I've been mostly absent due to my exams(Which are going quite good) and because I've been playing this lovely game that came out a day before my exams started, for any kind of strategy fans it is one very nice game to check out. I really recommend it. Its basically a hybrid game of TBS on a grand campaign map where you govern your empire, recruit units, manage cities and diplomacy etc and a RTS part where you can fight real time battles. The game's timeline is set in real 16th century Japan. I even wrote an extensive (official) review for it on Total War Center if anyone's interested.
http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=435978
http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=435978