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Shogun 2′s Scale Is Pretty Incredible

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5:00PM March 14, 2011 | Mark Serrels

Shogun 2 Total War is released this week on PC, and we’ve been a little guilty of neglecting what looks like an incredible game in terms of scale. This multiplayer walkthrough goes into quite a bit of detail regarding what can be expected from the online section of the game. Worth a gander.


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Your Computer Must Be This Powerful To Run Shogun: Total War 2

5:20AM January 8, 2011 | Mike Fahey

Shogun: Total War 2 has been dropping jaws with its gorgeous visuals since it was revealed at E3 last year. Surely such lush graphics come at a steep price? Let’s see what the official PC specs say. More »


Get Your Fill Of Shogun 2: Total War

8:40AM December 17, 2010 | Michael McWhertor

Sega and the Creative Assembly’s sharp-looking Shogun 2: Total War – or Total War: Shogun 2, depending on who you ask – will get a limited edition release next year, but today it gets a beefy video preview of deep tactical gameplay. More »


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Shogun 2: Total War Returns To Japan In March

3:20AM November 12, 2010 | Mike Fahey

The bow monks have notched their arrows, the boats have been launched, and the footmen are stirring nervously in anticipation of the newly-revealed March release date for Sega’s Shogun 2: Total War. More »


The Story Behind Shogun 2: Total War

7:20AM November 5, 2010 | Mike Fahey

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With so much focus put on the technical prowess of The Creative Assembly’s Shogun 2: Total War, it’s easy to overlook the game’s story, steeped in rich Japanese history. More »


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Checking Out Shogun 2: Total War’s Flexible AI In Action

3:40AM September 3, 2010 | Brian Crecente

In this video, The Creative Assembly’s Land Battle programmer Ingimar Gudmunsson and studio communications manager Kieran Brigden talk us through a night battle in Shogun 2: Total War. More »


Shogun 2 Screenshots Thought This Was Sword Week

10:00PM September 2, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

Sega has released a batch of in-game screenshots for upcoming strategy epic Shogun2 : Total War. They’re moody! More »


Shogun 2: Total War Really Looks This Good?

1:30PM July 29, 2010 | Michael McWhertor

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The Creative Assembly knows how to make Japanese real-time strategy very attractive, going by this new Shogun 2: Total War cinematic trailer that was “captured in-game.” Based on Shogun 2′s gorgeous artwork and screens, it shouldn’t be that surprising. More »


While You’re Waiting On The Space War, Here’s The Shogun War

5:20AM July 27, 2010 | Mike Fahey

While you’re waiting for your chance to play some sci-fi, real-time strategy, why not browse through some lovely screens and concept art from Shogun 2: Total War, visiting a simpler time when war didn’t involve zergling rushes. More »


A General’s Guide to the Spanish Peninsula

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8:40AM July 5, 2010 | Seamus Byrne

The new expansion to Napoleon: Total War, the Peninsula Campaign, is out and a quick scratch of the surface reveals a lot more than a few new maps to battle over. Mark O’Connell from The Creative Assembly wrote an excellent guide to the new campaign in a blog post on the official Total War site. It’s such a good insight into exactly what’s new on the Spanish Peninsula we’re running it here. More »