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Finally, Warhammer 40,000 Gets the Total War Treatment, and I Can at Long Last Build a 40K Empire Turn by Turn

Creative Assembly revealed Total War: Warhammer 40,000 at The Game Awards after file-name leaks fueled speculation about the next series entry in the sci-fi universe.

  • On Thursday, Creative Assembly announced Total War: Warhammer 40,000 at The Game Awards, unveiling a new collaboration with Games Workshop's Warhammer 40,000 IP.
  • Eagle-Eyed viewers and Redditor Knavbot spotted '40k' file names in Creative Assembly's livestream and dev tools, prompting attention on the Total War subreddit.
  • File-Name leaks have precedent, including Dawn of War 4's Dark Angels Primarch Lion El'Jonson and King Art Games recently told IGN one leak was accidental.
  • The reveal accompanies Creative Assembly's push to a new game engine that surfaced alongside apparent '40k' files and expands the studio's portfolio beyond its Total War: Warhammer trio to consoles.
  • Rumors had once suggested the next Total War might be Star Wars, but Warhammer 40,000's grim, distant-future setting features supernatural creatures and aliens.
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After the announcement of Total War: Medieval 3 a few days ago, Creative Assembly presented another title at the Game Awards: Warhammer 40,000 hijacks players into the gloomy world of Space Marines and Orks.

NewsGaming.net Total War: Warhammer 40,000: Creative Assembly announces its next major strategy game during the Game Awards About a week after unveiling the next DLC of Total War: Warhammer III, named Lords of the End Times, and the existence of Total War: Medieval III, a project that is still only at the pre-production stage, Creative Assembly took advantage of the Game Awards 2025 ceremony held last night to make a final announcement as part o…

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