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'Total War' Franchise Celebrates 25th Anniversary With New Game Engine Bringing The Series To Console, New Game Reveal During The Game Awards

by Rainier on Dec. 5, 2025 @ 1:05 a.m. PST

SEGA and The Creative Assembly Limited unveiled major additions to the iconic Total War franchise during its 25th anniversary showcase.

During its showcase SEGA and The Creative Assembly revealed Total War: MEDIEVAL III, Total War: WARHAMMER III - Lords of the End Times, and Warcore – the next evolution of their game engine. 

Building on 25 years of strategy innovation, Warcore is the next evolution of Total War’s proprietary engine. As the most advanced technological foundation in the franchise’s history, it empowers developers with a suite of tools that allows for gameplay to be more immersive, dynamic and responsive than ever before. Designed to evolve over time, it will continue to unlock new capabilities, ensuring the franchise stays at the cutting edge of strategy gaming for years to come.

In a franchise first, it also enables future games to be released on PlayStation and Xbox, welcoming a new generation of commanders to the scale, immersion, and tactical mastery that defines Total War.

To round off the anniversary celebrations, a surprise third game will be revealed at The Game Awards on December 11th. This title will be Total War’s next major release and represents one of the most ambitious projects in the franchise’s history, marking the beginning of an exciting new era. We hope to see you there. 

Vice President of Total War, Roger Collum had this to say about the anniversary, "It’s incredible to think Total War is 25 years old. We’re extremely grateful that we get to make games that our community get to play for decades, and without them we wouldn't be here. This year was a moment where all Total War fans; old or new, historical or fantasy, could come together and celebrate the exciting next chapter in our story. Here's to 25 more years!”

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