Release date?

[Wardo]

No I don't have it.

EDIT: Actually, I do, sort of:

For now we cannot give a fixed date. Let us say that with some luck it might be possible to play this game this year. Maybe!

Taken from the PC Gameplay magazine interview.

[Mithrandir]

Games usually show up later than planned instead of sooner...

[Simmons]

Sometimes alot later in fact your better off just ignoring them then one day you sill get a pleasant surprise sort of like Empire at War next month :D

[TinCow]

It could definitely be June... of 2007.

[Templar Knight]

Id say September this year - following history (or wishful thinking), but it could be much later.

[doc_bean]

A year isn't much, you have to wait a couple of years for most games to arrive after they've been announced

They might make november 2006, if they have been working on the game since (before ?) Rome's release, otherwise, it'll probably be another year. Most companies like christmas releases, although it has been shown that spring or summer releases can generate just as much money...

[sapi]

Games usually show up later than planned instead of sooner...

:Cough:Oblivion:Cough:

Don't get excited people; it'll come in time but it'll never seem soon enough...

[AntiochusIII]

I want it late from whatever releases they promise if that would give us the magnificent Total War Dream Game we deserve.

Or at least Half-Life level (okay, a little less) moddability.

[Zatoichi]

Well, Play.com have it as 27th October 2006!

Yeah I know, you can't trust the stockists to have the real release date this far in advance, but even so, that's still quite a nice thought! Only 9 months to wait... Ho hum...

*sound of fingers drumming on desk*

Are we nearly there yet?

[drone]

I'll accept a July 2007 date as long as it is complete. I don't want a half-finished game. Take your time, CA, and get it right.

Of course, in the time frame between Dec 2006 and July 2007, I'll be available for the expanded community beta-test (which needs to happen).

[Wardo]

Oh well, I guess I'll have to keep my mind occupied for the next 9 to 11 months then.

Must...forget...about M2:TW!

[Katana]

I think they could definitley make their release date of roughly a year from now. It's important to remember that R:TW was CA's first 3d engine, and that M2 is probably running on a highly modified version of the Rome engine. Not having to develop an engine from ground up will shave months off of the development cycle.

[CountMRVHS]

Hey, I think we're all missing the most obvious answer here.

"Winter 2006". I expect it no later than February.

Holding my breath.....

[kataphraktoi]

Noooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!! SO long.

[Kraxis]

Hey, I think we're all missing the most obvious answer here.

"Winter 2006". I expect it no later than February.

Holding my breath.....

Yup... Winter 2006 is indeed now...

But given that games tend to be delayed a lot I expect it to come out for christmas.

[King Henry V]

Patience everyone, patience...I want a superb game and I don't care how long it takes.

[Herakleitos]

Patience everyone, patience...I want a superb game and I don't care how long it takes.

Exactly. I wouldn't mind if they take another year afther they think they've finished the game to thoroughly playtest and debug it. And finetune the AI, and finetune the AI, and finetune the AI, and...

[Wardo]

So the Australian team is working alone, what is the British team doing then? Why aren't they helping?

[econ21]

So the Australian team is working alone, what is the British team doing then? Why aren't they helping?

I suspect some are working on the "revolutionary" next but one addition to the TW series. Others may be doing other stuff (e.g. Total Warrior stuff?).