Theale, UK – 25 October, 2022: Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord, the acclaimed role-playing sandbox game by TaleWorlds Entertainment, is releasing today digitally and physically on Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Xbox One X, and Xbox One S. In Japan, the PlayStation versions of the game will be released on November 10th. The game will also be officially released in its full version on PC, where it has been running in Early Access since March 2020.
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Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord combines realistic, thrilling medieval combat, with deep and complex strategy elements in the vast sandbox continent of Calradia. Set 200 years before the event of its previous game. M&B: Warband, in Bannerlord you can experience the collapse of the Calradian empire, and take a protagonist role in its demise… or its survival. Starting as a low warrior of one of the key factions of the continent, you can create your own story rising through the ranks to become a powerful warlord, even a king. Be an adventurer or a merchant, a villain or a hero, a just lord or a cruel tyrant – write your name in the story of Calradia and create a new world out of the ashes of the old one.
This important step marks a key milestone in the story of the Mount & Blade franchise, acknowledged as one of the most successful and influential in its genre of all time. But TaleWorlds Entertainments remarks that this is not the end of the road for the game, which will keep receiving updates and content in the months to come.
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ABOUT MOUNT & BLADE II: BANNERLORD
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord combines action, RPG, and strategy in a sandbox world where every player creates its own story in the fictitious continent of Calradia. This follow-up, prequel to Warband, takes place 200 years before the Calradia we know from previous games. The Calradian Empire is on the verge of collapse, and several factions fight to control the remains of the old empire that once dominated the entire continent. In front of them, other factions try to take advantage of the chaotic situation to gain power. Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord was released on Early Access on March 30th, 2020, and since then has gathered universal acclaim by players and reviewers alike for its deep gameplay and engaging sandbox experience, having received numerous updates with new gameplay features over the course of these months. Bannerlord is a sequel to the acclaimed Mount & Blade: Warband, one of the most successful and influential RPGs of the latest years (and considered by media outlets such as PC Gamer as one of the best PC games ever released).
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