Re: Medieval III is "something we will do"
The current direction seems to be what the fans want. Three Kingdoms broke the record of most pre-orders, which was then surpassed by Troy. Sure, Troy was free, but it was still followed by a bunch of DLCs, the most expensive of which was the unit pack that introduced mythical monsters in the game... Then came Warhammer III, which again proved very popular, probably coming third, just behind Three Kingdoms. Meanwhile, Throb received very negative reviews and all the planned DLCs were cancelled. Rome Remastered performed also disappointingly and its player count is minimal, below that of even the original game. The most active TW games right now belong to the Warhammer universe.
Don't get me wrong, I'd love it, if CA went back to the old style of TW games, similar to Medieval II and Rome I, but we need to recognise reality: The newer games sell considerably, so we're probably the minority. Anyway, as for the topic, a historical game is probably in the works, but I'm not sure if Medieval III is really a priority. Roxburgh's statement sounds a bit ambiguous, he simply expresses his optimism that Medieval III will eventually come, which appears as a typical company statement, designed not to disappoint anybody.