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Total War developer Creative Assembly has been handed the Warhammer licence by owner Sega. A new multi-title licensing agreement with IP owner Games Workshop has led to the formation of a new development team within the studio, with the first game scheduled to launch from beyond 2013”. Other video game …
Read More »Office space
Tim Heaton on why interior design can positively impact a dev team's energy
Read More »GDCE: Devs should avoid ‘false choices’
Not all player decisions are meaningful or beneficial to immersion, says James Russell
Read More »Rome II will be ‘Total War’s Saving Private Ryan’
The Creative Assembly wants the next Total War to be more than just a strategy game – it wants to create Spielberg levels of drama. The developer promised Total War: Rome II will feature more units on screen at any one time fighting across more detailed environments and terrain. And …
Read More »Total War: Rome II invades in 2013
Sega will release the next instalment in its critically acclaimed, multi-million selling Total War series next year. Total War: Rome II will take the franchise back to one of its most popular and often requested settings. The PC title will once again challenge players to lead vast armies in massive …
Read More »Next Xbox and PS4 to get Alien-based title
A game based on the cult sci-fi franchise Alien is in the works for the next-generation Xbox and PlayStation consoles. The confirmation comes from a job listing for Sega developer Creative Assembly, as spotted Gamerzines. The listing for a Multiplayer/Gameplay Programmer seeks some to work on triple-A multi-platformtitle on current …
Read More »The art of feature-lead game design
Creative Assembly creative director Mike Simpson shares advice from Total War's design process
Read More »Don’t wait until you die
Post-mortems of game development should instead be an on-going process, says Tim Heaton
Read More »New Alien game from Creative Assembly
A brand new title in the Alien video game franchise has been confirmed this morning, MCV can reveal. In development at Sega owned studio Creative Assembly, at this stage it’s simply being described as an "action title". The developer has told MCV that it maintains an "open mind" about which …
Read More »Creative Assembly working on new Alien game
Sega confirms new action title from Total War dev; Next-gen release a possibility; Platforms undecided
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