SEGA unleashes a fresh look at Total War: Warhammer 40,000

Total War is coming to the grim darkness of the far-future. Check out the latest look at The Creative Assembly’s Total War: Warhammer 40,000.

There is only… Total War

Revealed a while back, the Total War strategy series is about to head to the far-future. That’ll be for a deep dive into Warhammer 40,000, and a whole new era for the PC strategy series. As fans know well, previous entries in the set have played off of Games Workshop’s fantasy world, but this’ll be the first time it’s headed into the sci-fi end of the property.

That said, we haven’t seen a ton of video (or anything really) having to do with the game, science its reveal. So if you’ve been waiting, then you might want to check out the documentary that publisher Sega recently released. In that, fans will find a chat with the dev team, as they get into what it takes to bring 40k to life.

It’s not all chatting though, as this video will also pull back the curtain on a fair amount of gameplay. Still in development, the “battle gameplay” on display shows off a fight between the Orks and the Astra Militarum, on a map called Shattered Expressway.

More than that though, fans will also get a look at just how truly massive Total War: Warhammer 40,000 is shaping up to be. Yes, there are going to be unique battlefields, but those battlefields will be on a slate of worlds that are just as varied. The game doesn’t take place on just one planet.

If that sounds like this might be the biggest Total War title yet, well, we get that feeling too.

No dates yet, but a Closed Beta is coming

How’s that for impressive? We’ve seen more than a few games in The Creative Assembly’s long-running series over the years, but Total War: Warhammer 40,000 looks like a breed unto itself. If you’re a big time fan of Games Workshop’s battle-torn future, it’s definitely one to keep an eye on. And if you are in with that lot, then you might want to think about the Beta.

Mentioned in the video, there will be a Closed Beta test coming up for Total War: Warhammer 40,000 on the PC. Just when that might be though, and for how long it’ll run, we don’t know. The only info that’s available as of this writing is that it’ll take place “later this year”.

If you’re itching to take part and would like to sign-up however, that you can do right now. Head to the official site by clicking here, and once there, you can add your email address. That’ll show your interest in participating.

So basically, stay tuned. We’ll have that Beta date, as well as the launch date, for as soon as either are revealed.