Rome II Coming to SteamOS and Your Living Room!

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Valve Software's Greg Coomer has revealed that Creative Assembly are committed to making Rome II playable on the SteamOS - an in-development Linux distribution designed for Steam Box games consoles and free to install on any PC. Coomer quotes CA's Rob Bartholomew on the cunning Rome II plan:

"We've always wanted the Total War franchise to be enjoyed by living room gamers, but the limitations of traditional hardware made our style of game play impossible. Last month, when Valve invited us to test out the new Steam Controller and unveiled their plans for SteamOS - we were impressed. We believe it will provide us with the control fidelity and platform we need to make a living room experience for ROME II that could be a more compelling experience than playing with keyboard and mouse."

Rome II will launch on Valve's SteamOS Linux distribution "early next year" with full controller and big picture support. Controllers, Linux and Total War in the living room are certainly new ground for the TW series. If you'd like to know more about the Steam Controller, there's a good information piece about the unique Steam controller right here.

Read the full announcement here!