Tech Shout!

Warhammer has finally made it to the Xbox 360 console! Namco Bandai Games America has announced ‘Warhammer: Battle March’ videogame for the Xbox 360 console, and ‘Warhammer: Mark of Chaos’ expansion for the PC platform.

This is the first time that the critically acclaimed Warhammer game has made it to the Xbox 360 console. In fact, this Xbox 360 title is expected to include the original content from Warhammer: Mark of Chaos plus all new features, intuitive control schemes and support for online play via Xbox LIVE.

In Warhammer: Battle March for the Xbox 360 platform, players will be able to control to control six unique armies namely the Empire, Chaos, Skaven, High Elves and the all new Dark Elf and Orcs & Goblin forces.

Players can also control Heroes and Champions for each army, high-powered units that gain new abilities as they tear through the opposition.

Placing the focus of gameplay on combat and tactics rather than tedious resource management, ‘Warhammer: Battle March’ features two control schemes for both master battlefield tacticians and novice warriors that offer full control over all aspects of the player’s army. On Xbox LIVE, up to four players can engage in massive multi-army clashes in head-to-head and team-based modes of play.

An expansion to Warhammer: Mark of Chaos for the PC, Warhammer: Mark of
Chaos - Battle March builds upon the game’s tactical foundation to offer new units for each army as well as an original campaign and new online modes.

Players will be able to experience the mysterious sorcery of the Dark Elves and the savage brutality of the Orcs and Goblins in an all-new chapter of the game’s single player campaign as they battle to overcome an invasion by the armies of Chaos.

The Xbox 360 game title ‘Warhammer: Battle March’ and the PC expansion ‘Warhammer: Mark of Chaos’ are slated for release sometime in 2008.