M&B Bannerlord War Sails is Finally Here
TaleWorlds celebrates 6 million copies sold with War Sails, the first major expansion for Mount and Blade II: Bannerlord. Sea travel, ship customization, large-scale naval battles, and the Viking-inspired Nords come to Calradia. Available now on PS5, Xbox Series, and PC.
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War Sails is the first major content addition to Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord, and it does exactly what the title suggests. Sea travel, naval combat, ship customization, and a substantial extension of the map to the north of Calradia. The Nords arrive with it, a Viking-inspired faction that crosses the water and brings their preferred style of warfare to a game that, until now, kept everything firmly on land. That's not a small creative pivot for a series whose entire identity was built on mounted medieval combat. It says something about where TaleWorlds believes the game can go.
Setimedia has been TaleWorlds' marketing and communications agency for over ten years, and the Bannerlord journey has been one of the longest sustained campaigns in that partnership. From the Early Access launch in March 2020 through full release, console ports, and now into expansion territory, SetiPR handled communications across Turkiye and the region at every step. Mount & Blade has always had a strong following here, and keeping that community informed and engaged through each phase wasn't a one-time effort. It was a decade-long commitment to a game and a studio that consistently delivered.
War Sails is available now on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC through Steam, Epic Games Store, and GOG. Six million is a number worth stopping on. The fact that TaleWorlds responded to it by shipping new content rather than just celebrating the count tells you quite a bit about how they operate.
