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The two latest trailers for Mount And Blade: With Fire And Sword have arrived, and they strike a sharp contrast. The first, above, shows off mostly ambient elements. Soft, menacing music plays as it sets the stage for brief bits of action at the very end. The second, below, is a bit more action-oriented. It shows a player fighting and dying in various battles, each of which (we presume, due to the respawn notice) is multiplayer. Both of these trailers are good primers for the changes to Mount and Blade, as they showcase both the setting (historical Europe) and mechanics (firearms) alterations.

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The Polish novel With Fire and Sword is one of the best historic fiction novels ever written, and is both exciting and quite optimistic. Paradox acquired the rights to make a game of it, and the result is Mount and Blade: With Fire and Sword. As shown in this trailer, it has a number of things that the original two games do not: firearms, much better graphics, and (most importantly) a historical setting. Just taking a glance at the map at the beginning shows you Europe as it once was. Here's hoping the three different storylines hold and that the game is just as epic and thrilling as the book it is based on.

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During today's Paradox Convention press event, publisher Paradox Interactive announced plans for yet another stand alone expansion pack to the popular RPG series Mount and Blade. Titled With Fire & Sword, the game is once again being developer by Taleworlds.

Due out sometime in the first quarter of 2011, With Fire & Sword will add new elements to the game franchise such as firearms (muskets and pistols) and the new Captain multiplayer mode which will let up to 16 players control a squad of soldiers. Look for seven new multiplayer maps, new castle siege features and multiple endings for the game's single player mode in this new game.

[Via publisher fact sheet]