Games Workshop and SEGA are proud to reveal Total War: Warhammer III, the long-awaited third instalment in the smash hit strategy series developed by Creative Assembly in partnership with the Warhammer creative studio.
That’s right, the Boyars of icy Kislev are ready to follow their Tzarina into battle once more as one of the game's playable factions at launch. As if that wasn't enough, you'll also be able to command the daemonic armies of Khorne, Slaanesh, Tzeentch, or Nurgle, thanks to the introduction of playable factions dedicated to each of the four Chaos Gods.
Regular readers of Warhammer Community will know that the Games Workshop creative studio is hard at work on Warhammer The Old World, a project that will see the return of the world-that-was to the tabletop, and their designs have fed directly into the development of Total War: Warhammer III. Check out this exclusive piece of concept art for the Kislevite Gryphon Legion for a taste of what they’ve been working on.
Ruled by the indomitable hand of Tzarina Katarin, known as the Ice Queen as much for her demeanour as her magic, the proud warriors of Kislev have a long history of struggle against the forces of Chaos that has moulded them into a hardy, determined people. Rightly famed for the quality of their cavalry, some even ride to war on the back of ferocious, armoured polar bears, their winged banners fluttering in the frozen wind.
Don’t take our word for it, though, we’re just the humble messengers. Here are Andy Hoare and Mark Bedford to tell you all about their work on an earlier period in Kislev’s history for Warhammer The Old World.
Now, you're probably wondering what other factions you'll be able to command when Total War: Warhammer III launches. Well, we can reveal one more, and it's a biggie.
Eagle-eyed viewers among you may have spotted the name of Grand Cathay at the end of the trailer, and now the largest empire in the Warhammer world will finally be getting its time in the sun.*
The Dragon Empire of Cathay has long been mentioned in the background of Old World history and, thanks to the Warhammer studio’s work in close partnership with Creative Assembly, fans will be able to get their first real taste of this fascinating empire in Total War: Warhammer III at launch.
Find out all about the new game on Creative Assembly’s blog on totalwar.com, and pre-order it now on Steam and the Epic Games Store to play later in 2021.
Make sure to watch the trailer again in case you missed anything, and keep a close eye on Warhammer Community for more information on Total War: Warhammer III and Warhammer The Old World as we get further into this year. Last but not least, we showed the trailer to a few of our staff not too long ago and… well, you’d better see their reactions for yourself.
* Devout readers of Black Library books may remember a certain sorcerer from Cathay in 1991’s Beasts in Velvet.