Total War: ATTILA - Pre-Order & Release Date and Special Edition Announcement

[Will CA]

Hi all,

We’re delighted to announce the release date for Total War: ATTILA as well as details on information on what you will get for free if you pick up Total War: ATTILA early – and information on our special edition.

Without further ado, I’ll hand you over to the official press release, which has more information than you can shake a spear at.

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Release Date:

The global release date for Total War™: ATTILA will be February 17^th, 2015 across all territories on both physical and digital formats.
The game is now available for pre-order from the SEGA Store and other retailers world-wide: www.totalwar.com

Pre-order Bonus:

Players who pre-order from participating retailers will receive Total War™: ATTILA’s first downloadable content for free alongside the game on release day. This first DLC, The Viking Forefathers Culture Pack, adds three additional playable factions to the game: The Danes, The Jutes and The Geats.

These warlike Norse factions have their own unique land and naval units, missions, cultural and factional traits, and are poised to launch southwards from their icy homelands on campaigns of raiding, looting and conquest.

The Viking Forefathers Culture Pack will also be available to purchase separately from February the 17^th, priced at £5.99/€7.49/$7.99.

Special Edition:

The Total War: ATTILA Special Edition, contains items not available in the digital version. These are:

• Attila The Hun Biography
  
  • Written by Nic Fields and published by renowned military history specialists Osprey Publishing, this brand-new Attila The Hun Biography is based on the latest academic research and theories. Beautifully illustrated with maps, archaeological photographs and specially commissioned artwork, it details the life, times and dark deeds of one of history’s most infamous warlords. This biography is only currently available as part of the Total War: ATTILA Special Edition.

• Reference Guide Poster
  
  • This double-sided poster features original Total War: ATTILA campaign map artwork on one side, and a comprehensive playable faction reference guide on the other.

• Viking Forefathers Culture Pack
  
  • ​Whether pre-ordered or purchased at launch, the Total War: ATTILA Special Edition includes this significant pack of content featuring three additional playable Norse factions.

Check with your local retailer for availability, or here on the official wiki: http://wiki.totalwar.com/w/Total_War...pecial_Edition


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We also have a rather swanky trailer for the Viking Forefathers Culture Pack, which you can catch right here:



http://youtu.be/CRqWw6_gKag

-Will CA

[Sharpe]

Well you've won over the Scandinavians but where are me Brits m8?

[Will CA]

Well you've won over the Scandinavians but where are me Brits m8?

The Brits are always with you Sharpe. In here:

[Sharpe]

The Brits are always with you Sharpe. In here:

Haha did I just get bantered?

[Karnil Vark Khaitan]

Haha did I just get bantered?

Wait did Sharpe get fingered?
But yeah it seems no brit this time sadly. :/

[texoman81]

Wait did Sharpe get fingered?
But yeah it seems no brit this time sadly. :/

Brits could be added in DLC still. Since many factions are starting without any territory, the map doesn't rule out anyone. The Germanic tribes that invade Britain and become the English are already included though. The Romanized Britons of this time are more important than the Iceni at the start of R2. The maps of territory being shown could be wrong too, there might be a city or two in Britain that WRE doesn't hold. Remember in R2 Macdon and Epirus were both given Thessaly on their maps. Britons aren't that likely in BI2 though still possible. And there is always mods, well hopefully there will be..that is still "to be confirmed".

[Karnil Vark Khaitan]

Hey CA. can you guys make some live streams of the upcoming game? So we better knows what we gets?

I just feel like I don't really know enough about the game.

[Captain W. Handberg]

Hey CA. can you guys make some live streams of the upcoming game? So we better knows what we gets?

I gotta second this. A lot of publishers do this and it works out real well, methinks.

[Karnil Vark Khaitan]

I gotta second this. A lot of publishers do this and it works out real well, methinks.

yeap Fireaxis did it and I knew what I got, and I have made a few mods for that game now :3

and the page isn't up yet :3

I need my doss of info today :3

[necronox]

Hey CA. can you guys make some live streams of the upcoming game? So we better knows what we gets?

I just feel like I don't really know enough about the game.

that's what i thought with Rome II, look at the launch, this all feels deja vu to me. besides that, not sure why they making another pre-order bonus DLC, it just makes me think the launch is going to be another flop with a game that was release to soon. but that's just my opinion at the moment. xD

[PointOfViewGun]

I assume the special edition doubles as a collector's edition?

[Linke]

Geats? Well my family is from Eastern Geatland in Sweden (Östergötland) so I'll definetely wanna play them.

[Dynamo11]

Pre-order DLC bonuses need to die, you cannot convince me that this is DLC that has been made after the fact. It has been made, alongside the game, with the intention to remove it and potentially charge more to your userbase.

Also anybody pre-ordering after Rome 2 should really evaluate their purchases

[PointOfViewGun]

Pre-order DLC bonuses need to die, you cannot convince me that this is DLC that has been made after the fact. It has been made, alongside the game, with the intention to remove it and potentially charge more to your userbase.

Also anybody pre-ordering after Rome 2 should really evaluate their purchases

That's not what a pre-order bonus means. It's simply content that the company decided to give for no extra cost to those that pre-order compared to to those who order after the launch. Of course it has been made alongside the game. No one claims that they invented the time machine and got the pack from the future. It's quite pointless to criticize something that you misrepresent.

[texoman81]

That's not what a pre-order bonus means. It's simply content that the company decided to give for no extra cost to those that pre-order compared to to those who order after the launch. Of course it has been made alongside the game. No one claims that they invented the time machine and got the pack from the future. It's quite pointless to criticize something that you misrepresent.

Go back and read CA's rationalization for Greek City States dlc. They said it was created after the CONTENT of the first game was finalized so it had to be separate. Most of us always knew the DLC was largely cut content, but it was proven during BoW and another time that skipping my mind now. You are the one who is introducing something pointless that no one else mentioned to misrepresent what someone else said (time travel). You are right about it being pointless to criticize something that you have misrepresented. Not only is this cut content, its barely content at all. They aren't even saying how many units each faction will get, but probably 1-3 like R2 packs. Sure there is some value in missions since CA has blocked modders from adding them, but there is no need to then lock the factions for mods to try to force us to buy the DLC. That in itself makes he want to buy nothing from CA at all. CA apparently learned little from R2 and are using the same strategies from R2, just with a much smaller hype campaign because Sega wouldn't give them that much money again, nor will the TW community.

[PointOfViewGun]

Go back and read CA's rationalization for Greek City States dlc. They said it was created after the CONTENT of the first game was finalized so it had to be separate. Most of us always knew the DLC was largely cut content, but it was proven during BoW and another time that skipping my mind now. You are the one who is introducing something pointless that no one else mentioned to misrepresent what someone else said (time travel). You are right about it being pointless to criticize something that you have misrepresented. Not only is this cut content, its barely content at all. They aren't even saying how many units each faction will get, but probably 1-3 like R2 packs. Sure there is some value in missions since CA has blocked modders from adding them, but there is no need to then lock the factions for mods to try to force us to buy the DLC. That in itself makes he want to buy nothing from CA at all. CA apparently learned little from R2 and are using the same strategies from R2, just with a much smaller hype campaign because Sega wouldn't give them that much money again, nor will the TW community.

Do provide a link please.

[texoman81]

Do provide a link please.

I remember it. The majority of people reading this thread will remember as well. If you don't you take the time to search the forum for it. I have re-read the lies from CA enough no need to get myself upset again. I've never seen you accept any proof shown to you so i'm not going to waste my time doing it again now. Where is your link to prove anyone is claiming time travel or any of the other none sense in your posts? You always demand proofs from others but never have any yourself. I can post my opinion without having to do research every time.


And this isn't really content you are getting for free, it is forcing you to pay more to get the full game just like other DLC that locks factions you could previously pay for. It isn't just the fact that is is coming out at the same time that shows it is cut content, BoW came out much later and included cut content. CA even admitted it, but said the wasn't good enough to be included so they cut it. Then after improving it they put it into DLC. Something being done so pooly it has to be fixed doesn't warrant charging extra for it. They then went on to apologize for including the cut content in advertisements instead of apologizing for doing it. It is being included in the price for pre-orders but it should be included in the price for everyone.

[Abdülmecid I]

Do provide a link please.

I think he means that: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/20...ative-assembly

Didnt expected it to be so soon.

They announced it from the start, then they took it down, they announced it again, after that they took it down again and today, here we go, it's announced for the last time (I hope)

[zackstefy]

Pre-order DLC bonuses need to die, you cannot convince me that this is DLC that has been made after the fact. It has been made, alongside the game, with the intention to remove it and potentially charge more to your userbase.

Also anybody pre-ordering after Rome 2 should really evaluate their purchases

THIS!
Looks like they need more money to fix Attila after release ( remember Frankenstein 2 ! )

Edit: I love how there's no blood in the video, will there be another blood DLC? I hope not, because you'll be pushing it ugly.

[texoman81]

So DLC will continue to be unlocking factions already included in the game and throwing in a few cut units like it was in R2. Yeah the Amazon info was just a placeholder apparently, but the Feb release that was mentioned repetitively and then denied was accurate. Pricing is more like Napoleon than R2, but as much as R2 was on sale it was really just as cheap. We'll have to wait and see if they discount BI2 as much. All the people who denied the Feb release because it was way too soon remember that. They are apparently going from pre-alpha to release in a few months. Either the game is almost finished now and they have already started beta testing it, or we are going to get an alpha or beta release in Feb. The beta period for R2 lasted a full year. We'll probably get a feeling of deja vu when BI2 comes out.