With Fire and Sword is a standalone expansion to the Mount & Blade series. You choose either a man or woman, customize them however you want and then build up your army. Along with getting army members you will need to make some much needed thalar (money) by doing side quests and winning battles all while trying to get on the good side of various kingdoms so they will be willing to help you out.

Saddle up! It’s time for more Mount & Blade. Mount & Blade: With Fire & Sword is on the way, which means three more storylines to follow and many more battles to wage. (Look at all those ampersands!) Thankfully, you do have some time to prepare, since it won’t be released on Windows PCs until Spring, 2011.

If you played Mount & Blade: Warband, then Mount & Blade: With Fire & Sword is going to feel very familiar..

Mount & Blade is a bit of a paradox with the way it is set up. It’s not a hardcore gamer’s game and it isn’t a casual gamer’s game. Halting somewhere in the middle, it’s a bit of an acquired taste with a simple story that mixes Elder Scrolls character building and the Medieval II: Total War game play.

Mount&Blade may not be the most eye-catching title of all time but, hey, what’s in a name anyway? The important thing is the gameplay which you can experience by signing up for the final beta at Gamespot.

The M&B beta will be going on for the next two weeks and will end on August 25, 2008. The final game will be available for PC via retail on September 16, 2008, in North America and September 19, 2008, in Europe.

Mount&Blade is an first/third-person action RPG that takes place during the…