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Creative Assembly exec pins the blame for the Shogun 2 remaster mess on someone else: 'This was not a Creative Assembly developed game'
Roger Collum says Creative Assembly was "focused on our next big projects," and didn't pay enough attention to the work being done by an "external developer."

Creative Assembly Blames External Development For Total War: SHOGUN 2 Complete Edition AI Use
After overwhelmingly negative reviews from fans Creative Assembly has responded to the mistakes made in Total War: SHOGUN 2 Complete Edition.

Creative Assembly Finally Addresses The Shogun 2 Remaster Disaster By Pointing Fingers
While claiming the buck stops with CA, VP Roger Collum repeatedly levels the blame elsewhere

"This was not a Creative Assembly developed game": Total War boss points the finger at external partner for Shogun 2 Complete Edition disaster
Last week, Creative Assembly and Sega pulled Total War: Shogun 2's remastered Complete Edition from Steam, after an avalanche of complaints about technical problems and some AI-generated art. Now, Total War vice president Roger Collum has written a personal apology, while pinning some of the blame...

Creative Assembly clarifies gen-AI stance, and admits it "took its eyes off" Total War Shogun 2's Complete Edition
The Total War developer addresses anger and disappointment around the Shogun 2 Complete Edition, and states it will not use gen-AI assets.

Sega pulls Total War: Shogun 2 - Complete Edition from sale amid AI accusations, admitting it has "fallen short"
Sega and Creative Assembly are temporarily removing Total War: Shogun 2 - Complete Edition from sale just days after release. Read more

Total War: Shogun 2 – Complete Edition has been pulled from stores following contentious launch
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:...

Sega and Creative Assembly remove Total War: Shogun 2 remaster from sale as it "falls short of both your expectations and our own standards"
Sega and Creative Assembly have temporarily withdrawn Total War: Shogun 2 – Complete Edition from sale in response to concerns about AI upscaling and other performance issues. Read more

Total War Shogun 2
Following player backlash, Sega and Creative Assembly have yanked Total War: Shogun 2 - Complete Edition from sale and have replaced it with the original 2011 version. First hitting digital shelves on October 13, this version of the beloved strategy game was advertised as having had a substantial...

Sega Pulls Disastrous Total War: Shogun 2 Remaster From Sale Following Backlash
Creative Assembly and Sega have pulled Total War: Shogun 2 — Complete Edition from Steam after a raft of complaints about the quality of the remaster.

"Total War: Shogun 2 Complete Edition has fallen short of both your expectations and our own standards", Sega say as they pull it from stores and restore the original
Total War: Shogun 2's Complete Edition is set to be pulled from stores by publishers Sega and developers Creative Assembly, who've admitted that it fell short of both player expectations and its creators' standards. The studio and their overlords have pledged to "investigate the issues" with the...

Total War Fans Blast New Remaster Over Bugs, AI Accusations
Total War: Shogun 2 Complete Edition is a bug, genAI-filled mess and a greedy rerelease fans say in Steam reviews of Creative Assembly's game.

TW: Warhammer 3 lead sees Lords of End Times DLC as an entry point as much as new content
With Creative Assembly now making standalone DLC packs, Senior Game Director Richard Albridge feels the Total War: Warhammer series has reached a new era.

Creative Assembly stays true to the first movie as Alien: Isolation 2 focus on atmosphere over scale
Archie Whitehead and Ana Sopikova break down why the team is staying focused on Ridley Scott's classic and designing retro-future buttons.

A Bretonnia rework is definitely on Creative Assembly's 'to-do list' for Total War: Warhammer: 'It's not quite the finest of wines now'
"There are a lot of things on our list."

Total War Warhammer 40k learns from CA's fantasy trilogy to craft "a single experience" that will just keep growing
Creative Assembly explains how Total War Warhammer 40k's development is inspired by its work on TWW3, and the importance of community. Read the full story on PCGamesN: Total War Warhammer 40k learns from CA's fantasy trilogy to craft "a single experience" that will just keep growing

Total War Warhammer 40k learns from CA's fantasy trilogy to craft "a single experience" that will just keep growing
Creative Assembly explains how Total War Warhammer 40k’s development is inspired by its work on TWW3, and the importance of community.

Total War: Shogun 2's Complete Edition adds 50 minor factions in return for breaking your mods, but fear not, players who stick to the old version will get legacy DLC for free
If you recently glanced at Total War: Shogun 2 and thought "gosh, lovely hip-and-gable roofs on that miniature of the temples in Kyoto, but this could really do with oh, let's say 50 additional groups of quarrelsome swordsmen", then congratulations, Creative Assembly are adding "50+" minor factions...
Total War: Shogun 2 Complete Edition Announced. Launches for PC on October 13th
If you missed this one back in the day, the new edition is probably the best way to experience Creative Assembly's absolute classic.
Total War: SHOGUN 2 Complete Edition announced for PC
Publisher SEGA and developer Creative Assembly have announced Total War: SHOGUN 2 Complete Edition, which …

The Emperor would approve of Total War Warhammer 40k, Creative Assembly says. I can't help but agree.
Total War: Warhammer 40k feels like the grimdark strategy sandbox we've been hoping for, and it's the series' most accessible game to date. Read the full story on PCGamesN: The Emperor would approve of Total War Warhammer 40k, Creative Assembly says. I can't help but agree.

The Emperor would approve of Total War Warhammer 40k, Creative Assembly says. I can't help but agree.
Total War: Warhammer 40k feels like the grimdark strategy sandbox we’ve been hoping for, and it’s the series' most accessible game to date.

"We want to invite people into this big tent with this grimdark setting": Creative Assembly on how they plan to ease strategy newbies into Total War: Warhammer 40,000
I remember once when I was a child, my uncle was visiting and completely unprompted (and kindly) he gave me a copy of one of the Total War games, I think the Rome one, you'll have to forgive my memory. I'd literally never played a strategy game in my life, but I gave it a go anyway, and quickly...

"We want to invite people into this big tent with this grimdark setting": Creative Assembly on how they plan to ease strategy newbies into Total War: Warhammer 40,000
I remember once when I was a child, my uncle was visiting and completely unprompted (and kindly) he gave me a copy of one of the Total War games, I think the Rome one, you'll have to forgive my memory. I'd literally never played a strategy game in my life, but I gave it a go anyway, and quickly...
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