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Sega‘s Napoleon: Total War was today announced to be coming to the Apple side of computer gaming on July 3rd as a Gold Edition. They had this to say in a press release:
Feral Interactive today announced that the historical strategy game Napoleon: Total War™ – Gold Edition will be released for the Mac on July 3rd. Developed by Creative Assembly™ and published by SEGA ® for Windows, the game is the latest Mac installment of the Total War series to be launched by Feral Interactive and follows the hugely successful Empire: Total War – Gold Edition.
The Gold Edition includes all of the original game, updates and downloadable content, including a traditional expansion pack-styled The Peninsula Campaign, which sees Napoleon battle against Spanish forces for control of the Iberian Peninsula, as well as three additional unit packs. The game will retail at $29.99 in North America, £19.99 in the UK and €24.99 throughout Europe.
For the big Total War fans out there, you might have missed the recently announced Collector’s Edition details and pre-order bonuses for Rome 2: Total War, or even the cryptically discovered free launch day DLC for the same title. For the full press release, hit the jump.
PRESS RELEASENapoleon: Total War – Gold Edition Takes the Mac on July 3rdFeral Interactive today announced that the historical strategy game Napoleon: Total War™ – Gold Edition will be released for the Mac on July 3rd. Developed by Creative Assembly™ and published by SEGA ® for Windows, the game is the latest Mac installment of the Total War series to be launched by Feral Interactive and follows the hugely successful Empire: Total War – Gold Edition.
Napoleon: Total War – Gold Edition is a sophisticated combination of real-time battle tactics and turn-based political strategy that immerses players in a meticulous re-creation of the Napoleonic wars that wracked Europe in the early 19th century.
The Mac version of Napoleon: Total War – Gold Edition comprises the base game and all the game updates, improvements and downloadable content, includingThe Peninsula Campaign, which sees Napoleon battle for control of the Iberian Peninsula against the allied forces of Spain, the United Kingdom and Portugal. It also includes three unit packs, the Imperial Eagle Pack, the Coalition Battle Pack and the Heroes of the Napoleonic Wars Pack.
The game will include several LAN and online multiplayer modes, the latter supported by Apple’s Game Center technology when the game is purchased from the Mac App Store.
“The Napoleonic wars are an inspired setting for a Total War game,” said David Stephen, Managing Director of Feral Interactive. “The historical narrative and the introduction of attrition brings additional elements of realism to a fantastic series.”
Napoleon: Total War – Gold Edition for the Mac will retail in North America for US $29.99, £19.99 (inc. VAT) in the UK and €24.99 (inc.VAT) throughout Europe.
Napoleon: Total War – Gold Edition will also be available online for direct download from a variety of digital partner sites worldwide including the Feral Store (https://store.feralinteractive.com) and the Mac App Store. A minisite dedicated to the game is available now athttp://www.feralinteractive.com/en/mac-games/napoleontw/, and trailers can be found at http://www.youtube.com/user/feralinteractive.
Minimum system requirements call for a 2.0GHz Intel Mac with at least 4.0GB RAM, 256MB or better graphics card, and Mac OS X 10.7.5 or later. Mac OS X 10.8.3 is required for Game Center support (available to Mac App Store customers only). The game does not support the following graphics cards: ATI X1xxx series, ATI HD2xxx series, Intel GMA series, NVIDIA 7xxx series and NVIDIA 8xxx series. The following graphics cards require 8GB of system RAM: Intel HD3000, NVIDIA 9400, Intel HD4000 and NVIDIA 320M. These system requirements are provisional and subject to change before release.
About Feral Interactive
Feral Interactive is a leading publisher of games for the Macintosh platform, founded in 1996 and based in London, England. It is responsible for such Macintosh hits as Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing, XCOM: Enemy Unknown – Elite Edition, GRID™, LEGO® The Lord of the Rings™, F1 2012™, Batman: Arkham City Game of the Year Edition, Sid Meier’s Railroads!, Empire: Total War – Gold Edition, LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes, Tomb Raider: Underworld, Deus Ex: Human Revolution – Ultimate Edition, BioShock 2, LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7, Tropico 3: Gold Edition, Mafia II: Director’s Cut, Batman: Arkham Asylum, LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars, DiRT 2, Borderlands and Rome: Total War Gold Edition. Please visit our website at http://www.feralinteractive.com, find us on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/feralgames or on Facebook athttp://www.facebook.com/feralinteractive.About SEGA® Europe Ltd. and SEGA® of America, Inc.
SEGA Europe Ltd. and SEGA of America, Inc. are the European and American distribution arms of Tokyo, Japan-based SEGA Corporation, a worldwide leader in interactive entertainment both inside and outside the home. The company develops, publishes, and distributes interactive entertainment software products for a variety of hardware platforms including PC, wireless devices, and those manufactured by Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. SEGA Europe’s web site is located at www.sega.co.uk and SEGA of America’s web site is located at www.sega.com.About Creative Assembly
Founded in 1987 and based in Horsham, West Sussex, Creative Assembly is one of the UK’s premier videogame developers. Creator of the multi award-winning Total War strategy series, the studio has received numerous press, industry and consumer accolades, including BAFTA and the Develop Industry Excellence awards. With 250 highly experienced and creative industry professionals and counting, the studio is expanding to embark on thrilling new AAA PC and console projects.
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