Strategy: Grand Strategy/4X

Artwork of a female Manor Lords ruler with an image of her castle town in the background.

Feature

The Manor Lords publisher thinks we should all reject the "opportunistic and predatory" quest for a viral hit

A chat with Hooded Horse CEO Tim Bender about strategy games and letting devs cook

July 11, 2024 Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

25 comments

Some character art for Total War: Pharaoh's Dynasties update, showing men in helmets with gold shields and the biggest beards you ever saw, just the most fantastic beards

News

Total War: Pharaoh's enormous free Dynasties update gets a July release date and trailer

It's the "final content addition", says game director

July 9, 2024 Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

15 comments

A king and a queen stand in a dark void. The queen looks away from the king.

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Wife pestering you about every little pregnancy? Crusader Kings 3 will soon let you decide which messages are important

Mute your heir

June 27, 2024 Brendan Caldwell

5 comments

A still from the Total War Warhammer 3 Immortal Empires trailer, showing a white bearded dwarf looking very angry and pointing over a table at someone off screen

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Colossal Squigs all but confirmed for next Total War Warhammer 3 DLC, plus big new toys for Ogres and Khorne

Upcoming expansions to be “focused on Immortal Empires specifically”

June 26, 2024 Nic Reuben

6 comments

Karanak the hound of vengeance in Total War Warhammer 3

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Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus is getting a sequel and Total War: Warhammer 3 is getting a big red dog

Clifford? is that you? What have they done to you boy?

May 24, 2024 Nic Reuben

13 comments

A spice plume emanates from the landscape while an Ornithopter flies nearby in Dune: Awakening.

News

Rumours point to Total War: Star Wars in the works at Creative Assembly

Rumours lead to hype, etc

May 17, 2024 Nic Reuben

84 comments

A comparison between various big lizards in Total War: Warhammer 3

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Total War Warhammer 3’s frost wyrms are just shrinking because they’re cold, I swear, and other changes in new hotfix

The Dwarf's new grudge system now requires a little less breathless violence to appease

May 15, 2024 Nic Reuben

1 comment

A message from the Matriarch in Norland warning you about an impending disaster

News

Nightmare kingdom builder Norland has natural disasters, but don't worry, it also has prophets of disaster

Better stay friendly with the prophets, then

May 3, 2024 Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

7 comments

A large cannon is destroyed in
Total War: Warhammer 3

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Total Warhammer 3 without touching grass: Noctilus accidentally looks up 'avast' in the dictionary

Zombies love me, fish fear me.

May 3, 2024 Nic Reuben

16 comments

A line of spear-wielding troops in Total War: Pharaoh, viewed from the perspective of one soldier in the line

News

Mesopotamia is coming to Total War: Pharaoh alongside over 80 new units

Receive regular substantial updates like an Egyptian

May 2, 2024 Nic Reuben

16 comments

A ship travelling at warp speeds in Sins Of A Solar Empire 2

News

Sins Of A Solar Empire 2 will release on Steam this summer

After launching in technical preview on Epic Games Store

May 1, 2024 Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

25 comments

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We could be seeing Total War: Warhammer 3’s redemption after months of backlash

Sales for the sale throne, reviews for the review god

May 1, 2024 Nic Reuben

6 comments

Dwarfs and blimps in Total War Warhammer 3

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If you just buy one Total War: Warhammer 3 Thrones Of Decay lord, make it Malakai Makaisson

What the Dawi can do for you

April 29, 2024 Nic Reuben

16 comments

Vampirates fire on a lord from Total War: Warhammer 3

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Total Warhammer 3 without touching grass: unlikely allies, money troubles, and bilge rats

Vampirate diaries, part II

April 12, 2024 Nic Reuben

17 comments

The Gambler model from Kingdom Death Monster

Feature

Supporters only | My obsession with a singular board game makes me fear the unchill passage of time

Spunked cost fallacy

April 5, 2024 Nic Reuben

11 comments

News

Total War: Pharaoh's High Tides update, previously a paid DLC pack, will release for free on Jan 25th

As per Creative Assembly's earlier apology for messing up Total War

Jan. 16, 2024 Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

7 comments

A battalion of Medjay archers ready their bows in Total War: Pharaoh.

News

Creative Assembly apologise for "mistakes" with Total Warhammer 3 and Pharaoh, offering part-refunds and free DLC

“We see the confusion, the frustration, and the distrust of us across the community"

Dec. 15, 2023 Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

54 comments

A look at the United Federation Of Planets in Star Trek Infinite.

Review

Star Trek: Infinite review: Not exactly a strategy pioneer, but still an enjoyable journey

Splitting it out

Oct. 12, 2023 Sin Vega

48 comments

Ramesses going into battle on a chariot in Total War: Pharaoh

Review

Total War: Pharaoh review: a towering monument to a broken release schedule

The seventh.3.0.2 wonder of the ancient world

Oct. 10, 2023 Nic Reuben

60 comments

Warriors fight in an intense battle in Total War: Pharaoh

News

Total War: Pharaoh has a release date, and a sweeping campaign map flyover video

Sphinx and you'll miss it

Sept. 12, 2023 Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

4 comments

The character screen for Ramesses in Total War: Pharaoh

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Thank the gods, Total War: Pharaoh will have a dedicated tutorial campaign

Hip hip Horus

Sept. 12, 2023 Katharine Castle

20 comments

A partially zoomed in tactical map in Myraids: Renaissance showing several enemy airships

Feature

The Rally Point: This year's low-intensity strategy for the Summer (?) heatwave (??) is Myriads: Renaissance

It’s the humidity that’ll get ya

Aug. 3, 2023 Sin Vega

9 comments

The city Men-Nefer under seige in Total War: Pharaoh, during a sandstorm

News

Total War: Pharaoh video explains how its factions work and fight

Pharaoh 'nuff

July 6, 2023 Graham Smith

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Total War: Pharaoh may not have war hippos, but it has fire, shoving, and deep history

Creative Assembly Sofia "wanted to make a game about the collapse of the Bronze Age”

June 1, 2023 Nic Reuben

28 comments

A shot of the ancient city Men-nefer in Total War: Pharaoh, under a blue sky with the great pyramids in the background

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Creative Assembly have “absolutely no plans” to bring ancient Egyptian mythology to Total War: Pharaoh

Denial, River, Egypt etc.

June 1, 2023 Nic Reuben

13 comments