Norsca will be ‘available’ from the 10th August, though there seems to be no word on the pricing yet – those who pre-order Total War: Warhammer II however will receive the race pack for free. An undead Chaos Champion in the service of Heinrich Kemmler, Krell would certainly fit the description of ‘old friend’ – as well as maybe see Kemmler, supposedly the least popular Legendary Lord, get a bit more play.

Those who’ve been paying attention to Creative Assembly’s plans however may remember a promised the reappearance of ‘an old friend’ – the recent subtle addition of Krell as DLC to Total War: Warhammer’s Steam database can’t be coincidental. Add in fan favourites such as Throgg, a particularly intelligent if still rather disgusting troll king, as a Legendary Lord as well as various Fimir units (though I could nit-pick why creatures who traditionally dwell in swamps are now in an ice-themed army I’m too pleased at their inclusion to bother) and, despite the occasional justified grumbling over the amount of paid DLC Total War: Warhammer has received, things seem to be shaping up for a home run when it comes to pleasing Warhammer fans.Ĭompared to all that, the second piece of news might seem almost underwhelming. Though never a major player in the lore of the series the game is based on, the revealed unit roster and new campaign features – including a ‘monster hunting’ mechanic promising to be more in depth than that possessed by the Beastmen, another faction fond of big, stompy creatures – reassure that Creative Assembly isn’t skimping on making the Norscans a fully realised faction rather than merely a tacked-on addition. The big news, of course, is Norsca becoming available as a playable faction in the campaign. One of these DLC releases was shown off to much pomp and fanfare earlier this week, but the second doesn’t seem to have entered the public consciousness quite so much – yet. Fans of the original game, however, are going to be getting some last-minute treats before the new title arrives.

There’s just a few months to go until the release of Total War: Warhammer II, the latest instalment in Creative Assembly’s planned trilogy of strategy games based in the popular fantasy universe.

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