new spin-off sub-series from the historical strategy games which will focus on very specific times and places, is off to good ol' Blighty. Sega today announced A Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia, which travels back to Britain in 878 AD. While the focus is tighter, Creative Assembly say it will offer "the most detailed Total War campaign map ever made." They're not showing anything of the game yet but it's broadly Total War so I'm sure your imagination can fill in the details as you watch this animated announcement trailer:

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