Empire: Total War Street Date Announced and New Gameplay Videos
PRESS RELEASE posted on 5 FEB 2009 by Chris Beck
The Creative Assembly announced that its hotly anticipated strategy title, Empire: Total War will officially be released on March 4, 2009.
From the Creative Assembly press release:
"San Francisco (January 27, 2008) – SEGA of America®, Inc. today announced that the next iteration of the critically acclaimed Total War™ series, Empire: Total War, will be shipped to stores in North America and Canada March 3rd and available to buy in stores around the world on March 4th. In addition, North American and Canadian customers will be able to purchase the game as a digital download at 1:00 AM PST on the 4th of March.
Please note that all retail and digital download copies require activation via STEAM, the leading online platform for PC games and digital entertainment.
If purchased via STEAM, pre-loading will be available 48 hours in advance of the release date. For more information about STEAM please visit www.steampowered.com.
The minimum system specifications for Empire: Total War are:
Operating System: Windows XP 32(service pack 2), Windows Vista 32 OS.
Processor: 2.4 GHz Single Core Intel or AMD equivalent processor.
System Memory: 1GB RAM (XP) 2GB RAM (Vista).
Graphics Card: 256MB DirectX 9.0c compatible video card (shader 2.0 or higher).
Sound Card: Directx9.0c compatible sound card.
Windows compatible mouse & keyboard.
15 GB free uncompressed hard drive space.
Empire: Total War is set in the 18th century, a turbulent era that is the most requested by Total War’s loyal fan base and a period alive with global conflict, revolutionary fervour and technological advances. With themes such as the Industrial Revolution, America’s struggle for independence, the race to control Eastern trade routes and the globalization of war on land and sea, Empire: Total War promises to be the richest and most dynamic PC strategy game of all time. Empire: Total War will be released on March 3rd, exclusively for PC.
For more information about the game, please visit www.totalwar.com.
About SEGA of America Inc.:
SEGA® of America, Inc. is the American arm of Tokyo, Japan-based SEGA® Corporation, a worldwide leader in interactive entertainment both inside and outside the home. The company develops, publishes and distributes interactive entertainment software products for a variety of hardware platforms including PC, wireless devices, and those manufactured by Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. SEGA® of America’s Web site is located at www.sega.com."
To celebrate the Gone Gold announcement Steam released five new gameplay videos covering various aspects of the game and showcasing the new Total War engine. The videos briefly display the Naval Warfare, Land Warfare, Campaign Map, the Road to Independence, and Multiplayer.
The gameplay videos are found on Steam's store site: Empire: Total War Gameplay Videos on Steam
Viewers do not need to load the Steam client to view these videos.
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