The biggest month for games just got bigger
Sure, why not? Pile ’em on. More games for the game god.After slipping out of 2021, Creative Assembly has slapped a new date onTotal War: Warhammer III. The army-clashing strategy spectacle is confirmed for a July 30, 2025 launch on PC and Game Pass.
Along with the launch news, the team also put out a trailer for the Ogre Kingdoms, which is a wonderfully vile sight. This content — including the Legendary Lords Greasus Goldtooth & Skrag the Slaughterer — will be an “early adopter” pre-order incentive called the Ogre Kingdoms Race Pack. That’s how you may play as the big lugs in the campaign.
Of course, “PC” can mean a few very different things these days. In this case, you’ll have a few places to playTotal War: Warhammer III— onSteam, theEpic Games Store, theMicrosoft Store, and potentially best of all, withXbox Game Pass for PC.
Yep, this is a day-one Game Pass get. Flaunt it if you’ve got it.
As much as I appreciate the value of having lots of significant games roped into Game Pass, you’re able to count me among the folks (our numbers are rising!) who aren’t crazy about the PC-specific experience. It’s less than ideal compared to Game Pass’s console counterpart, but I’m willing to put up with UX issues and nitpicks on PC if the games are worthwhile — and for many people,Total War: Warhammer IIIwill be worth it.
“If you ownWarhammer IIIthrough Game Pass for PC, you will also be able to purchase future DLC for it through the Microsoft Store, as well as access Free-LC as it becomes available,”according to Creative Assembly. Another tidbit before you’re in too deep: “Currently it’s not possible to track the differentTotal War: Warhammercontent you own across different storefronts. So, for example, if you buyTotal War: Warhammeron the Epic Games Store, you will also need to buy the DLC on the Epic Games Store in order to use it.”
As for February 2022, goodness gracious. I promise not to do this every time a game slips into that month, but… there’sDying Light 2,King of Fighters XV,Horizon Forbidden West,Destiny 2: The Witch Queen,Sifu,Elden Ring, andSaints Rowback-to-back. Among others!
We truly can’t play ’em all, which is frustrating for us as folks covering games, but probably not a huge bother for many of you. It’s a nice problem to be spoiled for choice, and I’m pumped for people who are getting an exciting new game in their favorite series.
