Total War: Warhammer brings two gaming worlds together on PC

As part of the Total War series' 15th anniversary, Sega and The Creative Assembly are collaborating with Games Workshop for Total War: Warhammer.

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Two great tastes are about to taste great together. Sega and The Creative Assembly are celebrating the 15th anniversary of the Total War by taking it to a familiar place. The next game will center around the orcs of the Warhammer 40,000 (EDIT: Warhammer: Fantasy Battle) universe. As part of a new partnership with Games Workshop, Sega has announced Total War: Warhammer.

Total War: Warhammer will take place along the Old World. Players can select between the various races of the Warhammer world to play out a full campaign. This Total War will introduce the flying creature, massive monsters, and powerful storms that can be found in Games Workshop's universe, along with the real-time strategy clashes that The Creative Assembly have become recognized for.

This is just the beginning for this collaboration, as Sega is pointing to a pair of standalone expansions set to release in the future. A number of content packs will also be issued over the course of the game's lifecycle. Total War: Warhammer is set to hit PC, Mac, and SteamOS soon. For more, check out the trailer below.

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    April 22, 2015 9:52 AM

    Ozzie Mejia posted a new article, Total War: Warhammer brings two gaming worlds together on PC

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      April 22, 2015 10:01 AM

      That they did not call this game TOTAL WARHAMMER is a missed opportunity.

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      April 22, 2015 10:06 AM

      Err, Ozzie, Warhammer and Warhammer 40,000 is not the same thing. This game doesn't look like it has any space marines.

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        April 22, 2015 10:12 AM

        Fair enough. I will fix that up.

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      April 22, 2015 10:15 AM

      and hell, sight unseen I'm excited. Wondering how the strategy portion of these games would work vs. normal total war stuff...

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      April 22, 2015 10:43 AM

      So this is just regular WH and not 40k? That's a huge shame.

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        April 22, 2015 11:01 AM

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        April 22, 2015 5:18 PM

        Warhammer Fantasy has these rules about keeping units in formations. I don't know much about it, but the TW unit formations are a perfect translation of a big W:F tabletop game.

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          April 22, 2015 5:27 PM

          Yup. I really don't know how a ranged-focused 40K game would fit with Total War's games. Fantasy just makes so much more sense for the Total War franchise.

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            April 22, 2015 6:07 PM

            Hm. I'd be ok with DoW1 with formations. That'd be badass.

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      April 22, 2015 11:05 AM

      this is awesome!

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      April 22, 2015 11:07 AM

      Bloody fantastic cinematic!

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      April 22, 2015 7:07 PM

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        April 22, 2015 7:45 PM

        You joke but me and my friends said this at least once before all agreeing to ditch class and play Warhammer in high school.

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