Creative Assembly announced today the barbaric Norscans will be the latest playable Race added to Total War™: WARHAMMER®. Anyone pre-ordering Total War: WARHAMMER II through a SEGA approved retailer* before release or buying in the first week on sale will receive the Norsca Race Pack for Total War: WARHAMMER free of charge.

The Norsca Race Pack will be playable in the first part of the trilogy from August 10^th, ahead of Total War: WARHAMMER II’s release on September 28^th.
In the frozen Norsca peninsula far to the north, barbaric tribes serve the dark gods through hunting and pillaging. Hardened by relentless blizzards and the monstrous beasts of this bitter wilderness, the Norscans exist only to lay waste.

Features

This DLC introduces two new playable factions, led by unique Legendary Lords. Players can embark on monster hunt quests, command ferocious units including War Mammoths and Skin Wolves, and construct towering monoliths to court favour with the dark gods.

• Conquer the Old World as the marauding tribes of Norsca and Wintertooth
• Two new Legendary Lords: Wulfrik the Wanderer and Throgg
• Recruit Norscan Lords with deep-specialisation skill trees
• Recruit three new Hero types with deep-specialisation skill trees
• Entreat the dark gods for mighty rewards!
• Hunt the mightiest monsters of the Old World and tame them to your cause
• Massive new roster with unique monstrous units including War Mammoths and Frost-Wyrms
• Slow your foes with the chilling Frostbite combat ability
• Tear through your enemies with new Rage and Berserk abilities

More details and ordering..

Shortly after the launch of Total War: WARHAMMER II, a gigantic update will be made available to owners of both games, for free. A new combined campaign map will enable players to conquer both the Old World and the New as any Race from both base games and any owned DLC Races. After its release, this will be further updated to include Norsca.

Total War: WARHAMMER II releases on September 28^th this year and is available for pre-order now through Steam here: http://store.steampowered.com/app/594570

Alongside the digital edition, an extremely rare Serpent God collector’s edition for Total War: WARHAMMER II is also available for pre-order. More information can be found here: https://getwarhammer2.totalwar.com