Paris the archer is one of the sons of Troy's King Priam.
Paris the archer is one of the sons of Troy's King Priam.
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Total War Saga: Troy interview — How Creative Assembly made the game bigger than Troy’s battle

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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Sega’s The Creative Assembly studio is the steward of the Total War series, and its latest game, Total War Saga: Troy debuts August 13 on the Epic Games Store. This particular game is the work of Creative Assembly Sofia, and its game director is Maya Georgieva, a veteran of the Bulgarian dev house.

Georgieva got her start on the real-time strategy series with Total War: Rome II, which debuted in 2013. And now she has her shot at directing this installment, which is the latest in a 20-year-old franchise that has sold more than 20 million copies. I played the demo last week via Steam and then I interviewed her about the experience.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.