Alongside them we will also be introducing new crafting pieces with cloth attachments. The banners in the game will be equippable items that players and AI heroes can use to benefit the formations they lead in battle. You may have already seen how they look in the recent demo footage, but, just in case, we have attached a screenshot below. For one, we really cannot leave our lords and ladies without a banner any longer. Road to Release As the release date approaches, we are preparing a number of additional updates that many of you have been eagerly anticipating. This is what we want to talk to you about today. And while it is a major milestone for the game to come to consoles, our announcement made it clear that this won’t be the end of the journey. Have a look: Greetings warriors of Calradia! August and September have been exciting months - Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord finally got its release date (October 25th), pre-orders opened for consoles and many of you came to say Hi at Gamescom and Pax. With TaleWorlds Entertainment's sandbox RPG Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord scheduled to leave early access on October 25, 2022, we get this Steam announcement that lets us know what to expect from the game's release version and what the developers still intend to implement after it goes live.