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Total War: Rome II "fastest pre-ordered" in series, "six times" greater than Shogun 2

Posted: 17.05.2013 by Technet2k

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SEGA has revealed a most pleasing statistic for Total War fans - proving the franchise is stronger than ever. Total War: Rome II is the "fastest" for pre-orders in the entire series history, easily besting Shogun 2.

In fact Rome II tallied "six times" the pre-orders its first official week than Shogun 2 managed. SEGA also boast of good pre-order levels for the "exclusive and highly-limited" Collector's Edition.

Total War: Rome II releases September 3rd, SEGA reveals Collector's Edition

Posted: 09.05.2013 by Technet2k

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Ave, citizen of Rome. SEGA has announced September 3rd as the glorious moment those legions burst forth from Roma and march North, South, East and, well okay, West as well - but will you march in style?

A Collector's Edition has been detailed, with each CE copy being "laser-etched" in Roman numerals. You also get a Tabula set, Tesserae Dice, Total War Cards and more.

Total War: Rome II's ninth "full faction" Pontus available as "day one" free DLC

Posted: 26.04.2013 by Technet2k

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SEGA has revealed that a ninth faction, Pontus, has been worked on by Creative Assembly and will be offered as free content "day one" to PC gamers. This faction remains one of the "strongest Hellenistic states".

The shipped version features the official eight factions, but the studio had some spare time to create Pontus. An official Total War: Rome II release date is expected soon.

Creative Assembly releases 11 minute Total War: Rome II forest gameplay video

Posted: 24.04.2013 by JonahFalcon

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Creative Assembly has released a new gameplay video for Total War: Rome II, showing off "history’s most astounding ambushes in The Battle of Teutoburg Forest." The 11 minute trailer shows off the battle depicting the Roman Army caught in a carefully calculated assault by the massed tribesmen of Germania.

Sega reorganizes Relic, encourages synergy with Creative Assembly

Posted: 09.04.2013 by JonahFalcon

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When THQ was dissolved and its assets auctioned off, Sega snagged Relic, along with the Company of Heroes franchise. While the publisher has given Company of Heroes 2 a release date, there's still more work to be done with the developer.