While many of these factions will seem familiar to those that played the first Total War: Rome, Creative Assembly has retooled them for a supposedly deeper form of gameplay. These factions include Greco-Roman, Barbarians, and Eastern cultures. The playable factions represents the key powers of the time period. This anticipated new addition is set to be released September 3, 2013. Total War: Rome II is Creative Assembly's latest edition to their Total War strategy games series.