If you've never run an Empire or even called yourself a Total Warlord, now is a really good time to try. The Empire: Total War Collection is 75% off until the 27th of July:

http://store.steampowered.com/app/10500/

Hey Mac gamers, if you update Total War: SHOGUN 2 and Total War: SHOGUN 2 - Fall of the Samurai you’ll find they now support Shader Models 4, 4.1 and 5 on compatible video cards, improving edge smoothness, shadow maps and depth of field.

How about some blood-stained multiplayer battlefields to celebrate?

Want to try out Empire (Mac and Linux), Napoleon, SHOGUN 2 or Fall of the Samurai (Mac)? You can do so for free until 9PM BST (1PM PDT) this Sunday.

It should mean lots of activity in this Steam Group this weekend, so ready your muskets, lick your katanas (don't), and let's see some epic multiplayer. As ever, feel free to start Events.

Sometimes multiplayer can’t be made compatible with Windows, and that’s where this brand new Steam Group comes in.

We’re building a community of Mac and Linux gamers who want to play with other Mac and Linux gamers.

Join! Chat! Play! And, just as importantly, please invite all your Mac and Linux friends if they’re fans of the games here.

Empire: Total War is the only Linux game in this Steam Group at the moment, but more Linux AND Mac games will be added here in future.

We always strive to make multiplayer Windows-compatible when possible, but here in this Steam Group we’re all about enjoying Mac/Linux multiplayer to the max.