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Total War: Attila release date announced

Pre-order to get Viking-themed day one DLC free.

Strategy game Total War: Attila launches on 17th February 2015, developer Creative Assembly has announced.

If you pre-order the game you get the first downloadable content for free alongside the game on release day.

The first DLC is called The Viking Forefathers Culture Pack, which adds three additional playable factions to the game: The Danes, The Jutes and The Geats. These Norse factions have their own land and naval units, missions and traits.

The DLC will also be sold separately for £5.99 / €7.49 / $7.99.

Meanwhile, there's a special edition of the game, which contains a few extra items, including The Attila The Hun Biography, written by Nic Fields, and a reference guide poster.

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