Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2appeared at last night’s 2022 Game Awards, with its new gameplay trailer debuting during the show. The sequel to 2011’sWarhammer 40,000: Space Marine, the new title is on its way to PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S in 2023.
Games Workshop launchedWarhammer 40,000in 1987 as a science fiction spin-off of itsWarhammertabletop miniatures game. The franchise has been going strong ever since, with a vast universe of spin-off novels, video games, and more. The most recent of these licensed games isthe co-op multiplayer FPSWarhammer 40,000: Darktide, which launched on Steam last month. The originalWarhammer 40K: Space Marinereleased in 2011 to mixed but generally positive reviews on PC, PS3, and Xbox 360. Despite its success, the more than ten years between games madeSpace Marine 2’s announcement something of a surprise at last year’s Game Awards.
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The Game Awards trailer forWarhammer 40K: Space Marine 2is only about 57 seconds long, but it manages to squeeze a lot of action into that short time. Opening with an Imperium world under attack followed by a close-up of an Ultramarine, the trailer soon launches into a dramatic narration explaining the Space Marine’s role as the defenders of humanity. The rest of the trailer cuts between various scenes of the game’s protagonist battling hordes ofWarhammer 40K’s insectoid alien race called the Tyranids, who seem to have replaced the previous game’s Orks and Chaos as the primary antagonists ofSpace Marine 2.
Space Marine’s main character Captain Titus makes his return as the protagonist ofWarhammer 40K: Space Marine 2. If the trailer is anything to go by, the game also places a more significant emphasis on melee combat, with the trailer showing off Titus’ chainsaw sword and electrified hammer. There is a bit of gunplay in the trailer as well, and some of the Tyranids appear to have ranged attacks. However, the trailer definitely puts a heavier focus onSpace Marine 2’s power-armored protagonist wading through hordes of flesh-eating alien bugs.
Twothings that have also changed aboutSpace Marine 2are the publisher and developer. While the previous game was developed by Relic Entertainment and published by THQ and Sega, the new game’s being developed by Saber Interactive and published under Focus Entertainment. Unfortunately,Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2’s publisher and developer aren’t ready to announce an exact release date just yet, though the 2023 release window means fans might not have too long to wait.
Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2releases in 2023 for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S.
