Total War Warhammer Release Date Announced Plus Chaos Are Coming
October 22, 2015 by brennon
Total War: Warhammer now has a release date of April 28th 2016. However, that's not all as if you pre-order the game you will get yourself the Chaos Warrior Race Pack for free. You can see the trailer for it above. They are also producing a rather special High King Edition of the game...
The High King Edition of the game comes with some rather special Dwarven bits and pieces that I would love to have on my mantle piece. You get...
- Grudge Ring - A high quality metal ring which also functions as a dice (insane, I know!)
- Whetstone Pendant - Bears the Master Rune Of Spite and will look rather flashy around your neck
- Dwarfen Drinking Horn & Stand - Yes, a real Dwarfen drinking horn adorned with runes and actually works as a practical item. It will hold a pint of Bugman's own!
- Plus - A canvas map of the Old World, the Book of Grudges case for the game which contains a smaller metal case, an artbook and the aforementioned Chaos Warriors Race Pack.
Now, while that all sounds very awesome and I like the idea of all of these additional accessories it is a shame to see the Chaos Warriors being used are pre-order content for free. This is the kind of thing they have got in trouble for in the past with games like ROME II where factions were available for pre-orders for free and then paid for on release date.
Chaos, if this is the case, are going to be finished at the time of launch so having them as paid DLC at that first point seems like a bit of a cheap shot to the Dwarfen gonads. I'm sure they have their reasons however.
Still, the game is looking great and I will no doubt find some way to make my PC play it nearer the time.
What do you think of this High King Edition?
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This is going to be incredible. GW might let their license out to almost anyone these days but when they give it to someone that knows what they’re doing the results have been some of my favourite RTS games of all time. That High King Edition looks awesome too.
I didnt have to think for too long till i hit the preorder button. That dwarfen drinking horn alone for my “Iron and Ale” rounds is enough to warrant it hehe 🙂
If there is one thing you don’t want to preorder or buy on release its a Total War game.
They tend to release extremely buggy and unfinished games, which is pretty disrespectful towards your most loyal fans.
I am such a fan and why should I buy and then play a broken game for months when I know that waiting will give me same game cheaper and a improved experience.
We should call out on the Creative Assembly not to release shit on us again.
spot on @yoshi, as much as I hate to say it (as I’ve been an avid fan of the Total War series since it’s inception) these days you are better off waiting a year from the date of release until enough patches are released and the cost has come down to a point to justify buying in (buy it from the off, once you tally up the amount of DLC you inevitably end up buying it really rakes up). Shame, because I really, really love these games.
Yep been burnt by preordering total war before, never again!
Indeed. The last TW game I pre-ordered was RomeII and that game was still in early beta when it was released. CA can’t be trusted.
I could see them doing this when the first trailer came out and it showed a Chaos Sorcerer. Funny how they make one of the most popular Fantasy armies paid DLC or a pre order incentive. Maybe I’ll wait a few years when the other 2 sequels and their DLC comes out and get the whole thing in one awesome Steam sale.
looks brilliant I think I’ll wait till I see it in the flesh first.
Great looking stuff. That Shaggoth and its huge greathammer might be just a little bit of overkill against that poor soldier though.
The inevitable comparisons to Warcaft 3’s Mannaroth now require that two Orc heroes come to duff the quadrupedal git up a bit…
Obviously, I also need that awesome Dwarf drinking horn, even though I am a teetotaler. Some things are just essential. 😉
All jokes aside, this game is looking excellent. Here’s hoping that it lives up to its potential. I think I will start with the Vampire Counts faction when the game comes out, and go from there.
It’s a shame that Chaos is being used as DLC, I had hoped that Chaos would get an expansion down the line all on it’s own. Chaos could have 4 factions on it’s own, expand the map north and make it another story driven campaign. Fingers crossed that may still happen in the future. Might be right at the end, ie; The End Times. Like @yoshi said, avoid preorder and day one sales, unless you really want the added extras. Wait for the bugs to be found and sorted out, then buy in, or better yet wait for a Steam… Read more »
Very interested in this but Australia not in the list of Countries they have postage to. 🙁