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Sega and developer Creative Assembly are removing the newly released Total War: Shogun 2 – Complete Edition from digital storefronts following intense backlash from players. The remaster of the 2011 strategy title, which bundled the base game with its downloadable content alongside promised visual upgrades and 4K UI scaling, launched on Tuesday but quickly amassed an "Overwhelmingly Negative" rating on Steam. [1][2]
The delisting comes after players flagged persistent decade-old bugs, newly introduced glitches, and lower-resolution art assets that appeared distorted by generative AI upscaling. Announcing the move on Bluesky, Sega stated that the release fell short of its standards and confirmed it is working with platform holders to temporarily pause sales while reinstating the original 2011 version of the game. [1][2]
Customers who already purchased the Complete Edition will retain access to the title. Sega said it is collaborating with its development partner to investigate the underlying causes, prepare fixes, and eventually bring the remaster up to the quality standards expected by fans of the franchise. [1]
The Total War series is one of the biggest and most enduring turn-based strategy games, with the Creative Assembly-developed franchise comprising of more than a dozen games released since the year 2000. Generally agreed as being one of the highest-rated entries in the series, 2011’s Total War: Shogun 2 was recently remastered for modern platforms in the form of a ‘complete edition’.
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Sega is removing Total War: Shogun 2 - Complete Edition from storefronts following a disastrous launch where users complained about issues like bugs and upscaling that appears to have been done by AI. Complete Edition, a remaster of the 2011 strategy game, launched on Tuesday, and it bundled the main game and all of its…
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