TheTotal Warseries is all about grand strategy and battle tactics, with games featuring different armies from historical periods ranging from the medieval times to the Napoleonic Wars of the early 19th century. The series has also merged with fantasy worlds, most notably theWarhammertabletop wargaming universe. The lastTotal Wargame in theWarhammeruniverse wasTotal War: Warhammer 2,and fans have been hoping for some official news on the third installment in the series.Total War: Warhammer 3was officially announced today, with an action-packed trailer that shows off some new factions in the upcoming game.
Total War: Warhammer 2was released back in 2017 and was well-received, with players and critics praising the game’s scale, real-time strategy gameplay, and the Great Vortex campaign.Total War: Warhammer 2has steadily received multiple updates and DLC content since then, with new factions such as the Tomb Kings and Vampire Coast added to the game. The latest DLC was The Twisted and the Twilight, and among other things added ahuge dragon for the Wood Elves faction. This was the last big news concerningTotal War: Warhammergames until today, when the long-awaitedTotal War: Warhammer 3was finally announced.
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Total War: Warhammer 3’s new trailer focuses on some of the new factions that will be available in the game, but also features fan-familiar demonic factions of Chaos like Khorne and Slaanesh. Two new human factions, Kislev and Cathay, will be from the mysterious Lands of the East. The trailer also teases the potential for bear cavalry, which would be yet another addition to the already massive roster of units available inTotal War: Warhammer 2.
The developer forTotal War: Warhammer 3,Creative Assembly, says this new entry will feature “iconic new races from the World of Warhammer Fantasy Battles system.” SinceTotal War: Warhammer 3will be returning to the Old World setting afterWarhammer 2focused on the Age of Sigmar, it means factions like Nippon, the rivals of Cathay, could be coming as well. Creative Assembly also claims the game will have the largest roster of creatures, monsters, and magic in the series, with a scale even larger than the previous games.
WhenTotal War: Warhammer 3releases it will benefit not only from gamers looking to try out the campaigns, but also a competitive scene largely established byWarhammer 2. YouTube streamers like Turin and milkandcookiesTW makeTotal War: Warhammerrelated content on a regular basis, and give solid advice on controlling armies and thebest factions for beginners. IfTotal War: Warhammer 3follows its predecessor, there will be loads of content for gamers to enjoy long after its release.
Total War: Warhammer 3will release in 2021 for PC via Steam or the Epic Games Store.
