Creative Assembly: Celebs Rumors

Total War: Warhammer 3 has just launched a new hotfix that, among other things, removes a randomly generated High Elf name that shared ties with a German general from World War Two.One of the randomly generated High Elf names, Guderian, is the surname of Heinz Guderian, a Nazi general. He led armoured divisions into Poland, France, and Russia, and was an early pioneer of the infamous blitzkrieg tactic employed by Germany to rapidly overwhelm countries in World War 2.Guderian rose to the role of Hitler’s personal advisor, but he ultimately surrendered to the U.S.

Total War: Pharaoh is receiving a new free DLC update as an apology to players.The new DLC allows players to play as ‘The Sea Peoples”, who are described as a faction that must “stay on the war path to survive” and need to constantly win battles in order to do this.Two new factions are also being added to the game: the Sherden and the Peleset. The Sherden use a new mechanic named Spoils of War to gain extra resources (such as the new resource Eminence) that you then use to build new camps to make your army stronger.Players who choose this faction can command new units such as the Nuraghe Warriors, who form a turtle-formation to protect themselves, Harpooners, who throw barbed javelins, and Sherden Archers who use sulfur-tipped arrows to set your enemies alight.The second faction is the Peleset, a faction that can both take over cities on the campaign map and pitch camp.

Creative Assembly, the developer of Total War, has announced that this week’s cancellation of Hyenas has led to layoffs.Sega Sammy stated that it expected “record losses of approximately 14.3 billion yen [£78.6million]” in this fiscal year and as a result, “structural reforms aimed at increasing efficiency” were necessary.Hyenas had a closed beta last month, signifying that the sci-fi extraction shooter was approaching a potential release in some shape or form. However, the game was one of an undisclosed number of titles that were cancelled in order to safeguard the stability of the publisher.In a post to X (previously Twitter), Creative Assembly expressed its regret for these events that have led to losses at the company.Following an internal announcement to our employees, please see the below statement: pic.twitter.com/b6LPonVagV— Creative Assembly (@CAGames) September 28, 2023“We have made the incredibly difficult decision to begin a redundancy consultation process in some areas of our UK operations, alongside ending development of Hyenas,” it said.“We have always aimed to operate as a ‘people-first’ studio; that is foundational to our values and culture.

Total War: Pharaoh has had to push its launch on the Epic Games Store to “early 2024”, with Creative Assembly stating that it is as “disappointed” as the fans are.This is in order to introduce “additional social functions” to the game, and the team will require a more flexible time frame to fulfil those features.Fans had realised that their pre-orders through the Epic Games Store for Total War: Pharaoh had been refunded, signalling that some sort of update from Creative Assembly was on the way.“We apologise to all our fans whose plans are affected by this news. Know that we’re disappointed too, and that we otherwise look forward to welcoming you into Ancient Egypt early next year,” continued the post to Total War‘s official X account.The game’s launch on Steam and Mac is unaffected and Total War: Pharaoh will arrive on October 11.

Total War: Pharaoh, has explained how Creative Assembly tackled the “challenge” of making units in a historical Total War game feel as diverse as the studio’s fantasy games.While many fans were introduced to Total War through its historical strategy titles, others have started playing through Creative Assembly’s Total War: Warhammer trilogy, which launched in 2016 and received its final game in 2022.Due to its fantasy setting, Total War: Warhammer‘s unit diversity has been one of its greatest strengths – players can recruit everything from zombies to dragons to lizardmen. Meanwhile, Total War‘s historical entries stick to realistic units rooted in their respective game’s time period, meaning there’s less choice on paper as players select different variations of human soldiers.When asked if this meant Creative Assembly had to work harder to make units in its historical games stand out, Todor Nikolov told NME that making a Bronze Age Total War game was “definitely a challenge”.“A lot of the ordinary military technology that we know of has not yet been invented.

NME, Total War: Pharaoh director Todor Nikolov has shared that the upcoming strategy game’s Egyptian Court feature will serve as a “game within a game” for players to scheme their way into power.In line with the wider Total War series, Pharaoh will task players with conquering a turn-based campaign map while maneuvering their armies in real-time battles. But the historical strategy has a new feature: the Egyptian Court, which lets Total War fans try their hand at politics.Here, players can gain favour with the court’s most influential figures – such as its religious head or treasurer – in return for powerful rewards, or plot to blackmail rivals and even usurp their position.

Creative Assembly has defended its decision to sell the next downloadable content (DLC) pack for Total War: Warhammer 3, Shadows Of Change, at an increased cost – despite causing backlash and negative reviews from players.Earlier in the month, Creative Assembly revealed Shadows Of Change, Total War: Warhammer 3 DLC that will add three new legendary lords and more recruitable units to the game.However, the DLC’s price raised eyebrows at the time. At £20, the new content is £7 more expensive than the game’s previous lord pack, Champions Of Chaos.

Hyenas, the sci-fi extraction shooter from developer Creative Assembly and publisher Sega, dropped a new trailer showing off its chaotic zero gravity combat.In a post-Earth galaxy, players will stick together in trios to invade Plunderships that hold priceless pop culture memorabilia from the planet’s history. Each Hyena has a unique personality and a set of weapons and abilities that sets them apart from their competitors.

Shadows Of Change expansion for Total War: Warhammer 3 shows off the power of the three legends heading to the strategy game.These are The Changeling for the Tzeentch, the Jade Dragon Yuan Bo for the Grand Cathay and Mother Ostankya for the Kislev. Check it out below:The Changeling isn’t the strongest actor on the field, however, he is able to trigger opportunities for those forces to turn the tide.

Total War: Warhammer 3 is free to play on Steam this weekend, giving newcomers several days to check out Creative Assembly‘s fantasy strategy game.Total War: Warhammer 3 is free to play from today (March 10) until March 13, at which point the game will stop being free to play but will remain on sale for another three days.

Creative Assembly has confirmed that it is working on a “brand new Total War title”, and is looking for a release manager to help launch the game.In a job listing posted to Creative Assembly’s website, the studio advertises that it is looking for a release manager to handle the “delivery and release” of an upcoming project.While outlining the role’s day-to-day responsibilities, Creative Assembly says the successful applicant will “work on a brand new Total War title setting up the processes for a release and beyond.”Elsewhere, a job listing for a senior VFX artist says that the role will involve working on “exciting new projects in our Total War franchise” – though that could encompass upcoming downloadable content for Warhammer 3.Creative Assembly is yet to announce the name or setting of its next Total War game, but it also has several other projects in development. Last July, another job listing from the studio revealed that it was working on a “ground-breaking” third-person action game that appears to be set in the Warhammer universe.Creative Assembly’s next upcoming game is Hyenas, a multiplayer shooter that tasks players with competing for Sega merch.Earlier in the month, the studio also reiterated its support for Total War: Warhammer 3, which launched last year.

Total War: Warhammer 3 update will let players turn on all in-game apocalyptic events at once, if they fancy fighting off as many endgame scenarios as possible. Coming in update 2.1, which is scheduled for September 6, is the “Ultimate Crisis Mode” which lets players enable as few or as many endgame scenarios as they please (via PC Gamer).“Following the addition of various end-game scenarios to the game, Update 2.1 will add a toggleable option to trigger all end-game scenarios in the same save game if you so desire. While this will not be toggled by default, it’s a great option for players who want to add all the end-game spice needed to keep things chaotic!” reads the update post.You can hear more about the “Ultimate Crisis Mode” in a YouTube video from yesterday (August 25) below.There’s a general endgame difficulty slider for the endgame in Total War: Warhammer 3, a customisable endgame timer warning, and even the option to enable multiple scenarios at once as mentioned earlier.

Creative Assembly is developing a new triple-A melee combat game and is currently hiring for new roles.According to Creative Assembly’s careers page, shared via Reddit, the Total War developer is  currently looking for a senior combat designer for a “new project” set in a medieval fantasy setting, who will “contribute to delivering world-class combat gameplay and emotion.”The job role also indicated that the hired developer will  need to bring their “in-depth understanding and passion for 3rd person melee combat coupled with experience in designing, developing and balancing combat systems.”It’s unclear at this time whether the new project  will be  a new Total War game, but the specifications also add that it’s desirable if the hired developer has familiar  knowledge with “previous Total War games, especially Total War: Warhammer.”Additionally, Creative Assembly clarifies that it’s essential the hired person will need to have a “deep understanding of third-person action melee combat  as both  a designer and  a  player” as well as good knowledge of “motion and animation design.”It’s also stated that the new project will need someone who has experience delivering a Game as a Service – meaning the mystery title will likely include monetized features.Creative Assembly has yet to publicly announce it’s developing a new triple-A title and seeing as how it’s still looking for a senior combat designer, progress is likely in the early stages.Last month, Sega announced Hyenas, a new multi-platform multiplayer shooter from the Total War developer.

Alien: Isolation developer Creative Assembly is currently working on an unannounced science-fiction first-person shooter (FPS) game, and has shared brief details on what it will involve.Creative Assembly studio director Gareth Edmondson and creative director Alistair Hope broke the news in the most recent issue of Edge Magazine (via GamesRadar), the “as-yet-unnamed” game has been in the works for around four years, since 2018.The upcoming game has a “drive for attention to detail and authenticity” and will absolutely adhere to “understanding the source material,” although what that source material is was not revealed.“It’s our new IP, and it’s a world that we’re creating, and of course we’re wringing our hands over it and we really want to get that right,” added chief product officer Rob Bartholomew. “We want to understand what authenticity in a blue ocean or an open sky looks like, when you’ve got a blank page in front of you.”Creative Assembly is best known for its real-time strategy Total War series, although the studio also developed 2014’s Alien: Isolation, a first-person horror game set in the canon of the Alien film franchise.

Total War: Warhammer 3 developer Creative Assembly has gone into detail on what fans can expect from the upcoming Immortal Empires update, which will merge each map from the Total War: Warhammer series into one playable campaign.In a blog shared yesterday (June 14), Creative Assembly has shared that it is aiming to launch a beta for Immortal Empires in August 2022.Besides combining maps in the style of Total War: Warhammer 2‘s Mortal Empires campaign, Creative Assembly has also detailed several “new features and approaches” that will debut in Immortal Empires.This includes changes to some of the series’ older factions: 29 older Legendary Lords will be given new starting locations, while certain Lords such as Grombrindal, Helman Ghorst and Volkmar the Grim will be given their own faction. A “selection” of these older Lords will also be launched with improvements to the mechanics they bring.Furthermore, Total War: Warhammer 3‘s antagonist Be’Lakor will be given his own faction in Immortal Empires.

Total War: Warhammer 3 has received a new update which adds new units and AI improvements, along with a retool of campaigns and factions, and improvements to UI.READ MORE: ‘Elden Ring’ hides From Software’s best lore behind its most formulaic set upSpeaking in a blog post, developer Creative Assembly detailed the massive patch 1.2 update, which adds everything from elite units to smaller stability tweaks. The auto-resolve and mount systems have also been altered slightly.The headline addition is the Regiments of Renown pack, which adds elite, recruitable troops to the game with improved stats and special abilities for use in the Campaign and Battle settings.Seven units have been added in total:Elsewhere in the post, other gameplay changes are detailed.

Creative Assembly has revealed a 2022 roadmap on the Total War website for its recent strategy title Total War: Warhammer 3, with a 1.2 update coming as early as May.The 1.2 update will be focusing on community fixes and tweaks to the game, with a whole range of visual and gameplay tweaks being made. These include a bug where some players have found themselves stuck in the Slaanesh realm, alterations to snow brightness, improvements to unit responsiveness, a leaderboard reset, and more.Regiments of Renown units correlating to each of the game’s core units will also be available to owners for free.

Creative Assembly has shared that it is “extensively testing” anti-piracy software Denuvo to see how much of an impact it’s having on Total War: Warhammer 3, following reports of poor performance.In a Steam post shared yesterday (March 3), Creative Assembly has updated fans on its progress on making the game more stable.As well as outlining what the team is working on, Creative Assembly acknowledged that Denuvo has been a “divisive topic of discussion” since the launch of Total War: Warhammer 3, as fans have accused the unpopular software of causing performance issues in the game.The studio said that although it is “extensively testing the product to determine its full impact on the game,” there are some “misconceptions” it aims to clear up.Creative Assembly goes on to clarify that Denuvo was included in pre-release builds send out to critics and content creators, and “was not purposefully omitted and then later added for the sake of the reviews.”The studio added that Denuvo has been included in previous Total War games, though clarified that “this does not absolve it of any potential issues it is causing,” and “there may be some other factor at the heart of the problem that you/we can explore together.”“The impact of Denuvo on performance is not yet conclusive. Many players have presented evidence both ways, and there are likely to be many factors that weigh into the conversation.

Total War: Warhammer 3 at launch, and players of the game allege that it’s causing noticeable performance issues.Yesterday (February 17) marked the release of Total War: Warhammer 3, however it’s been marred by negative reviews criticising the game’s performance.The strategy title currently has a ‘Mixed’ rating on Steam, with 41 per cent of the game’s reviews being negative at time of writing. The majority of these negative reviews focus solely on facing performance issues within the game.Now, many players are pointing fingers at Denuvo, anti-piracy software that SteamDB shows was added in a patch on Total War: Warhammer 3‘s launch day.

Creative Assembly’s Total War: Warhammer 3 is being review bombed on Steam by Chinese users unhappy with the game’s marketing.The game is receiving a large number of negative reviews from Chinese players who felt the marketing in the lead up to Total War: Warhammer 3 was poorly handled and has impacted the experience of playing the game (via PCGamer).Many of the complaints appear to be aimed at the distribution of early copies to influencers. Access to Total War: Warhammer 3 was given to a large number of content creators, many of whom has little interest or understanding of the game.

NME, Creative Assembly has revealed that it’s “not ruling anything in or out” in terms of future factions it’s looking to add to Total War: Warhammer 3.In an interview with NME, Jim Watson – lead designer for Total War: Warhammer 3 – was asked about Creative Assembly’s plans for Nagash and Thanquol, and if more obscure races could make their way into the final game.“We’re not ruling anything in or out at this stage,” answered Watson. “The stated intention – right from the first game – was that we want to do everything because we’re incredibly greedy.

Total War: Warhammer 3 have been confirmed ahead of its February release date.The Steam page for Warhammer 3 has been updated and now features the PC system requirements for the upcoming real-time strategy game. It looks like the storage will require 120GB of available space, while the recommended graphics card suggests the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti.However, players without a powerful graphics card will still be able to play the game, with the minimum suggesting the Nvidia GTX 900/AMD RX 400 series.Here are the PC system requirements for Total War: Warhammer 3:MinimumRecommendedTotal War: Warhammer 3 is set to launch on February 17 and is now available to pre-order with special bonuses for those who do, including the Ogre Kingdoms Race Pack for free, two new Legendary Lords, new Lords and Heroes, and 20+ units.Creative Assembly recently revealed that the final faction for Total War: Warhammer 3 is the Daemon Prince.

Creative Assembly has released a faction trailer for Slaanesh, the final Chaos faction to appear in Total War: Warhammer 3.In a video titled “Enter the world of Slaanesh”, fans can get their first full glimpse at what the last Chaos god’s faction will bring to Total War: Warhammer 3.The trailer showcases plenty of the monsters that will make up the roster of Slaanesh, including N’kari – who will lead the faction as a legendary lord.On the battlefield N’kari will excel in hunting down and killing isolated units, as he has an incredibly high movement speed. He also has a passive called Harvester of Souls, which means the death of any nearby enemies will heal him.

blog posted earlier today (November 19), Creative Assembly has detailed the plague based campaign mechanics of the Nurgle faction coming to Total War: Warhammer 3.When Nurgle arrives in Total War: Warhammer 3, players will take on a different approach to the campaign map, as Nurgle settlements are not constructed but are instead grown. Each building will be at its lowest stage and slowly grow naturally before dying.

Total War: Warhammer 3 gameplay video gives us a glimpse of the Grand Cathay, led by the Iron Dragon Zhao Ming, going head-to-head with Chaos.After releasing some impressive footage of the Ogre kingdoms, developer Creative Assembly has followed up with a good look at the Grand Cathay in action as they traverse the Chaos realms.Hot on the heels of the Oracles of Tzeentch, the Grand Cathay have pursued the Chaos faction into its own domain… and it doesn’t exactly go well.Showcasing some of the more interesting mechanics in Total War: Warhammer 3, the video gives us a good look at the fire and metal wizards under Zhao Ming’s command.

Creative Assembly has shared details on the unique lores of magic that each faction in Total War: Warhammer 3 will have access to, including a first look at the previously-unrevealed factions of Slaanesh and Nurgle.Through a blog posted yesterday (November 1), fans of upcoming strategy game Total War: Warhammer 3 have learned more about the new magic coming to the game.The Chaos factions of Tzeentch, Slaanesh and Nurgle all have their unique lores of magic, however the fourth Chaos faction – Khorne – has none, due to the Blood God’s distaste for sorcery.On the other hand, Tzeentch has plenty of spells that focus on damaging enemies, with many spells inflicting a Warpflame debuff.

Creative Assembly has detailed the violent set of campaign mechanics that Khorne factions will have access to in Total War: Warhammer 3.Khorne’s primary focus on the campaign map – outside of simply conquering it – revolves around collecting skulls to use as offerings to the skull throne.

Creative Assembly has released details on how Kislev – a faction in Total War: Warhammer 3 – will play on the campaign map.Through a blog posted earlier today (October 18), fans of the upcoming strategy game Total War: Warhammer 3 have been able to learn how the stalwart nation of Kislev will stand against opposing Chaos factions on the strategy map.Playing Kislev, players must build a resource called devotion, which can be earned by constructing certain buildings, defeating Chaos-aligned armies, and sacrificing captives post-battle. High devotion can be spent on buildings and technology trees while having low devotion can incur further attacks from Chaos.

Total War: Warhammer 3 has shared a first look at the faction of Tzeentch, the raven god.Also known as The Great Conspirator and The Lord of Change, among other names, Tzeentch is one of four daemon-gods and factions that will feature in the upcoming strategy game. Like its predecessors, Total War: Warhammer 3 contains a mix of turn-based strategy and real-time tactics.The in-engine cinematic trailer revealed today (October 15) shows Tzeentch’s armies, consisting of many powerful spellcasters who can attack from a distance.

Creative Assembly has shared a first look at the long-anticipated siege rework launching with Total War: Warhammer 3, revealing that defenders will be able to build their defences and more.Posted today (October 11), the siege rework video shares an in-depth look at how Total War: Warhammer’s siege mechanics from the first two games will change with the third entry.Instead of relying solely on the wall fortifications of a city, defenders will now be able to build their defences at positions scattered throughout the city.

Creative Assembly has shared the first full reveal for Total War: Warhammer 3‘s Grand Cathay unit roster after previously showcasing it in a trailer last week (October 1).In a blog post released on Friday (October 8), Creative Assembly has detailed every unit that Grand Cathay will include with the launch of Total War: Warhammer 3.As well as the two legendary lords already detailed, the armies of Grand Cathay will be led by Lord Magistrate or Dragon-Blooded Shugengan Lord units. Players will also be able to use Alchemists and Astromancers as their heroes in the factions.

Total War: Warhammer 3 has given fans a comprehensive look at the units of Grand Cathay, showcased in a vicious fight against the forces of Chaos.Posted earlier today (October 1), the video – titled ‘Enter the world of Grand Cathay’ – manages to reveal the vast host of units that will make up the armies of Grand Cathay in Total War: Warhammer 3.The trailer shows that Grand Cathay will have a fairly grounded and human-based army roster, though they are led by two Legendary Lords that are shown to transform into dragons in battles.Units include teams of handgunners that can mount their weapons on full-body shields for cover, as well as more standard crossbow units.

Total War: Warhammer 3 gets closer to release, Creative Assembly is showing off details on various legendary lords coming to the game.This week, the Total War blog focused on Zhao Ming, also known as the Iron Dragon. As the ruler of the Grand Cathayan Western Provinces, he will be a prominent figure in the game’s lore and gameplay.The blog introduction to Zhao Ming says that he “starts off his campaign in a bit of a pickle to be honest”, as the volatile situation around Cathay will be one of the key elements of his campaign.

Creative Assembly has revealed extensive details about Grand Cathay’s appearance in Total War: Warhammer 3.Grand Cathay, a Chinese-analogue faction that is often referred to as one of the ‘lost’ nations, has never made an appearance outside of background lore and mysterious snippets of information.

Total War: Warhammer 3 has been delayed from a 2021 release and will now launch in ‘early 2022’, as confirmed on Twitter.In a statement sent out via Twitter, CPO in charge of Total War: Warhammer 3, Rob Bartholomew said that “While it’s tempting to rush to the finish line as it comes in to view, we have made the decision to give it a little more time by moving the launch of Total War: Warhammer 3 from 2021 to early 2022.”Total War: WARHAMMER III will now release in early 2022.We know this is disappointing, but the extra time means we can accomplish more than we could if we rushed to release this year.We won’t be staying quiet however, join us tomorrow for the global reveal of Grand Cathay… pic.twitter.com/R4GdObAs9P— Total War (@totalwar)

A Total War Saga: TROY, the turn-based historical strategy game from Creative Assembly, is getting an all-new mode that changes everything.Historical Mode arrives in an upcoming free update and completely rebalances TROY.Similar to Records mode in Total War: Three Kingdoms, Historical Mode gives every hero a bodyguard while also changing or replacing each hero’s abilities in order to better balance the game.Additionally, developers looked to remove the fantasy elements of these abilities in order to take a more true-to-life approach.“It’s been a process of defining which are reasonable to have as an ability of a larger unit like this and which are simply too fantastical to be historically authentic,” reads the Total War developer blog.