Greetings commanders,

We've pushed out a small update to Total War: EMPIRE which addresses crashes with 12th gen Intel CPUs, while also removing integrated chat from the game. Read on for full details:

Due to difficulties supporting and moderating dated chat systems in the current online environment, we’ve taken steps to remove the integrated chat from Total War: Empire and other legacy titles in our catalogue. We are, however, continuing to investigate ways to properly implement and support chat in our future projects and will keep you updated on any changes or developments we make.
 
In the meantime, we encourage you to make use of the official Total War Discord[discord.gg] server as a free chat and voice option, or to use one of the many third-party programs available to communicate with your teammates.
 
In addition to this change, we’ve updated the game to better use of modern architecture, which should result in notable performance improvements in Total War: Empire. We’ve also added support and fixed a crash seen with 12th-generation Intel CPUs.

Wondering why you should pick up EMPIRE in the Summer sale? Then why not check out this video from Monsters Abound about why Total War: EMPIRE is his favourite game in the series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_H2Dmbz0rSs

Total War: THREE KINGDOMS is Now Available for Pre-Purchase on Steam!

Three heroes, sworn to brotherhood in the face of tyranny, rally support for the trials ahead. Scenting opportunity, warlords from China’s great families follow suit, forming a fragile coalition in a bid to challenge Dong Zhuo’s remorseless rule. Will they triumph against the tyrant, or will personal ambition shatter their already crumbling alliance and drive them to supremacy?

We’re upgrading Napoleon, Empire, and Medieval II to Definitive Editions today – which means that if you already own them, you’ll now have all of the DLC for free!

If you don’t already own them, now’s the time to check them out – the new editions include all the DLC and expansion packs for each: https://steamproxy.net/steamstore/franchise/TotalWar-Official/

Click here to view the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRhkWSqWSfQ

Empire Total War is now available on Linux!