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New Total War: Rome 2 screenshots march our way

Posted by Alexander "AJ" Bridgwood on October 4, 2012
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Creative Assembly have released 4 new screenshots from Total War: Rome 2 depicting more scenes from the battle of Carthage which has so far been the focus point for their slow trickle of release of information for the game due out next year.  Depicted in these jaw dropping screenshots are the bloody, grim and dark realities of a city under siege and at war.  Roman Legionnaires are seen running up the beach from their warships, engaging in a full-on assault against the Carthaginian army, including the mighty war elephants, and the Carthaginian fleet in port fully loaded with soldiers.

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Total War: Shogun 2 First Play – Part 4

Posted by Alexander "AJ" Bridgwood on March 15, 2011
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To celebrate the release of Total War: Shogun 2 we have put together a series of 4 videos which will be released each day up to the launch of the game on Tuesday 15th March 2011.  These videos were recorded on a first play through of the demo and all commentary was recorded live at the time.

Part 4 is below which showcases off the skills tree and I prepare some forces and explore more of the two territories I currently own.

Unfortunately that is the end of the first play videos for the Total War: Shogun 2 demo however due to the success of the videos more will be coming and across a range of games so keep your eyes peeled!  Total War: Shogun 2 was also released today everywhere.

AJ

Total War: Shogun 2 First Play – Part 3

Posted by Alexander "AJ" Bridgwood on March 14, 2011
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To celebrate the release of Total War: Shogun 2 we have put together a series of 4 videos which will be released each day up to the launch of the game on Tuesday 15th March 2011.  These videos were recorded on a first play through of the demo and all commentary was recorded live at the time.

Part 3 is below which showcases off more of the campaign map.  You can view part 4 here.

AJ

Total War: Shogun 2 First Play – Part 2

Posted by Alexander "AJ" Bridgwood on March 14, 2011
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To celebrate the release of Total War: Shogun 2 we have put together a series of 4 videos which will be released each day up to the launch of the game on Tuesday 15th March 2011.  These videos were recorded on a first play through of the demo and all commentary was recorded live at the time.

Part 2 is below which continues where we left off in part 1 after having just started the 3D battle.  You can view part 3 here.

AJ

Total War: Shogun 2 First Play – Part 1

Posted by Alexander "AJ" Bridgwood on March 12, 2011
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To celebrate the release of Total War: Shogun 2 we have put together a series of 4 videos which will be released each day up to the launch of the game on Tuesday 15th March 2011.  These videos were recorded on a first play through of the demo and all commentary was recorded live at the time.

Part 1 is below and you can find part 2 here.

AJ

Empire Total War: Taking Albany

Posted by Alexander "AJ" Bridgwood on March 5, 2011
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With Total War: Shogun 2’s release approaching I have gone back to playing Empire after a long stint away from the series.  There were a number of issues with the game’s AI at launch and so Creative Assembly got to work on patching the game although not all issues have been addressed although they have stated that Shogun 2’s AI has been improved ten fold.  I haven’t played Empire since before the major patches were implemented so any changes are all news to me but having started a new campaign it already appears that the AI has been much improved.

The thing I never encountered before took place about 5 turns into the game.  Previously the Iroquis Confederacy captured the region of New York from my protectorates, the Thirteen Colonies, and so with a desire to expand my territory in the Americas I gathered up any spare troops from the Caribbean Islands.  Putting together as many troops as I could in Britain I set them on a ship and set sail for the Americas.  The idea being that once I had taken Albany I could reinforce the existing troops and continue my military campaign further inland.

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GTN’s Top 10 anticipated games of 2011 – Part 2

Posted by Alexander "AJ" Bridgwood on January 16, 2011
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Welcome to the second part of our top ten anticipated games of 2011.  If you missed the first part you can find it here.

6. Crysis 2

Crysis was an excellent game, having the suit that allowed you to change your body’s capabilities depending on the situation, whether it was going invisible, or running very fast, or simply becoming super strong so you can bash through buildings behind the enemy. It was a great mechanic and way of doing things. I am therefore looking forward to Crysis 2, mostly for the multiplayer, because that could be great fun and I hold out much hope!

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Shogun 2: Total War News

Posted by Alexander "AJ" Bridgwood on January 14, 2011
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Creative Assembly have today released a Campaign Trailer for their upcoming strategy, Shogun 2: Total War.  It shows us some of the features of the campaign map including telling us about some of the agents we will be able to control.  They also explain the new experience points system for commanders and agents which allows us to grant them skills.

There are more features explained in the video below and I think you will agree that the campaign map is simply looking gorgeous!

As well as releasing the Campaign Trailer they have also released details on the Date and Uesugi Clans which you can view below.

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GTN’s Hot Press – Gaming 21/12/10

Posted by Alexander "AJ" Bridgwood on December 21, 2010
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Today we have a trailer heavy Hot Press for you on gaming with two great videos for games coming out next year and a roundup of today’s best Steam deals in the Christmas sale.

Operation Flashpoint: Red River – Introducing Staff Sgt Knox:

In the latest video released by Codemasters we are introduced to Staff Sergeant Damien Knox who tells us that by using his experience he will protect his marines and accomplish the mission set.  Some great game play footage is shown in the trailer showing off various vehicles, environments which are set in night, day and in between and various weapons.  It will be interesting to see how much freedom you will have in accomplishing your missions but we do know now from Codemasters via their Twitter that the focus is on infantry in this game which means that there will be no flying around in helicopters this time round!

Visit the official Operation Flashpoint: Red River website here.

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