Sega pulls Total War: Shogun 2 remaster from sale following disastrous launch

<figure> <img alt="" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/10/ca.com_news_thumbnailshogun2complete.png.webp?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Sega is removing <em>Total War: Shogun 2 - Complete Edition</em> from storefronts following a disastrous launch where users complained about issues like bugs and upscaling that appears to have been done by AI.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><em>Complete Edition</em>, a remaster of the 2011 strategy game, launched on Tuesday, and it bundled the main game and all of its DLC with promised upgrades including "improved visuals," "1440p and 4K UI scaling," and modernized controls. It has an "Overwhelmingly Negative" rating <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/3846830/Total_War_SHOGUN_2__Complete_Edition/">on Steam</a>, where it has already been pulled, and <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/totalwar/comments/1x51wq3/was_ai_used_in_shogun_2_complete_edition/">posts</a> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/1x5a5ym/new_shogun_2_total_war_remaster_is_an_ai_slop/">on Reddit</a> showcase artwork that users believe AI messed up.</p> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-reddit wp-block-embed-reddit"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> <div class="iframely-embed"><div class="iframely-responsive"><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/1x5a5ym/new_shogun_2_total_war_remaster_is_an_ai_slop/" data-iframely-url="https://iframely.net/api/iframe?maxheight=750&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.reddit.com%2Fr%2Fgaming%2Fcomments%2F1x5a5ym%2Fnew_shogun_2_total_war_remaster_is_an_ai_slop%2F&amp;key=a95589c51263af39f0de8ef8737db4f3"></a></div></div> </div></figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">"We're aware that <em>Total War: Shogun 2 - Complete Editio …</em></p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/games/1012512/sega-total-war-shogun-2-remaster-pulled">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>