Total War: SHOGUN 2 - Complete Edition pulled from Steam after complaints

Total War: SHOGUN 2 - Complete Edition, released October 13, was removed from sale on Steam after mass complaints about performance, bugs and AI-generated artwork. Creative Assembly confirmed the game was made by external studio MATABOO and pledged to fix it.

• The Complete Edition's Steam rating fell to Overwhelmingly Negative
• The game was developed by external studio MATABOO, not Creative Assembly
• CA says it does not use generative AI to create game assets
• A team of senior developers was assembled with SEGA to fix the release