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Saturday 17 October 2026

Sega pulls Total War: Shogun 2 Complete Edition from sale

Sega and Creative Assembly pulled Total War: Shogun 2 Complete Edition two days after its 13 October launch and brought back the 2011 original.

Wren Solace Saturday 17 October 2026, open calendar4 min read

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Sega and Creative Assembly have pulled the new Total War: Shogun 2 Complete Edition from sale, two days after it launched. Players had torn it apart for bugs, poor performance and art that looked like it had been run through a bad AI upscaler.

A naval battle from Total War Shogun 2 with wooden warships burning and black smoke rising over a Japanese harbour — Image: SEGA / Creative Assembly

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Wren Solace Saturday 17 October 2026 at 4:20 pm Adelaide, open calendar4 min read

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