Creative Assembly drops news at GDC 2013 that its Total War series is heading Free to Play in the near future with their latest project Total War: Arena. The Arena tagline gives players a glimpse into how this new title will play out different than previous entries.
Like many large and very successfull Free to Play titles Total War: Arena is going to be a MOBA or Multiplayer Online Battle Arena. However this MOBA is going to be basing it’s cast of characters on actual historical commanders and their armies instead of the usual fantasy subjects popular today. Since this is a Total War Franchise game expect a little more Real Time Strategy or RTS mixed into the usual MOBA formula than other games such as League of Legends, DOTA2 and SMITE. Players interested in being the first to check this title out should head over to http://www.totalwar.com/arena and sign up for the upcoming closed beta.
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Total WarTM: ARENA – New Free-to-Play Game in Development at Creative Assembly
During his session at GDC 2013 in San Francisco today, Lead Designer James Russell revealed a brand new title under development at the UK studio.
Total War: ARENA will be CA’s first title in a F2P model, representing over a decade of strategy gaming expertise and a new spin-off for the Total War series. Offering players the chance to pitch history’s greatest commanders and their armies against each other in massive team-based battles, ARENA will focus entirely on online multiplayer, mixing elements of RTS and MOBA gameplay.
CA is looking for gamers to help craft their vision of a detailed, deep, multiplayer tactical experience. For more details on forthcoming Closed Beta Tests, sign-up at www.totalwar.com/arena.
