Empire: Total War Campaign Multiplayer Open Beta Revealed

December 1, 2009

EMPIRE: TOTAL WAR – CAMPAIGN MULTIPLAYER OPEN BETA REVEALED

Elite Units of America DLC announced

SEGA today announced that the 1 VS 1 Campaign Multiplayer Open
Beta of the critically acclaimed Empire: Total War™ will be available to all
Empire: Total War consumers globally on December 7th via STEAM. This Multiplayer
Beta will allow 2 players to go head to head or cooperative against the AI on
the full campaign map of Empire: Total War, including all 3 theaters of war. The
free Campaign Multiplayer Beta is only available for owners of Empire: Total
War, to get access sign up for the Beta Program on
www.totalwar.com

“After over 6 months of internal testing, we’re happy to
finally give all players of Empire: Total War a taste of the future of Total
War,” says Mike Simpson, Creative Director at the Creative Assembly,
“Information and user feedback gathered from this Open Beta should help us
getting the Campaign Multiplayer mode ready to be a regular feature in upcoming
titles in the Total War series”

Also on December 7th, the Elite Units of the America
Downloadable Content for Empire: Total War will be released, adding 15 new elite
units to the American, British and French factions of Empire: Total War. In the
last half of the 18th century, the political upheaval from thirteen of the
British Colonies in North America ultimately led to the 1776 Declaration of
Independence and changed history for ever. The 15 units from the Elite Units of
America Downloadable Content have all played a major part in the American
Revolution. Though their background owes a lot to European military traditions,
their identity is tied to the destiny of the United States, and gave these men
courage and audacity like no other soldier on the battlefields. The Elite Units
of America are only available via STEAM for the price of $3.25.

Empire: Total War is set in the 18th century, a turbulent era
that is the most requested by Total War’s loyal fan base and a period alive with
global conflict, revolutionary fervour and technological advances. Empire: Total
War was released on March 6th, 2009 and was expanded this October with The
Warpath Campaign.