Posted: 04-03-09 In: News, Steam Games By: Ennui | (2) comments | Add your comments

Creative Assembly's latest addition to the critically acclaimed Total War series, Empire: Total War was released on Steam today, featuring full integration with Steamworks.

"Working with Steamworks was very straightforward," said Mike Simpson, Creative Director at The Creative Assembly. "The small investment of time to integrate Steamworks not only saved us development time, it helped us develop a better product that we can easily extend with updates and downloadable content post launch."

Empire takes place in the 18th century Age of Enlightenment, and features new additions to the Total War repertoire, including full-scale naval battles and an American campaign for independence. The demo is also available on Steam to try before you buy.