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Total War: Shogun 2

Platforms

Mac
PC

Initial release March 15, 2011

Developers

The Creative Assembly

Genres

Simulation
Strategy
Strategy: Real-Time Strategy
Strategy: Turn-Based Strategy

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Total War: Shogun 2 is free to keep right now

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Total War: Shogun 2 is free to keep right now

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Total War: Shogun 2 will be free for keeps next week

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Total War: Shogun 2 DLC Fall Of The Samurai is now a Total War Saga game

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Total War: Shogun 2 DLC Fall Of The Samurai is now a Total War Saga game

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Japan's equivalent of, er, Shogun: Total War

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Total(ed) War: TF2, Shogun 2 Join Sonic Racing

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Creative Assembly’s Moddessy: Shogun 2 Unbound

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Creative Assembly’s Moddessy: Shogun 2 Unbound

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Total-er War - Shogun 2 Now On Steam Workshop

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Total-er War - Shogun 2 Now On Steam Workshop

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Hail CAesar! A Chat With Total War: Rome II's Lead Dev

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Surprise! Eyes-On With Total War: Rome II

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Shogun 2: The Rise And Fall Of Reginald Samurai, Part 3

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Shogun 2: The Rise And Fall Of Reginald Samurai, Part 2

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