New Total War: Warhammer DLC Trailer Reveals Beastmen

[Update] The DLC has officially been announced by Sega.

The next race to join Sega's Total War: Warhammer will be the Beastmen, according to a trailer for Call of the Beastment, an as of yet unannounced DLC pack for the game.

The trailer was discovered by Reddit users, and shows the human armies besieged by the savage, cloven warriors.

Although details on how the Beastmen will play wasn't provided, in the trailer one of them makes their objectives pretty clear: "Gather Warherds. Hunt man filth. Kill man."

The video's description, meanwhile, offers a little colour on their story.

"As The Beastmen emerge from their woodland lairs, ten thousand hooves stamp in agitated union, and a foetid musk arises from the sea of matted fur," it reads.

"The bray of the battle-horns pierces the gloom, and beyond: from Bordeleaux to Ostermark, the Call Of The Beastmen will be heard across The Old World."

According to the trailer, Total War Warhammer's Call of the Beastmen DLC will be available on July 28. The first gameplay reveal of the Beastmen will be on July 19 at 2 PM UK time.

on June 30, Sega released the Blood for the Blood God DLC pack. Along with the new units, it contained new campaign events.

Total War: Warhammer sold over 500,000 copies in the three days after its launch, becoming the "fastest-selling Total War title on Steam" ever.

Creative Assembly studio director Tim Heaton said sales at this level make Warhammer a "runaway commercial success." He also shared that the game "regularly" eclipses 100,000 concurrent players.

GameSpot's Warhammer review scored the game a 9/10.

"When you're in the middle of a siege and you're coordinating an assault with a friend, Total War: Warhammer approaches perfection," critic Daniel Starkey said.

"You’ll be tested on all fronts and asked to manage complex battles with broad, nuanced outcomes. Every system and piece feeds into others, and your choices make all the difference. It's a triumph of real-time strategy design, and the best the Total War series has ever been."

For more on Warhammer's critical reception, check out this review roundup.

Warhammer is the first in a trilogy, but Creative Assembly also has plans for to support the first game with DLC in the months ahead.

Additionally, Creative Assembly is working on this year's Halo Wars 2 for Xbox One and PC.