Last week, developer The Creative Assembly and publisher Sega announced Napoleon: Total War, a new stand alone historical RTS game that's due out in February 2010, about a year after the release of Empire: Total War. Much like gamers upset with Valve over releasing Left 4 Dead 2 a year after its original release, many gamers are not happy with plans for Napoleon: Total War. Some claim that Empire: Total War still has many bugs that need to be fixed and others feel that the content in Napoleon: Total War should have been in Empire: Total War.

In a post on the Total War message boards, The Creative Assembly's Kieran Brigden states that they have no plans to stop supporting Empire: Total War, saying, " The major AI upgrade patch is still very much being worked on and is coming shortly." He adds, "After the major AI upgrade patch that is coming we're going to announce another major piece of DLC for Empire, adding more content to its universe and expanding the game even further." And what about the multiplayer campaign add-on which was promised months ago? He states, "The MP Campaign Beta has not been forgotten, work is ongoing and it will be released before Napoleon allowing us time to absorb your comments and feedback (Which is ultimately the point of a public beta). To stress: Empire's MPC Beta is still under development and will be coming shortly it has not been dropped or forgotten and will be available soon."

Finally he answers the thoughts of some fans who feel the content in Napoleon should have been put into Empire. Bridgen states that Napoleon is a big game in of itself adding, "Napoleon focuses on a man and his destiny and how this is tied to the rise of a nation, a man who defined an era. Empire was a very seperate theme, defining the interplay of actions between nations over a turbulent period of history. These are two very different games. We couldn't, nor would we, have added Napoleon into Empire. It's a huge piece of work worthy of its own title."