Alexander's invasion delayed, priced

By Tim Surette, GameSpotPosted May 25, 2006 11:54 am PT

[UPDATE] Release of Rome: Total War expansion pushed back; add-on will be downloadable for $14.99, features new map based on the Great's exploits.

If the Persian Empire had this much warning of Alexander the Great's impending invasion, perhaps it would still be around. Fans of The Creative Assembly's Rome: Total War have been patiently awaiting an announcement of the Rome: Total War Alexander expansion pack. Since it was announced early last month, its release date was only the nonspecific "June."

Today, it was revealed that the expansion will be available in the very earliest portion of that nebulous date, June 1. Gamers can grab the add-on via digital download from both the Sega and Rome: Total War official Web sites for $14.99.

The expansion will focus on the legendary Macedonian king, who conquered most of the known world before he turned 30. In addition to a new campaign map, there will be six new historical battles with Alex's foes, such as the Greek and Indian armies. There will also be 60 new units and four new factions included--the Macedonians and Persians.

[UPDATE] Just a day after confirming the expansion's release date, Sega has reneged on the June 1 availability.

"Rome: Total War Alexander has been delayed," a Sega rep told GameSpot News. "Nothing wrong with the game that's causing the delay. It's just a case of one of our territories not being ready with their retail site for the game, hence we have to wait a bit to release." Sega still plans to begin digitally distributing sometime in June.

32 Comments

  • man5000

    Posted Jun 19, 2006 9:38 am PT

    why can't you buy it in stores then i can play it (15 years old so can't pay to download)

  • alpha_company

    Posted Jun 12, 2006 6:16 pm PT

    Woohoo...can't wait for this to come out...

  • xkibbles

    Posted Jun 3, 2006 9:09 am PT

    With this add-on, the factions will be clear over 20, anyone know the specifics?

  • jakeboudville

    Posted May 25, 2006 10:42 pm PT

    i knew it would be delayed somehow

  • nintendorocks

    Posted May 25, 2006 8:39 pm PT

    Sega says "Ok, here is the release date." The next day.....Sega says, "Yeah, about that release date...Yeah...ummm...it's delayed." =P

  • Blazer88

    Posted May 25, 2006 5:41 pm PT

    Hmm well thats not a very good reason for a full delay,..just delay it there in the territory that isn't ready

  • SOLID_SHARK

    Posted May 25, 2006 5:38 pm PT

    cool this game comes out on my dad's birthday, he is really a Medieval Total War player but he conquers also on Rome, me too, that game is awsome, cant wait when it comes out.

  • lu31605

    Posted May 25, 2006 4:56 pm PT

    meh its not even a true game and its delay...
    sega always does that

  • Sealord13

    Posted May 25, 2006 2:28 pm PT

    i hope they make shogun total war 2

  • ubj007

    Posted May 25, 2006 1:41 pm PT

    It will be a good one.

  • marc_man3001

    Posted May 25, 2006 1:10 pm PT

    wish i had tha comp to run it...gonna have to upgrade O.o

  • irishrpgfan

    Posted May 25, 2006 1:09 pm PT

    Oh, well. It's still in June. We won't be waiting too long.

    It's only a subtle problem. Maybe it'll only be delayed for about a week...?

  • comthitnuong

    Posted May 25, 2006 12:13 pm PT

    ooo it got pushed back

  • Bracket_man

    Posted May 25, 2006 11:54 am PT

    I'll have that sucker downloaded @ midnight if its up.

  • GunslingerMan

    Posted May 25, 2006 11:49 am PT

    Cn your pc sucks get a new one .

  • sigma8

    Posted May 25, 2006 8:43 am PT

    @_@ cannot wait! One of my favorite games ever. Can't wait for Medieval 2, and yeah, I hope we someday do get a Shogun 2... Or a Chinese Warfare game maybe. Maybe some Warring States period material. Also, I discovered this tip: Rome:TW doesn't like my dual-core athlon 64 X2. It performs wacky. There is a switch you can put into your boot.ini to disable the second processor. Sadly, I don't have it handy (not at home) but if you are having probs, I'd recommend googling for that switch (it's something like "/numberprocs=1" or sumtin).

  • adolfogomez

    Posted May 25, 2006 8:26 am PT

    nice!, some really nice games for the PC so far. I can get this and HL2 episode 1 for 33US... not bad.

  • bunty_007

    Posted May 25, 2006 7:40 am PT

    Wow game looks good I shall go for it

  • Invidia_Seputus

    Posted May 25, 2006 5:27 am PT

    *sigh* So we're supposed to pay $15 for this, when there's free mods that contain a great deal more?

    Better find my wallet then. =(

    Edit: LMAO, Macedon is a new faction, guys!

  • chrisdojo

    Posted May 25, 2006 5:06 am PT

    meh.

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