Utvikler The Creative Assembly bød på strategisk krigføring av ypperste sort da de lanserte Total War: Rome II i starten av september, og nå er de snart klare med den første utvidelsen til det kritikerroste spillet.
Denne vil tilføye en helt ny kampanje til enspillerdelen, som strekker seg fra Storbritannias sydlige kyst til Gallia (det som nå er Nord-Italia). Tidsperioden for kampanjen er mellom år 58 og 51 før Kristus, og man kan velge mellom fire fraksjoner. Gallic Arverni, Germanic Suebi, Belgic Nervii og Rome.
Navnet på pakken er Caesar in Gaul, slippdatoen er satt til den 12. desember, prisen blir 15 dollar (ca. 90 kroner) og selv beskriver Sega utvidelsen med følgende punkter:
• New campaign map: The expanded map of Gaul and southern Britannia brings 18 provinces to conquer, fully detailed with resources, settlements, capitals, and new environmental effects.
• Greater focus on characters: Play through the campaign with faction-leading avatars such as Caesar and Vercingetorix.
• 24 turns per year & seasons: A shorter campaign timespan (58-51BC) means each in-game year is split into more turns. As the calendar changes, so do the seasons, bringing seasonal gameplay effects and stunning visual alterations.
• New mid-game challenge mechanics: Caesar in Gaul replaces Rome II's civil war with different, conflict-appropriate mechanics. As barbarian players progress, they'll begin to feel the mailed fist of Rome as heavy intervention forces are sent to Gaul. Likewise, Roman players will see the tribes rebelling and forming alliances.
• Compact, focussed multiplayer campaign: With a tighter geographic scope and faction-roster, 2-player campaigns are more focussed and less time-consuming than the full Rome II campaign.
New historical battle: Surrounded and outnumbered, take on the role of Caesar as he fights the last desperate, decisive engagement of the Gallic War: the battle of Alesia.
• New Total War: Rome II playable factions: Alongside the factions playable in Caesar in Gaul, several playable factions are also unlocked in the full ROME II campaign: the Nervii, the Boii and the Galatians.
• New units: A raft of new battlefield units is unlocked for the Boii, the Galatians, the Nervii and the Gallic tribes, plus new auxiliary and mercenary units.