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{{Short description|British video game developer}} {{Use British English|date=August 2023}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2024}} {{Infobox company | name = The Creative Assembly Limited | logo = Creative Assembly logo.png | trade_name = Creative Assembly | type = [[Subsidiary]] | industry = [[Video game industry|Video games]] | founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1987}} | founder = Tim Ansell | hq_location_city = [[Horsham]] | hq_location_country = England | key_people = Gareth Edmondson ([[studio director]]) | products = {{Unbulleted list|''[[Total War (video game series)|Total War]]'' series|''[[Alien: Isolation]]''}} | num_employees = 882<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.creative-assembly.com/ |title=Welcome to Creative Assembly |publisher=Creative Assembly |access-date=3 May 2023 |archive-date=26 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230426112510/https://creative-assembly.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | num_employees_year = 2023 | parent = [[Sega]] (2005–present) | subsid = [[Creative Assembly Sofia]] | website = {{URL|https://www.creative-assembly.com/|creative-assembly.com}} }} '''The Creative Assembly Limited''' ([[trade name]]: '''Creative Assembly''') is a British [[video game developer]] based in [[Horsham]], founded in 1987 by Tim Ansell. In its early years, the company worked on [[porting]] games to [[MS-DOS]] from [[Amiga]] and [[ZX Spectrum]] platforms, later working with [[Electronic Arts]] to produce a variety of games under the [[EA Sports]] brand. In 1999, the company had sufficient resources to attempt a new and original project, proceeding to develop the strategy computer game ''[[Shogun: Total War]]'' which was a critical and commercial hit, and is regarded as a benchmark strategy game. Subsequent titles in the [[Total War (video game series)|''Total War'' series]] was built following the success of ''Shogun: Total War'', increasing the company's critical and commercial success. In March 2005, Creative Assembly was acquired by [[Sega]] and became part of [[Sega Europe]].<ref name="final boss" /> An Australian branch was operated from [[Fortitude Valley, Queensland]] as Sega Studios Australia. Under Sega, further ''Total War'' titles were developed, and Creative Assembly entered the [[video game console|console]] market with [[action-adventure game]]s such as ''[[Spartan: Total Warrior]]'', ''[[Viking: Battle for Asgard]]'' and ''[[Alien: Isolation]]''.
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