LEGEND TOTAL WAR the next TOTAL WAR game!!!

[Monarch]

'Pleasently intruiged' unless that was just a random use of words to make us all even more..well intruiged then I'd say that points to a fantasy. But furthermore that wording also points to a non orc/goblins/elf/dwarf type game, sort of like what Rise Of Legends are looking to do, a more original theming.

Funny how I get that out of just two words lol, I may be well off. But thats what that leads me to believe.

Edit: Also if it is going to be callec Legend: Total War then this also points to a fantasy based game.

[Zomby_Woof]

I thought we already determined that is wasn't going to be called Legend: Total War, that that had been the original name for Spartan: Total Warrior. Aren't we looking at Empire: Total War now?

Anywho, my bets go to something in the Napoleon-time period, which would actually pretty cool, especially if it encompassed the whole world.

[The_Doctor]

Do they own any more names?

EDIT: I checked on the trademark website.

There is Rome:total war
A total war by itself
A total war by itself, that is not a computer game, it could be board game or card game.
Empire Total war, which was bought in March 2003.
Legend total war, which was also bought in March 2003.
Medieval total
Total War, the logo
Shogun total

[Mount Suribachi]

Also, in case anyone finds it and gets all excited, the original title of STW was Taisho: Total War (how sad am I?)

I expect we will see an announcement of TW4 around E3 2006, until then CA will continue to tease us

[Mouzafphaerre]

Err. No.

We have an excellent idea of what comes next, and the game after that and possibly the game after that. What I can't do is tell you yet what is going to happen. I would if I could but I can't so I won't. Let's just say that people are going to be pleasantly intrigued.

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Care to join the EB to torture fans with us down at the forum?
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[Incongruous]

As someone else said I reckon it's going to be a more original fantasy game.
MTW2 would be nice but I know they won't be doing that...

[Quietus]

Err. No.

We have an excellent idea of what comes next, and the game after that and possibly the game after that. What I can't do is tell you yet what is going to happen. I would if I could but I can't so I won't. Let's just say that people are going to be pleasantly intrigued.

"Pleasantly intrigued", if accurate, to me evokes the question: "how are they going to implement that?". 'Pleasantly surprised' would mean something big and unexpected (i.e. Star Wars: Total War or LOTR: Total War).

Also, the last action on Empire: Total War was at the latest May 2005! Something about -published for contest- which mean a timeframe/window with which to contest the trademark.

And, if it follows the STW/MTW pattern, this next TW game would be based on the RTW engine as well.

Hence: A TW game with heretofore unimplemented gamepley (i.e real-time ship battles) that's not far off from Rome engine. Although, I don't believe they will re-make MTW - and much less the venerable STW - just yet. Napoleon: Total War seem too big a scale though (for today's computers).

Empire, Colonial or New World: Total War

or Sims: Total War