Total War: Warhammer
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Sega kills ‘super game’ initiative and abandons live service plans
Sega has officially scrapped its 'super game' initiative and abandoned its broader live service plans, citing struggles with free-to-play titles like Sonic Rumble Party and the unsuccessful integration of Rovio. While the future of projects like Jet Set Radio and Crazy Taxi remains uncertain regarding their live service elements, Sega is reallocating over 100 developers to focus on mainstay IPs and traditional game development.
'90s virtual reality, Battlefield 2142, and Total War: This month in PC Gamer 10, 20, and 30 years ago
This article looks back at PC Gamer magazine issues from May 1996, May 2006, and May 2016, highlighting cover stories and notable news from those periods. It revisits predictions about virtual reality and online gaming, discusses sequels like Battlefield 2142, and covers the launch of Total War: Warhammer and the early days of VR technology.
Roadmaps and Plans
Creative Assembly, the developers behind Total War: Warhammer, have revealed details about upcoming plans, including information on large-scale battle maps, planetary systems, and the overall region scale for the game. These updates are part of the ongoing roadmap for the strategy title.
Roadmaps and Plans
Total War: Warhammer 40,000 will feature destructible terrain elements, allowing players to alter the environment during gameplay. Separately, Star Wars: The Old Republic is set to receive Game Update 7.9, titled 'Legacy'.
Total War: Warhammer 40,000 Devs Reveal Huge Battle Maps, Planets, and Region Scale
Creative Assembly has provided new details on the scale of Total War: Warhammer 40,000, highlighting the immense size of its battle maps and planets. The upcoming strategy game aims to deliver an epic experience with vast in-game environments.
Total War: Warhammer 40k's map reveals fill me with faith that Creative Assembly can handle the setting's…
Creative Assembly's recent Total War: Warhammer 40,000 Show and Tell livestream has eased concerns about the studio's ability to handle the vast and complex 40k universe. The reveals showcased detailed planet maps and massive, dense battle maps with destructible elements, suggesting a grand strategy experience that can maintain replayability across its expansive star systems.
Total War: Warhammer 40,000's map destruction is "the biggest mental shift" for the strategy series in years, but "we've kept it to areas where it it really works"
Total War: Warhammer 40,000 will feature significant map destruction, allowing players to destroy terrain and buildings to alter the battlefield. This mechanic is described as a major shift for the series, though developers are implementing it selectively where it enhances gameplay. The game will also feature diverse biomes and faction-specific architecture, with units able to utilize ruins for tactical advantage.
Total War: Warhammer 40,000 will have destructible terrain elements: 'That forest, if you don't like it, you…
Total War: Warhammer 40,000 will feature destructible terrain elements, allowing players to destroy cover and other map objects. While not everything will be destructible, the developers are focusing on areas where it enhances gameplay depth, particularly in a universe with powerful flat-firing weapons. The game is set to release on PC, with a specific date yet to be announced.
Total War: Warhammer 40,000’s Hive Waste World, Battle Maps Showcased in Livestream
Creative Assembly showcased new details for Total War: Warhammer 40,000, including a look at a hive waste world and its battle maps. The developers highlighted the game's sense of scale, with diverse planet biomes and detailed environments ranging from desolate wastelands to dense hive interiors. The game is in development for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S.
Total War: Warhammer 40,000 reveals that battle maps will feature heavy destructibility
Creative Assembly showcased new details for Total War: Warhammer 40,000, highlighting destructible battle maps with features like annihilating forests for cover and line-of-sight obstruction. The developers also discussed planet systems, hive city environments, and the distinct playstyles of factions like the Imperial Guard and Aeldari. More content is expected from June onwards as development continues on various planet types and star systems.
Warhammer Classics initiative re-releases 28 vintage Warhammer and W40K games, with seven out on Steam for the first time
Games Workshop and SNEG have launched the Warhammer Classics initiative, re-releasing 28 vintage Warhammer and Warhammer 40,000 games on Steam. Seven titles, including Warhammer: Shadow of the Horned Rat and Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate, are available on Steam for the first time. The initiative aims to preserve and reintroduce these foundational games to a wider audience.
2026 video game release date calendar
This article provides a comprehensive calendar of video game releases scheduled for 2026, including specific dates for titles like Grand Theft Auto 6 in November and early year releases such as Resident Evil Requiem. It details monthly releases across various platforms and lists notable titles with TBD release dates, promising to be updated as new information becomes available.
In Total War: Medieval 3, you can change the laws of your kingdom to ensure your feckless heir doesn't inherit the throne
Creative Assembly is developing Total War: Medieval 3 with a focus on "vertical replayability," allowing players to change fundamental laws like inheritance systems within their kingdom. This feature, inspired by games like Crusader Kings 3, aims to provide significant replayability by enabling players to alter a faction's core mechanics throughout a campaign. The game is currently in pre-production and is expected to be released years from now.
