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Thursday24th Oct 2024
News Space Marine 2 Fans Sing Saber's Praises, New Update Rolls Back Unpopular Changes
"They are my Space Marines, and they shall know no fear"
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 players accused developer Saber Interactive of pulling a Helldivers 2 with last week's patch, which allegedly nerfed the fun out of the game, increasing difficulty across the board. In a surprisingly short turnaround, a new patch will be deployed today, 24th...
Monday21st Oct 2024
News Saber Responds to Space Marine 2 Review Bombing, Promises to Patch Contentious Patch
Could arrive as soon as this week
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 developer Saber Interactive must still be suffering from severe whiplash. It went from the high of announcing an incredible 4.5 million sales on Thursday, teasing the promise of future content, and deploying a major patch the next day. This the community seemingly rejected out of...
Friday18th Oct 2024
News Heresy as Space Marine 2 Community Questions Saber's 'Bullsh*t Nerfs', Drops Review Bombs
"Have you learnt nothing from Helldivers 2?"
Sacrificing his body to save Mankind from his heretical "son", Horus, the immortal Emperor of Mankind takes a dim view of treachery and sedition. In a stealth release overnight, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2's Update 4.0 added a new difficulty, a fresh co-op Operation to undertake, and made sweeping...
Thursday17th Oct 2024
News Space Marine 2 Rallies 4.5 Million Players, Content Updates Inbound
The Emperor provides
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, in addition to being awesome, is a major hit, with publisher Focus Entertainment revealing more than 4.5 million genetically engineered super soldiers have heeded the call. That's a pretty impressive effort in just over a month and best of all; there's plenty more carnage to come, entirely for...
Wednesday2nd Oct 2024
News Games Workshop Noticed Saber's Minor Space Marine 2 Armour Error
Eternal vigilance
Games Workshop, the legendary British miniature manufacturer and behemoth behind Warhammer (and its infinitely more popular sci-fi setting, Warhammer 40,000), is notoriously rigid and inflexible. In the nearly five decades since setting up shop, the firm has fiercely protected its extremely lucrative IP, working closely with...
Friday27th Sep 2024
News Spar with Your Battle Brothers in Space Marine 2's Big Patch 3.0
Private PvE lobbies, bot buffs, PvP balancing, oh my!
Praise be, Battle Brothers, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2's big 3.0 update has arrived, bringing exciting new features and a much-needed balancing pass across all three game modes. The Hub Sparring Arena on the Battle Barge will allow you to batter your squad mates between rounds of Eternal...
Tuesday24th Sep 2024
News Sequel, DLC Already Planned for Smash-Hit Space Marine 2
"We will not disappoint our Warhammer fans"
Praise be to the Emperor, developer Saber Interactive and publisher Focus Entertainment have confirmed that plans for either DLC or a full sequel for Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 are already being proposed. Speaking to IGN, Saber CCO Tim Willits said the game's surprise success had "changed...
Thursday19th Sep 2024
News Space Marine 2 Bot Buffs, Multiplayer Balancing, and Additional Server Capacity Inbound
Hold fast, support is en route
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 has been a big hit, smashing sales figures and attracting vast numbers of new adherents to the Imperial Truth. Developer Saber Interactive and publisher Focus Entertainment have been taking your feedback and released a Q&A outlining what the future holds for the gritty shooter...
Monday16th Sep 2024
News Space Marine 2 Fans Think They've Unearthed Space Marine 3's Big Bad
The Sleepers begin to stir
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 has only been out for just over a week, and it's been fascinating to see Game's Workshop's now decades-old setting consuming an entirely new audience. Its deep universe and expansive lore can be overwhelming, especially for newcomers. As such, they will be forgiven just this once for...
Wednesday11th Sep 2024
News Space Marine 2 Enjoys a Launch Worthy of the God-Emperor Himself
Two million Space Marine Battle-Brothers, or 2000 full-strength Chapters
In further proof of our immaculate teenage taste, Warhammer: 40,000: Space Marine 2, like Baldur's Gate 3 last year, is blowing up. Following four days of Early Access and the game's official launch on 9th September, publisher Focus Entertainment has revealed that some two...
Friday6th Sep 2024
News Space Marine 2 Already Struggling With PS5 Server Woes, Days Before Its Full Release
Do your duty
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 technically isn't even out yet, but it's already hitting some server-related snags. Players who grabbed one the game's special editions are able to get stuck in four days early — ahead of the title's full release on the 9th September — and it's becoming clear that the sci-fi shooter is pretty damn...
News Surging Space Marine 2 Early Access Numbers Portend a Golden Future
War eternal
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 doesn't even officially launch until 9th September on PS5, but judging by the very healthy number of players who shelled out extra for Early Access, Saber Interactive has a bonafide hit on its hands.Through the ever-illuminating use of SteamDB, we can see Space Marine 2 quickly racked up an impressive...
Thursday5th Sep 2024
News Ceramite-Armoured PS5 Looks Like a Worthy Space Marine 2 Relic
All Glory to the Emperor of Mankind
Developer Saber Interactive and publisher Focus Entertainment have joined forces to offer one lucky Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 fan a chance to win a custom PS5, gloriously decked out in the blue ceramite power armour of the Ultramarines Chapter. This worthy relic could be yours; all you have to do is like...
Wednesday28th Aug 2024
News An Eternity of War Awaits as Space Marine 2's Post-Launch Roadmap Is Revealed
New maps, harder difficulty, Horde Mode
With all God-fearing servants of the Emperor of Mankind counting down the days until Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 storms onto PS5, we've been further blessed with a post-launch content roadmap reveal, which promises additional Operation maps, harder difficulties, a Horde Mode, as well as all-new xenos...
Tuesday20th Aug 2024
News Space Marine 2 Hype Trailer Arrives, Heed the Call of War on PS5
"Absolutely rules"
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 is just under three weeks from launch, available on 9th September on PS5, and it's safe to say we are feeling the hype. With glowing preview coverage, it could be another surprise multiplayer hit ala Helldivers 2, in addition to the embodiment of our wildest childhood imagination in its cooperative...
Wednesday14th Aug 2024
News Space Marine 2 Analyses Tactical, Sniper Classes from Aboard Imposing Gothic Battle Barge
Only in death does duty end
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 is powering towards a 9th September launch on PS5, and the wait is proving difficult for the Emperor's faithful. Thankfully, publisher Focus Home Entertainment has been drip-feeding us a nutrient-rich gruel of gameplay clips to tide us over in the meantime, detailing the Tactical and...
Friday9th Aug 2024
News Space Marine 2 Serves Up Worthy Look at Meaty Multiplayer Modes
In the grim darkness of the far future, there is only war
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, in addition to its lengthy single-player offering, comes fully equipped with some backup multiplayer modes as well. In a gore-soaked new trailer, we get a look at some of the multiplayer shenanigans you can dive into when the game drops from orbit onto PS5 on...
Wednesday24th Jul 2024
News Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2's Heavy Bolter Is the Answer to the Tyranid Question
And most others, too
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 thrusts players into an exceedingly dire universe full of horrible things, from hideous daemons to the ever-present threat of alien xenos. Thankfully, the answer to most of these problems was found a very long time ago (in the setting), and developer Saber Interactive and publisher Focus...
Tuesday23rd Jul 2024
News Heinous Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 Statue a Guaranteed Conversation Starter
Have you met Titus?
We're about as excited for the upcoming Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 as it is politely acceptable to be and are well aware of the grimdark nature of the universe in which it takes place. Still, the statue offered alongside the game's pricey Collector's Edition is too rich for our blood, a grisly eyesore in the vein of that...
Wednesday17th Jul 2024
News Development Teams 'Saddened' by Demoralising Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 Leak
Send in the Ordos
A development build of Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, which seemingly comprises the entire game, was uploaded onto a torrent site, and gameplay videos have begun to spread across the internet. Publisher Focus Entertainment and developer Saber Interactive have urged all faithful fans to refrain from spreading spoilers until the...
Tuesday16th Jul 2024
News Heresy as Full Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 Dev Build Leaks Months Ahead of Launch
A traitor can never be forgiven
A fully playable development build of the eagerly anticipated Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 has emerged online, well ahead of the game's 9th September release date. It's a recent build, from about a month before the game went gold, which was just "randomly posted on a tracker". Unusually, it includes server...
Tuesday9th Jul 2024
News Space Marine 2 Going Gold Ahead of PS5 September Launch
Locked and loaded
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 has essentially locked in and guaranteed its 9th September 2024 release date of coming to fruition as Saber Interactive has announced the game has gone gold. This means the studio has completed work on the 1.0 version, allowing it to be pressed to physical discs. The attention of the team will now...
Thursday4th Jul 2024
News Warhammer 40K's Iconic Melee Weapon Revs Up for Brutal Space Marine 2 Spotlight
Full throttle
In the grim darkness of the 41st Millenium, few weapons are more iconic than the chainsword, the preferred melee weapon of the Imperium of Man. Inelegant but brutally effective (especially in the hands of an eight-foot-tall genetically enhanced super soldier wearing a suit of powered armour), the fearsome chainsword is the star of a...
Tuesday2nd Jul 2024
News The Emperor Protects? Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 Dev Cancels Public Stress Test
Flying in the face of Guilliman's sacred Codex
Developer Saber Interactive and publisher Focus Entertainment have confirmed that Space Marine 2's public stress test, scheduled to take place before the games' 9th September release, will no longer be going ahead. Claiming to be entirely focused on optimisation, polish, and bug fixes, the powers that...
Thursday20th Jun 2024
News Warhammer 40k: Space Marine 2 Gets an Extended Gameplay Overview, Continues to Look Great
Hammered home
We've been banging on about Warhammer 40k: Space Marine 2 looking really good for months now, and so we recommend giving this new gameplay overview a watch. Clocking in at six minutes, it covers everything from the single-player campaign to co-op and competitive multiplayer. All in all, it's shaping up to be a pretty robust package...
Saturday25th May 2024
News Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 Says No to Microtransactions, Despite Its Multiplayer Modes
DLC is planned, though
Confirmed earlier this week, upcoming action-shooter Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 will feature two dedicated multiplayer modes on top of its single-player (or co-op, if you like) campaign. It'll feature both PvE and PvP offerings, which sounds great in terms of value, but the reveal had some players wondering about in-game...
Thursday23rd May 2024
News Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 Confirms PvE and PvP Multiplayer Modes
This means war
The rumours were true: Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 will boast both PvE and PvP multiplayer modes alongside its single-player campaign (which can also be played in co-op). The two modes were confirmed during the Warhammer Skulls 2024 event earlier today, complete with the gory gameplay that we've posted at the top of this article...
Sunday5th May 2024
News Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 PvP Multiplayer Looking More and More Likely
Gears of Warhammer
It's yet to be confirmed by developer or publisher, but it's looking like Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 will have an online player-versus-player mode, much like its predecessor. This is according to YouTube channel prdalien0, who's managed to get hold of the sequel's official art book months ahead of Space Marine 2's release on...
Friday8th Dec 2023
News Warhammer 40k: Space Marine 2 Locks Down September 2024 Release Date
Hammer it in
Following on from its heavy delay just a few weeks back, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 now has a confirmed release date. Originally set for 'winter 2023', the brutal-looking action game chainswords its way to PS5 on 9th September 2024. For the record, this one's been looking really promising for months. Hopefully the extra time in...
Tuesday21st Nov 2023
News Warhammer 40k: Space Marine 2 Hit with a Heavy Delay into Second Half of 2024
Hammered
Although it's long been pencilled in for a 'winter 2023' release date, we don't think anyone was actually expecting Warhammer 40k: Space Marine 2 to launch anytime soon — not when things have been so quiet on that front. But then we also didn't expect it to be pushed all the way back into the second half of 2024 — and that's exactly...
