Al and Tim examine Creative Assembly’s December announcements of Medieval 3 and Total War Warhammer 40K, exploring whether the new Warcore engine justifies 16 years of waiting, why the studio’s deafening silence on player-controlled space combat suggests auto-resolve fleet battles rather than Battlefleet Gothic-style naval warfare, and whether simultaneous PC and console release will compromise the complexity that defines Total War’s identity, while questioning if Creative Assembly can regain community trust after Warhammer 3’s disastrous AI updates and whether their established DLC monetization strategy will exploit Warhammer 40K’s vast factional diversity. https://criticalmovespodcast.com/listen This episode delivers comprehensive analysis of Creative Assembly’s ambitious dual announcements—Medieval 3 targeting 2027-2028 release with unprecedented quarterly development updates and Total War Warhammer 40K launching 2026 on both PC and console simultaneously. Al and Tim debate whether Medieval 3’s promised focus beyond pure conquest, including feudal vassal...