"Total War: Warhammer" has seen several free content and paid DLC being distributed ever since the game launched. The developers have also teased the upcoming launch of the Bretonnia faction, although they have now confirmed that this addition has been pushed back to February 2017.
The developers at Creative Assembly have announced on the official Wiki site that the Bretonnia faction is no longer going to launch before the end of the year. Instead, it is going to be packaged with the Old World Edition of "Total War: Warhammer" that releases next year.
Creative Assembly explains that the reason this was done was because their free content plans are going through changes. Due to the shift in their release plans, they decided to take the opportunity to add in new units as well as a brand new Legendary Lord, the third one planned for the Bretonnia faction.
This doesn't mean that they will not be launching a DLC this December. The company did announce on the same page that they are releasing free content and a paid DLC by this Christmas. It is widely speculated that they are hinting that these new content will be the wood elves faction.
It is noted that the Old World Edition is not a Game of the Year (GOTY) Edition, which means it does not come with all of the paid DLC. The Old World Edition will come with the base game, the Bretonnia package, and all of the free content. Paid DLC will still come as separate purchases.
Creative Assembly has also stated that they currently have no plans for a Game of the Year Edition. This may change over the years, but fans should not expect one anytime soon.
The studios have yet to announce a specific release date for the Old World Edition, which comes with the Bretonnia faction, and the DLC and free content coming this December.
