Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus is getting a sequel, Total War: Warhammer 3 introduces a new legendary hero, and several other Warhammer games like Rogue Trader, Darktide, Vermintide 2, and Boltgun are receiving updates and expansions.
Sega and Creative Assembly have released the first trailer for Total War: Warhammer 3's Thrones of Decay expansion, featuring new legendary lords, battle units, and campaign features for the Empire, Chaos Nurgle faction, and Dwarfs. The expansion will launch alongside a patch with quality of life improvements and bug fixes, and will be available for individual purchase or as part of a discounted bundle. Thrones of Decay is set to release in the spring, and is part of Creative Assembly's efforts to be more transparent with the Total War community.
Creative Assembly, the developer of Total War: Warhammer 3 and Total War: Pharaoh, has apologized for the state of the games and is offering partial refunds to Pharaoh owners and free DLC as a way to make amends. The studio acknowledges the frustration and distrust from the community and promises to improve communication and incorporate player feedback. They also plan to release major updates and delay the release of the next expansion to ensure better quality and transparency.
Developer Creative Assembly has apologized for its DLC plans and announced changes for Total War: Warhammer 3 and Total War: Pharaoh. The release date for the Warhammer 3 DLC, Thrones of Decay, has been pushed back to April 2024, while players who purchased the Shadows of Change DLC will receive additional content in February at no extra cost. Total War: Pharaoh will now receive its first new content as a free update in early 2024, with a price drop to $39.99 and partial refunds for existing owners. Creative Assembly also removed Deluxe and Dynasty editions of the game from digital storefronts. The changes come after criticism of the DLC pricing and the cancellation of Creative Assembly's Hyenas extraction shooter.
Developer Creative Assembly has announced that it will remove community members who engage in disruptive behavior, such as doomsaying, calls for boycotts, or spreading misinformation, on the Steam forums for Total War Warhammer 3. This comes after the community expressed concerns over the increased pricing of the game's DLC. The developer emphasizes that constructive criticism is welcome, but disruptive and non-constructive behavior will not be tolerated.
Total War Warhammer 3 update 4.0 brings significant changes to the Grand Cathay faction, including reworks to the Harmony, Ivory Road, and Wu-Xing Compass systems. The Harmony system now becomes province-based, encouraging specialized settlements favoring Yin or Yang. Loot gained from plundering caravans is limited, and the Wu-Xing Compass affects all regions controlled by Cathayan factions. The Magistrates skill tree is overhauled to improve benefits for leaders who provide buffs and modifiers to the army. These changes are part of the free update accompanying the TWW3 Shadows of Change DLC.
Creative Assembly, the developer of Total War Warhammer 3, has responded to backlash over the price of the game's new DLC and urged players to stop abusing staff. The Shadows of Change DLC, which adds three new Legendary Lords and 11 additional units, costs $24.99 / £19.99, which is higher than previous DLC packs. The price increase has sparked anger among players, leading to negative user reviews on Steam. In a statement, Creative Assembly explained that rising costs have necessitated the price increase, but they understand the concerns and will continue to strive for good value. The studio also called for an end to the abuse directed at their team members.
Total War Warhammer 3 has released an update that enhances its Immortal Empires campaign mode with the addition of achievements for completing the campaign on different difficulty settings. The update also includes tutorial missions to help new players navigate the complex gameplay, an adjustable slider for battle difficulty settings to control AI bonuses, and new landmark buildings across the campaign map. The update is available to all players, including those who only own Total War Warhammer 3, and is part of Microsoft's PC Game Pass library.
The Chaos Dwarfs, the first new race added to Total War: Warhammer 3 in more than two years, are one of the more versatile options on the game's real-time battlefields and a monstrous force in the game's turn-based campaign layer. Their obsessions with industry, volcanic artillery, daemonic monsters, and droves of Hobgoblin cannon fodder make them decent foils to almost every enemy. The Chorfs are more about strategy than spectacle, and their presence will have ripple effects in the game's future.
Total War: Warhammer 3's upcoming free DLC, Mirror Of Madness, will include two new game modes for all players: a wave-based survival mode called The Trials Of Fate and a custom game mode called Infinity Portal. The update is being advertised as a collaboration between Intel and Creative Assembly, but an Intel Processor is not required to run the new modes. The DLC will be available on April 13th alongside the Forge Of The Chaos Dwarfs expansion.
Total War: Warhammer 3 is releasing a new expansion on April 13th called Forge Of The Chaos Dwarfs, which adds the Chaos Dwarfs, three Legendary Lords, and new campaign objectives and units. The expansion includes four new campaign mechanics and a free update that adds a Legendary Hero. The Chaos Dwarfs are a mix of evil sorcerers and murderous engineers who are attempting to build the "Great Drill of Hashut" to mine through reality itself. The expansion costs £18 on Steam.