Feral Interactive have confirmed that Empire: Total War – Gold Edition will be released for the first time on the Mac on Thursday September 13th . The game which is developed by the creative assembly and published by SEGA for Windows, is the next installment of the acclaimed Total War series to launch on Mac.
Empire: Total War – Gold Edition places the series tried and tested elements of real-time tactics and turn-based strategy of previous games in the series, against a new backdrop of the 18th century.
The game explores a number grand themes such as the Industrial Revolution, America’s struggle for independence, the race to control Asian trade routes, and the globalization of war on land and sea. Empire: Total War – The Gold Edition tasks players with the fortunes of a nation and will challenge them to establish their nation as the world’s dominant power.
The Mac version of the game includes Empire: Total War, the Warpath Campaign DLC, The four Special Forces Units and Elite Units DLC packs, as well as all updates and improvements to the game currently available.
David Stephen, the managing director of Feral Interactive spoke about the game stating that :
“Empire: Total War – Gold Edition draws on rich historical source material to create a game with vast scope and astonishing depth”.
Empire: Total War – Gold edition will upon release support multiplayer over LAN. Feral also plans to enhance the game later in the year, by offering online multiplayer using Apple’s Game Center technology.
Empire: Total War – Gold Edition for the Mac will retail in North America for US $39.99, £29.99 in the UK and €34.99 throughout Europe.
The game it will be available online for direct download from a variety of digital partner sites worldwide including www.feralinteractive.com and the Mac App Store.
The system requirements for the game are as follows :
Processor: 2.0Ghz (2.4Ghz Recommended)
OS: Mac OS X 10.7.4
RAM: 4.0GB
Free Space: 15.0GB
Graphics: 256MB (512MB Recommended)
Accessories: Keyboard & Mouse (Multi-Button Mouse Recommended)
ATI X1xxx series, NVIDIA 7xxx series and Intel GMA series graphics cards will not be supported
For more information about Empire: Total War- Gold Edition visit www.feralinteractive.com
