Steam News announces the release of Total War: Shogun 2 - Fall of the Samurai, the new standalone expansion for Total War: Shogun 2, the RTS sequel which is not required to play this new release. Word is:

The standalone expansion to the award-winning Total War™: SHOGUN 2 explores the conflict between the Imperial throne and the last Shogunate in 19th century Japan, 400 years after the events of the original game. A dramatic clash of traditional Samurai culture with the explosive power of modern weaponry.

Guide ancient Japan into the modern age, as the arrival of America, Britain and France incites a ferocious civil war which will decide the future of a nation.