November 2008

**Abokasee** · 03-21-2008, 20:37

Well better than most EA deadlines... if they go over the limit the staff will be shot with a PKM Machine Gun.

Can someone please tell us why the majority (if not all) TW games are released in November?

**TosaInu** · 03-21-2008, 21:49

Shogun Total War was released in June, Medieval Totalwar in August, Rome: Totalwar in September and Medieval2: Total War in May.

A release around Christmas can be a commercial advantage.

**LestaT** · 03-22-2008, 00:59

I think I read somewhere that said on of the CA dev/staff/official went to Russia for some business. I wonder if it involves buying/using the engine which is use for the Age of Pirate game (by Akella) for their naval battle portion of the ETW...

**CBR** · 03-22-2008, 01:26

M2TW was released November 2006.

CBR

**Belgolas** · 03-22-2008, 05:06

yeah I remember M2TW being released just after my birthday which is in november.

Medieval II: Total War
Platforms:
Release Date: 11/13/2006

but not all total wars are released in November. But it is smart to make it in before Christmas

**eddy_purpus** · 03-22-2008, 06:48

You see?>

a game is not only about Pretty graphics .
its about how it is made to play .
how units act and fight .
and the campaign gameplay .

for me it doesnt need to be beautyfull to be playable .
for me a game that is great in gameplay even if the graphics are a lil outdated . is better than play a game that doesnt go well with what you waited for .

i think that everyone has very different opinions based on what type of game they like .

**TosaInu** · 03-23-2008, 14:50

Sorry, M2TW was released November 2006 indeed.

**Intrepid Sidekick** · 03-25-2008, 15:38

Originally Posted by LestaT

I wonder if it involves buying/using the engine which is use for the Age of Pirate game (by Akella) for their naval battle portion of the ETW...

Most definetly not.

The naval battles are entirely home grown in the CA UK Horsham office.

The guys working on Naval Battles would be quite upset to think that they werent getting the credit they so hugely deserve.

**pevergreen** · 03-25-2008, 21:59

A wikipedia article references the org? Let alone a thread I made

Yayayayayay.

**Templar Knight** · 05-16-2008, 13:20

Sega.co.uk has an 'Autumn' release date, instead of 'November 2008' like Sega.com. I wonder if Empire will be released in Europe before the US?

**rajpoot** · 05-16-2008, 15:26

I always get confused when it comes to weather patterns outside Asia. Sega UK saying game is due for an Autumn\Fall release would mean it's due for sometime around September\October right?

**Martok** · 05-16-2008, 18:48

Originally Posted by Templar Knight

Sega.co.uk has an 'Autumn' release date, instead of 'November 2008' like Sega.com. I wonder if Empire will be released in Europe before the US?

While that would be somewhat logical (given that CA is based in the UK), I still doubt it. Games are nearly always released here in the US first, and the Total War titles have been no exception to this rule.

Originally Posted by asj_india

I always get confused when it comes to weather patterns outside Asia. Sega UK saying game is due for an Autumn\Fall release would mean it's due for sometime around September\October right?

Or November; it's certainly possible.

Don't forget that autumn runs from approximately September 21 to December 21, so strictly speaking ETW could be released anywhere in that time frame. Of course, I've never heard of a game not coming out until December, but I wouldn't be surprised if we saw a November release date.