This... was not received well.

And understandably so because esentially TW 3 Kingdoms has stopped being in development and as a result, we are looking towards a Warhammer trilogy style from TW being the new norm. Esentially expect a TW 3 Kingdoms part 2, TW3K2, which will focus on the actual period of the Three Kingdoms.

Important point to note - this time, apparently, there will be no Records mode. So the historical TW is essentially... gone.

From CA on Reddit:

  • Official support for 3K is ending. Patch 1.7.1 is the last officially planned patch.
  • Northern Expansion was originally planned but the plans changed
  • Pre-production has begun on a new game, "Based on the Romance of the Three Kingdoms"
  • This new game will not connect to the first like the Warhammer games
  • This will not a mobile game
  • They will likely not be talking about the new game anymore this year