Total War goes medieval with Attila expansion Age of Charlemagne

Ooh Total War is getting all medieval again, in an expansion for Attila called Age of Charlemagne, due 10th December.

There will be Knights, there will be a whole new medieval campaign map, and there will be new campaign mechanics, although the press release doesn't say what they are. Beside Knights there will be Housecarls and other period-appropriate units from 768AD, which was when Charlemagne - Charles the Great - took the Frankish throne. A trifling 32 years later he became the first Holy Roman Empire having united Western Europe. Lazy bastard - is that all?!

The press release touts 50 conquerable provinces and "hundreds" of hours of gameplay, and, well, that's about all we know for now. There's a trailer, although it's scene-setting CGI mumbo-jumbo rather than gameplay, but there are screenshots that show a bit more. I've stuffed them all below.

The Total War series has visited the medieval ages (my favourite age if you're asking) twice before, once in 2002 (the second-ever Total War game) and again in 2006. The latter game, however, was not made at Total War HQ - Creative Assembly UK - but in Sega's Australian studio that has since been closed.

Still, Knights!

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