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Creative Assembly’s 'Lords of the End Times' DLC for Total War: Warhammer III launches on September 24, 2026, adding four major Legendary Lords, a new Undead race, and extensive endgame scenarios. The release marks the largest content drop in the series' decade-long history, with developers promising continued support despite upcoming projects.
Creative Assembly will not pursue sequels for Total War: Warhammer 40,000, instead updating a single expansive sandbox with major releases. The game will launch with four factions—Space Marines, Aeldari, Ork, Astra Militarum—with more to come, aiming for a 2027 release and ongoing updates to expand the experience.
A Eurogamer preview argues Creative Assembly's Total War: Warhammer 40,000 could be the definitive 40K game, showcasing a new cover-based RTS approach, destructible terrain, a drop-pod reinforcement system, and a more approachable tutorial, with a 2027 release planned for Steam, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S.
Rock Paper Shotgun previews Total War: Warhammer 40,000’s combat overhaul, where units act more autonomously, switch weapons on the fly, and use sweeping fire and suppression; battles track line of sight at the individual level and allow shooting on the move, signaling a shift toward more dynamic, combined-arms warfare.
Early hands-on previews of Alien: Isolation 2 for Switch 2 suggest a faithful, tense continuation of the original, with outlets like IGN, Kotaku, Polygon and others praising the familiar stealth-horror feel, a clever new setting and characters, and promises of more details as the Switch 2 launch approaches.
Preview of Alien: Isolation 2 shows a new protagonist on the planet Kurosaki Station, with claustrophobic interiors and hostile exteriors, weather-driven tension and a strong audio design, offering more player agency, tools to distract and escape, and an evolving Xenomorph that learns—expanding the Survival Horror formula of the original.
Alien: Romulus is the full reveal of a sequel to Alien: Isolation, moving from a single space station to a planet-wide colony while preserving the claustrophobic xenomorph hunt, with Creative Assembly back at the helm.
SEGA and Creative Assembly announced Alien: Isolation 2, a horror first‑person shooter, for PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, and PC. The sequel promises a new setting on a storm‑ravaged colony world with a fresh protagonist and a smarter Xenomorph, continuing the alien survival‑horror legacy, though no release date was revealed.
Space.com reveals the first teaser for Alien: Isolation 2, signaling a planetside, oppressive setting for the long-awaited survival-horror sequel; developed by Creative Assembly after the 2014 original, with no release date yet, and the teaser debuted on Alien Day (April 26).
Sega and Creative Assembly unveiled a teaser for Alien: Isolation 2 on Alien Day 2026, hinting at a rainy space-colony setting outside a space station, with no release window or platforms announced.
Gizmodo’s io9 reveals the first teaser for Alien: Isolation 2, 'False Sense of Security,' showing a dim room, flashing lights, a rainy city, and an Emergency phone save station—hinting at more suspenseful survival from Creative Assembly and Sega as development on the sequel continues.
Creative Assembly released a teaser titled 'False Sense of Security' for Alien: Isolation 2, offering the first look at the sequel with a rain-soaked exterior and save station, but no release window or platforms have been announced yet (Switch 2 is a possibility).
Sega Europe has announced layoffs affecting around 240 roles across Creative Assembly, SEGA Europe, and Hardlight, alongside the decision to sell Relic Entertainment, the developer of Company of Heroes and Dawn of War. The move comes as part of a streamlining effort to secure the future of the games business, with Sega Europe's managing director citing the need to respond to the changing economic landscape. This marks the latest in a series of layoffs within the gaming industry, prompting criticism from unions and workers advocating for fair treatment and job security.
Sega Europe announces layoffs affecting approximately 240 roles at Sega Europe, Creative Assembly, and Hardlight, as well as the sale of Relic Entertainment. The company is working to secure the future of its games business and has multiple projects in development. The layoffs come amidst a challenging time for developers in the video game industry, with previous layoffs and cancellations affecting various studios. Additionally, Sega of America recently laid off staff and ratified a contract with AEGIS-CWA union members.
Sega has sold Relic Entertainment and will cut 240 jobs across its UK studios, impacting Creative Assembly, Sega HARDlight, and Sega Europe. Relic will transition to an independent studio, and the majority of the job cuts will be at Creative Assembly and Sega Europe, with a small number at Sega HARDlight. The decision comes as part of Sega's efforts to streamline and focus on its core strengths in response to the changing economic landscape and challenges in game development and market.