Creative Assembly's RTS Stormrise will be one of the first PC games to require both a DirectX 10-capable video card and Windows Vista, according to an interview on PC Games Hardware.

"Stormrise has been designed for DirectX 10 and Vista only right from the start," said Stormrise lead designer Artem Kulakov, who later clarified: "Vista only. DX10 only. No fallback option. We have never suggested this or hinted at it, so it shouldn't be a surprise."

"DX10 has offered a lot of advantages over DX9," he added. "First of all, DirectX 10 allowed us to simplify the rendering engine. It matches capabilities of next generation consoles better than DX9, which is important for us considering that Stormrise is a multi-platform title. We had fewer driver-specific compatibility issues with Stormrise compare to our previous games released with DX9."

A new IP from Total War developers Creative Assembly, the small-scale RTS Stormrise was designed primarily with console controls in mind. The game is expected to arrive in stores on PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 this month.

The latest trailer for Creative Assembly's console RTS title Stormrise shows off the game's "line of sight" camera view, which allows players to view battles from an almost third-persony angle.

Stormrise is set for release on PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in March.

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Change is sweeping the world, and Total War developer Creative Assembly is getting in on the ground floor. Not content with a new American president, CA is now tackling one of the more pressing issues of our times: getting RTS games to control well on consoles.

To see whether Creative is pulling it off with its "Whip Select" scheme in Stormrise, check out the following walkthrough trailer, narrated by the obligatory accented female computer voice.

Stormrise is expected to arrive on PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in March 2009.

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Sega put out a bunch of unit renders for Creative Assembly's in-development RTS Stormrise, and we've coupled them with the provided unit descriptions for a look at the Echelon, one of the two main factions in the game.

Stormrise is expected to arrive on PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in March 2009.

Giant robots and other monstrosities star in the latest screenshots of Stormrise, the futuristic real-time strategy effort coming from Total War veterans Creative Assembly.

A new developer diary accompanied the screenshots, fulfilling your desire to see new gameplay footage partially obscured by members of the development team. Stormrise is expected to arrive on PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in March 2009.

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I'm going to guess most people aren't familiar with Stormrise yet, so just in case: Stormrise a futuristic console RTS coming from Creative Assembly, the developers of the Total War series. Which is a really great series.

That doesn't mean Stormrise (PC, PS3, X360) will necessarily be any good, but it's certainly worth watching more than your average generic game. Here's a look at how things are progressing so far:

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Publisher Sega has unleashed a giant, scary-looking monster in a few new screenshots for Stormrise, the futuristic strategy game from Total War series creator Creative Assembly.

The game was originally announced as a console exclusive, made only for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, but hardware maker AMD outed a PC version is also in the works.

Featuring a story with a post-apocalyptic world following a monster invasion, Stormrise will hit sometime next year.

Sega has released a new video for the upcoming sci-fi strategy game Stormrise, showing the Echelon sniper in action as he uses his elevated position for strategic advantages.

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In development at Creative Assembly (Total War series), Stormrise will be released some time in 2009 for PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

The Creative Assembly's futuristic military RTS game Stormrise, EA Phenomic's RTS-CCG hybrid BattleForge and NHN's RPG Cloud 9 will all support DirectX 10.1 upon their release on the PC platform, hardware maker AMD announced today.

According to AMD, only its ATI Radeon HD 3000 and ATI Radeon HD 4800 cards currently support the DirectX 10.1 technology.

Upon its announcement, Stormrise--the latest title from Total War series maker Creative Assembly--was said to be "built from the ground up specifically for high def consoles" with controls that would "revolutionise the way RTS games are played."

Stormrise is slated to hit next year, with Sega Europe CTO Chris Southall labeling it as "one of next year's most technologically advanced titles." BattleForge, meanwhile, is expected to arrive this fall, with NHN yet to detail a firm release date for Cloud 9.

Currently making their way online are screenshots from upcoming Sega games. We have images from Alpha Protocol, Empire: Total War, Golden Axe: Beast Rider, Madworld, Samba de Amigo, Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood, Sonic Unleashed, Space Siege, Stormrise and Valkyria Chronicles.

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Creative Assembly, the studio behind the Total War series of PC real-time strategy games, has unveiled Stormrise, a console-exclusive RTS due on Xbox 360 and PS3. As with most console RTS projects, the game promises a simple control scheme that will "revolutionise" the genre. Multiple vertical layers of combat--air, surface, underground--are said to set the game apart from other RTS efforts.

"Stormrise has been built from the ground up specifically for high def consoles to provide a more intense, frenetic style of game that, coupled with the all new control mechanic, will revolutionise the way RTS games are played," claimed Sega Europe marketing director Gary Knight.

Published by Sega, Stormrise is expected to arrive in 2009. As with most recently-unveiled titles, expect more details to surface during next week's E3 Media & Business Summit.