Total War: Shogun 2 Getting Brand New DLC Campaign - Rise of The Samurai!

Creative Assembly announced today that Total War: Shogun 2 will be receiving a new DLC campaign this September. The new campaign will be set 400 years before the start of Sengoku Jidai(the perios Shogun 2 is set). Titled Rise of The Samurai, the new campaign will introduce 6 new clans, 10 new naval units, 16 new land units, 4 new agents, and a whole bunch of other new stuff.(further increasing the variety of troops in the game). Rise of The Samurai will be playable single player or multiplayer and will be deployed together with a patch for the game which will further improve upon the game. No price point announced for this DLC, but if it follows their previous trend of DLC pricing, Napoleon Total War's Peninsular Campaign cost USD9.99. This might be at that same price.

Hi everyone,

We’re pleased to announce a brand new downloadable campaign for Total War: Shogun 2, which will be available for digital download from September. 

Set 400 years before the Sengoku period depicted in Shogun 2, Rise of the Samurai pits you as the leader of one of six playable clans from the Taira, Minamoto and Fujiwara families. This conflict, the Gempei War, culminated in the first Shogun’s rise to power, and the consolidation of the Samurai as the ruling class.

The downloadable content brings with it a new campaign, which can be played in single and multiplayer modes. The six new clans bring with them their own unique traits, and between them will have sixteen new land units and ten new naval units. 

On top of that, there are four new hero units, including the Tetsubo Warrior Monk Hero, armed with brutal studded clubs, and the deadly female Onna Bushi Heroine. There are also four new agent types, each with their own skill trees. From the seductress Shirabyoshi to the shrewd and zealous Junsatsushi Inspectors, each offers a new campaign experience. 

What’s more, at the same time Rise of the Samurai is released, we’re also deploying a new patch. This will contain a huge number of fixes and feature upgrades, covering single and multiplayer gameplay. We’re already talking about some of these in our weekly update thread. Stay tuned to that for more as and when it’s confirmed.

So, in September you’ll be able to get your hands on:

Rise of the Samurai – downloadable campaign 

• New campaign (The Gempei War)
• 6 new clans from 3 legendary families
• 16 new land units
• 10 new naval units
• 4 new hero units
• 4 new agent types
• 10 new mons, 10 new retainers 

Thanks,
Craig
The Creative Assembly