TeamXbox writes: "The quest to create the ultimate real-time strategy game for consoles trudges along, but Creative Assembly – creators of another innovative RTS series, Total War - think they may have hit upon a solution.
Of course it involves control; the single biggest issue facing the genre on console gaming machines. And the control system that Creative Assembly has devised is definitely different than anything else you've seen in a game like this. Strangely, the game it reminds me of more than anything is Madden 2006 and its QB Vision system; a cone of vision that allows you to select something that falls within it as you sweep around. Different, yes. Intuitive and effective? That remains to be seen with a more complete play-through."
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Kim Sellentin, Producer behind Medieval II Total War: Kingdoms at SEGA Studios Australia, discusses her start as a QA tester, her approach of cultivating a learning culture in the studio, and strategies for current and future producers.
