Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 has been announced
Saber Interactive announced before The Game Awards, that they would have a bunch of reveals over the next few days, one of them did take place during the show and that was Warhammer 40,000 Space Marine 2, a sequel to the 2011 game.
Much like the first game developed by Relic Entertainment, the game will be a 3rd person shooter and while it has been 10 years since the first game, this next chapter continues to herald Captain Titus and mankind’s ultimate protectors, complete with a glimpse of brutal gameplay action. Heed the call of battle. For there is only war.
Actor Clive Standen, who has appeared in Vikings and also stared in the tv adaptaion of Taken, will step into the crusade armour as Captain Titus, even appearing on stage during the show.
"We are very proud to be working on this sequel to the legendary licence,” said John Bert, Managing Director of Focus Entertainment. “This is the biggest project in Focus' history in terms of investment and ambition, and we are thrilled to be in this adventure with long term and talented partners and friends, Games Workshop and Saber Interactive. We also consider it a fantastic recognition of Focus’ experience to be chosen to bring this amazing and iconic IP back on the market. We can't wait to show players more about the game in the coming months."
“Space Marine was one of the most influential third-person shooters of all time,“ said Matthew Karch, CEO of Saber Interactive. “Its impact has been seen across almost every shooter that has been released in the past 10 years. We at Saber look at this as an opportunity to create a AAA game built off of over two decades of experience working on franchises such as Halo, Quake and World War Z. Space Marine 2 is the most impressive product we have ever done and we are confident that it will become an instant classic”.
“When Space Marine came out 10 years ago it was a huge milestone in establishing Warhammer in the minds of millions of gamers as an amazing action franchise,” said Jon Gillard, Global Head of Licensing at Games Workshop. “Since then it has consistently been one of the most requested games for a sequel and it gives us enormous pleasure to finally be able to show fans a small taste of what this incredibly talented team has been passionately working on in secret for the past few years. Once again gamers will be able to experience what it means to be a Space Marine in all its glory - we think they're going to love it.”
There is no release date yet for the game, but when it does drop, it will do so for Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5 and PC.
