
Softpedia writes: "So, here are the facts: we have on our hands what is shaping up to be one of the biggest releases of 2009, as far as strategy gaming and PC exclusives go; we have a widely lauded and very popular digital distribution service in Steam, which is powered by Valve; we have the more popular by the minute idea that gamers don't need to go out and get a title from retail brick and mortar stores because games will come to them. But taking a look at the various Internet boards on which Empire: Total War is discussed, you will find a lot of angry gamers, still waiting to play the game some time after the official release date."

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.

If you didn't know, Time Commanders was a TV show that ran for 3 series back into the early noughties.
but I can't get it for 4 weeks :( boo!
I bought a retail copy and had no problem at all authenticating with Steam. Worked perfectly.
It really is a great RTS, one of the best I have ever played. It is a bit different than Rome but a great game non the less.