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Hot from the forge — Total War: MEDIEVAL II update 1.3 now available

After much smelting of 0s and 1s and the clanging of electronic hammers, Total War: MEDIEVAL II for iOS & Android has emerged from the armourers, sporting a shiny new patch.

Update 1.3 brings a number of much-requested quality of life features, including screen rotation for devices with camera notches, and the ability to hide the battle interface - so handy for taking those dramatic screenshots in the heat of the melee.

Our finest codesmiths have also improved touch gestures for easier fingertip control in battle, while addressing a number of crashes to offer a smoother overall experience. Players will also notice a big improvement to the time taken by AI factions when performing their turns.

We now turn our focus to the Kingdoms expansion, and look forward to sharing more about it later this year.

Head here for the full changelist, or charge straight to your app store of choice to download the update today. Battle awaits!

Time to Get Creative, 47 — Contracts Mode Comes for Hitman: Absolution on iOS & Android on May 14th

Plan, execute, escape. And challenge other agents on iOS and Android in Contracts mode, coming to Hitman: Absolution on May 14th.

In this cross-platform, asynchronous multiplayer mode, select up to three marks from any of the game’s target-rich, story mode environments and move in for the kill. Your performance sets the standard for others to beat when you publish your Contract online. What weapon did you use? Were you suited and booted, or in disguise? Did you hide the body? Stage an ‘accident’? If they want your Contract’s payday, rival agents will have to surpass your performance.

Want to become a legend within The Agency? Take on player-created Contracts and write your name all over the leaderboards. And, keep an eye out for Featured Contracts curated by the Feral team.

The Contracts update is free for all owners of Hitman: Absolution on iOS and Android, with a Nintendo Switch release also in the works. Get all the intel you need over on our Blog and strike quickly when it drops on May 14th.

Wololo! Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition Converts to macOS on May 28th!

One of the most beloved strategy games ever comes to macOS this May, with the arrival of Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition.

Lead diverse civilisations spanning a thousand years of history. Grow a Dark Age hamlet into an Imperial Age citadel. Build a thriving economy, assemble your armies, and do battle across historical single-player campaigns, the hugely replayable skirmish mode, and with other macOS players in online multiplayer.

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition comes complete with razor-sharp 4K visuals, a fully remastered soundtrack, and includes three expansions with the base game: Lords of the West, Dynasties of India, and Dawn of the Dukes. Newcomers to the series and returning veterans alike can look forward to all the fast-paced base-building and warfare that make this game a classic, consistently improved over two decades of refinement and additional content.

Empire builders hungry for more will also have access to a large — and still-expanding — stable of DLC purchasable from day one. Players can explore wide-ranging content, from Return of Rome, which transplants the original Age of Empires experience into the modern engine, to The Last Chieftains — exploring the complex medieval societies of South America — which just recently released!

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition lands on Steam for macOS on May 28th, with a Mac App Store release to come later in the year. Keep your eyes trained on our social feed and blog — in the run-up to the Steam launch, we’ll cover everything you need to know about this real-time strategy titan.