Immortal Empires Goes Solo: No Full Games Required This September

If you've ever looked at the Immortal Empires campaign in Total War: WARHAMMER and thought "I want in, but I don't want to buy three whole games just to access it", good news is finally here. Starting in September, you won't need to own any of the trilogy's base games to play the massive trilogy-spanning campaign. All you need is one of the Lords of the End Times characters, which dramatically lowers the cost of entry for one of strategy gaming's most sprawling sandbox experiences.

This is a genuinely big deal. Immortal Empires is essentially the reason the whole trilogy exists in hindsight, a colossal map stitching together all three games' regions, factions, and legendary lords into one ridiculous, glorious mess of a campaign. Locking it behind ownership of multiple titles always felt like a tax on curiosity, and it kept a lot of players from ever seeing what the fuss was about. Opening that door with just a single character purchase is a smart move that should bring a wave of new commanders into the fold right before what is historically a strong season for strategy game sales.