
Empire, due out early next year, seems to be making some pretty significant changes to the nearly decade-old Total War template. For the first time the game will include naval battles that play out in real-time on a fully fleshed out battle map. Traditionally in the Total War series, fights at sea were resolved entirely on the campaign map, giving them far less impact than the tactically demanding and visually impressive fights on land. When the game releases, fans will finally get the opportunity to command individual ships representative of the game's time period, the 18th Century.

It’s Total War Week at the Humble Store. Games in the popular strategy franchise are up to 75 percent off.
PC Invasion: Classic Total War games such as Medieval II, Empire, and Napoleon now have their Definitive Editions which includes all the DLC. Players who already own the respective base games get the DLC as a free update.

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