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Total War is in a heavy release window. The Lords of the End Times DLC for Total War: WARHAMMER III drove the game past 100,000 concurrent Steam players in early October, while the next main entry, Total War: Warhammer 40,000, is set for 2027 with a closed beta planned for late 2026. Total War: SHOGUN 2 - Complete Edition releases October 14 with newly added Japanese voice and subtitle support.
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Oct 7
The series is moving in two directions at once. On one side, Total War: WARHAMMER III absorbed a large post-launch addition: the Lords of the End Times DLC, released September 24, added four Legendary Lords (Nagash, the Glottkin, Thanquol, and Boris Todbringer) and pushed the game past 100,000 concurrent Steam players, a mark it had not reached in about four years. Steam user reviews for three of the four DLCs are mixed, so the player spike and the reception do not point the same way.
On the other side is Total War: Warhammer 40,000, the next mainline entry. A live demo ran at the Sega booth during Summer Game Fest: Play Days 2026, showing a shift toward gunfights and cover systems, with Space Marines, Orks, Aeldari, and Astra Militarum confirmed as launch factions. Registration for a PC closed beta opened June 8, 2026, and the game is in development for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S with a release set for 2027. Sega released a TGS2026 game introduction trailer covering turn-based strategy in the Era Indomitus setting and large-scale real-time battles.
The 40,000 entry also carries the series' first full Japanese localization and full Japanese voice acting in its 25-year history. Director Attila Mohácsi tied the decision to the Asian market, Warhammer 40,000 miniatures selling in more Tokyo stores, Sega's ownership of the studio, and internal questions about the missing Japanese support. That same Japanese-facing push shows up in Total War: SHOGUN 2 - Complete Edition, which bundles the base game, Rise of the Samurai, Fall of the Samurai, faction packs, and content updates, and adds Japanese and Chinese voice and subtitle support. It releases October 14 on Steam, the Epic Games Store, and the Microsoft Store, with 50-plus playable factions and a 75% upgrade discount for existing owners.
Key facts
- Total War: WARHAMMER III concurrent player peak
- Passed 100,000 concurrent Steam players after the September 24 release of the Lords of the End Times DLC, the first time in about four years (since August 2022). ↗
- Lords of the End Times DLC content
- Adds four Legendary Lords: Nagash, the Glottkin, Thanquol, and Boris Todbringer. Steam user reviews are mixed for three of the four DLCs. ↗
- Total War: Warhammer 40,000 Japanese localization
- Full Japanese localization and full Japanese voice acting, a first in the series' 25-year history. Director Attila Mohácsi cited the Asian market, Warhammer 40,000 miniatures selling in more Tokyo stores, Sega's ownership of the studio, and console expansion. ↗
- Total War: Warhammer 40,000 release window and platforms
- Set for release in 2027 on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S. ↗
- Total War: Warhammer 40,000 launch factions
- Space Marine, Astra Militarum, Ork, and Aeldari. ↗
- Total War: Warhammer 40,000 closed beta
- A closed beta is planned for late 2026. Registration for the PC closed beta opened June 8, 2026. ↗
- Total War: SHOGUN 2 - Complete Edition release and platforms
- Releases October 14 on Steam, the Epic Games Store, and the Microsoft Store. ↗
- Total War: SHOGUN 2 - Complete Edition Japanese support
- Adds Japanese and Chinese voice and subtitle support, updated lighting and shadows, UI scaling for 1440p and 4K, 64-bit support, ultrawide and mod.io integration, and 50-plus playable factions. ↗
- Total War: Warhammer 40,000 live demo
- Held at the Sega booth during Summer Game Fest: Play Days 2026, showing a shift toward gunfights and cover systems. ↗
Timeline
- Oct 4, 2026 Total War: WARHAMMER III Tops 100,000 Concurrent Steam Players
- Oct 4, 2026 Total War: Warhammer 40,000 Gets Full Japanese Localization With Voice Acting
- Sep 17, 2026 Sega Drops TGS2026 Trailer For Total War: Warhammer 40,000
- Sep 15, 2026 SEGA Announces Total War: SHOGUN 2 Complete Edition
- Jun 8, 2026 Total War: Warhammer 40,000 Live Demo Debuts at Summer Game Fest, CBT Registration Opens
- Jun 7, 2026 Total War: Warhammer 40,000 Closed Beta Set for Late 2026
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10h ago
Creative Assembly vice president Roger Collum posted a statement on the company forum about Total War: Shogun 2 Complete Edition, which launched October 14 and was pulled from sale the next day after negative Steam reviews over performance, bugs, and broken mod support. Collum said the title was externally developed and never went through internal review or QA, and that responsibility still lies with Creative Assembly. The company said generative AI asset use is under investigation.
Oct 14
Sega and Creative Assembly suspended sales of Total War: Shogun 2 Complete Edition on October 15, one day after the October 14 release. The publisher said feedback showed the release did not meet user expectations or company quality standards, and it is investigating the cause while working with platform partners to re-release the original version. Players who already bought the Complete Edition can keep playing it. The Complete Edition bundles the 2011 strategy game with its downloadable content, including the Rise of the Samurai and Fall of the Samurai campaigns, and adds Japanese and Chinese voice and text, 1440p and 4K support, more than 50 playable minor clans, 64-bit support, and official mod support through Mod.io. It launched on Steam, the Epic Games Store, and the Microsoft Store. Steam user reviews were overwhelmingly negative, with 16 percent positive out of more than 3,100 reviews as of the suspension. Complaints cited bugs from the original version, heavy performance, and incompatibility with existing mods.
Oct 14
Sega released Total War: Shogun 2 Complete Edition on Steam, the Epic Games Store, and the Microsoft Store on October 14, 2026, priced at 5,990 yen with tax included. The definitive version of Creative Assembly's 2011 strategy game adds Japanese localization with full voice acting, updated lighting and shadow rendering, and support for 1440p and 4K resolutions, and bundles DLC including Rise of the Samurai and Fall of the Samurai.
Oct 13
SEGA Europe and The Creative Assembly have released Total War: SHOGUN 2 - Complete Edition, a definitive version of the Sengoku-period strategy game. It includes the base game, the Rise of the Samurai and Fall of the Samurai expansions, faction packs, and content updates, with Japanese and Chinese voice and subtitle support, 1440p and 4K UI scaling, modernized controls, more than 50 playable factions, Mod.io integration, 64-bit support, ultrawide monitor support, and colorblind accessibility options. It is available on Steam, the Epic Games Store, and the Microsoft Store.
Oct 4
Total War: WARHAMMER III passed 100,000 concurrent Steam players after the September 24 release of the Lords of the End Times DLC, which adds four Legendary Lords: Nagash, the Glottkin, Thanquol, and Boris Todbringer. The article reports this is the first time the game has reached that mark in about four years, since August 2022. Steam user reviews are mixed for three of the four DLCs.
Oct 4
Total War: Warhammer 40,000 will be the first entry in the Total War series with full Japanese localization and full Japanese voice acting, a first in the series' 25-year history. Director Attila Mohácsi told Denfaminicogamer at Tokyo Game Show 2026 that Creative Assembly made the decision because the Asian market matters to the studio, Warhammer 40,000 miniatures are selling in more Tokyo stores, and Sega owns the studio, with internal staff long asking why Japanese support was missing. Console expansion also factored in.
Sep 17
Sega released a TGS2026 game introduction trailer for Total War: Warhammer 40,000, the strategy title set for release in 2027 on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S. The trailer covers turn-based strategy in the Era Indomitus setting and large-scale real-time battles, with four playable factions: Space Marine, Astra Militarum, Ork, and Aeldari.
Sep 15
SEGA Europe and The Creative Assembly announced Total War: SHOGUN 2 - Complete Edition, a version of the Sengoku-period strategy game that bundles the base game, Rise of the Samurai, Fall of the Samurai, faction packs and content updates. It adds Japanese and Chinese voice and subtitle support, updated lighting and shadows, UI scaling for 1440p and 4K, 64-bit support, ultrawide and mod.io integration, and 50-plus playable factions. Release is October 14 on Steam, the Epic Games Store and the Microsoft Store.
Jun 8
A live demo of Total War: Warhammer 40,000 was held at the Sega booth during Summer Game Fest: Play Days 2026. The game fuses the Total War system with the Warhammer 40,000 setting. Four factions are confirmed at launch: Space Marines, Orks, Aeldari, and Astra Militarum. Registration for the PC closed beta test opened on June 8, 2026.
Jun 7
SEGA released a developer interview trailer for Total War: Warhammer 40,000 during the PC Gaming Show 2026 on June 8. The trailer confirms a closed beta planned for late 2026 and shows gameplay footage. The game is in development for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S.