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The Shogun 2 multiplayer can be a bit confusing to those unused to the Total War conventions. It even confuses us, and we love the Total War series! Thankfully, Creative Assembly has released a trailer detailing all of the functions you can perform in multiplayer, and it covers nearly everything. It has details on everything you might be confused about, from retainers to province influence to matchmaking. Despite the game having been out for a while now, this trailer is definitely appreciated.

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The Shogun 2 diaries have offered fascinating insights into the offices of Creative Assembly, and these two latest videos are no exception. Focusing entirely on Shogun 2, they detail a lot of the research and process that went into making it both historically realistic as well as fun. Notable thing to look for include reactions to the wood block concept art, justification for the multiplayer campaign mode, and an abiding love of the works of Akira Kurosawa. Peppered in are plenty of smaller anecdotes and musings, all of which make this diary feel like an actual diary and less of a PR tool.

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Continuing the thread of excellent trailers for Shogun 2, this video shows off the new and returning multiplayer features for Creative Assembly's new title. The campaign co-op returns from Empire and Napoleon, and some new features such as General customization also show up. The multiplayer also supports up to four players, so if you wish to engage in a four-sided free-for-all, you can. Shogun 2 is looking more and more excellent as it comes closer to release, and this trailer only continues it.

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Shogun 2 is one of the best games when it comes to informative trailers. Almost every single trailer has given good insights into the creation of the game as well as how the mechanics work. From battle reports to producer diaries, each video manages to give us more information and keep us hooked on the progress. This trailer breaks out the glamour, however. Depicting the calm before the storming of a keep, this trailer involves what appears to be a samurai and warrior monk facing off in a champion's duel. The winner does not get to survive, though, and ends up triggering the castle's invasion.

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This Shogun 2 trailer is a bit familiar, mainly because the first half of the trailer is exactly the same as the campaign trailer. However, about halfway through it goes to new footage and shows some of the real-time battles we've come to love of the Total War series. There's not particularly new or exciting here; it's just the same old tactical combat we know. However, it does display some of the fancy new graphics, and we have to admit that this is the best looking Total War game we've seen to date.

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Shogun: Total War spawned an incredible franchise, and with Shogun 2 Creative Assembly is aiming to top the game that started it all. The latest trailer for the upcoming strategy game details the changes to the campaign map, and shows off both returning and new features. Our favorites include the addition of experience gain, the purchase of skills and technologies, and the return of the infamous ninja and geisha spies. If there was one word to describe our feelings for Shogun 2 right now, it would be this: excited.

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In most gameplay videos that involve developer interaction, the developer usually rigs it so that they win. After all, people usually want to see something go right rather than wrong, and what better way to show that off than by rigging the results? The developers at Creative Assembly, however, don't want to take part in any of that video trickery. This 15-minute video details the fall of a developer's castle in Shogun 2 to the vastly more prepared forces of a computer-controlled shogunate. As he says at the beginning, this isn't rigged and they have no clue what will happen. We can tell you, though: the developer gets stomped flat by the AI.

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Those musically inclined will love the info presented in this trailer, and for good reason too: it's all about getting the authentic Japanese style for Shogun 2. The Australians at Creative Assembly have contracted the work of one of the best taiko drumming groups in the world: TaikOz. The music of Shogun 2 must obviously be both authentic and high quality, so the developers are pulling out all the stops for an excellent musical score. Frankly, we're just surprised that it doesn't seem to be Inon Zur at the helm; he's been getting around as a composer these days!

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The Total War series started in Japan, and it returns to the Land of the Rising Sun with Shogun 2. While the series has undergone some major innovations in the many years since, the developers definitely seem to be giving the original game justice. This massive battle report, clocking in at over 6 minutes, details the minutiae of handling a tactical battle. Topics covered include new AI tactics, flanking, and morale. There's also mentions of the new models and a new speech algorithm for the pre-battle general speeches. Frankly, we're incredibly excited to get our hands on Shogun 2, and with this battle report, most people should join us in our glee.

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The newest trailer for the Napoleon: Total War - Peninsular Campaign sets up the tension with a story that pits an army against overwhelming odds. The DLC expansion is available now for purchase on Steam.

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