Mount & Blade: Warband E3 Preview

IGN has given TaleWorlds' Mount & Blade: Warband expansion the E3 preview treatment, though it's only a couple of paragraphs in length. One of two:
Players will also find a number of additional kingdom management options, such as marrying ladies of the realm, recruiting lords as vassals and managing fiefs in different ways. Your characters will also be able to take advantage of new weapons, armor and animations, and thrown weapons, arrows and bolts can be picked up and re-used in case they miss their targets. Horse archery has been improved, as have the variation in the sizes of horses themselves. Players will gain additional commands for their companions, and will also be able to interact with new factions with unique troops. Finally, Warband includes a brand new multiplayer feature that allows up to 32 players to engage on a map in team deathmatch. Mount & Blade: Warband will be released in Q4 2009.