Former Epic Video games Retailer boss Steve Allison solely joined Saber Interactive as its new Chief Enterprise Officer this week, however he’s already caught players’ consideration by commenting on Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 3, the Star Wars: Knights of the Outdated Republic remake, and the firm’s John Wick sport.
Over on the Space Marine subreddit, Redditor its_treebeard posted a response from Allison — which Saber confirmed to IGN is professional — to a query about monetizing Space Marine 2 and future installments, together with the in-development Space Marine 3. It is truthful to say Allison’s appointment at Saber had spooked some Space Marine followers who feared Allison would power extra aggressive monetization of the sport.
In his response, Allison assured its_treebeard that Saber intends to stay with its stance on monetization, which, in Space Marine 2’s case, has been nicely acquired other than a backlash to a solitary voice pack DLC the developer ultimately apologized for.
That’s nice for Space Marine 2 followers who proceed to play the vastly widespread motion sport, and for many who are fascinated by Space Marine 3. However there was extra to Allison’s response that caught our consideration.
First off, right here’s Allison’s remark in full:
My job isn’t to squeeze cash from sabers merchandise by way of ways like that. We’re getting ready to do extra self publishing and I’m right here to arrange the group in preparation of the lineup forming for 2028 (like once I got here to telltale in 2010, additionally no mtx firm) that features house marine, wick, hopefully kotor remake and just a few unannounced titles. As an organization saber has by no means pursued mtx it’s not how we do our merchandise. We promote the major sport with a free dlc plan for the group and could do paid dlc (however can’t repeat the voice pack dlc challenge on sm2, the crew realized rather a lot on that and earlier than I began right here). I didn’t work on Fortnite or Rocket League, however I did fund and oversee the launch of Alan Wale Remaster and Alan Wake 2 by way of the conventional third half publishing crew what was a part of my group (additionally no mtx). There’s not much more for me to say than to guarantee you that’s not Sabers strategy, or how I’m personally oriented main publishing and many others..Space Marine 3 goes to be all the stuff you love about 2 plus extra that leans into the stuff you name out that you simply love about it
And right here’s the line I wish to zero in on:
We’re getting ready to do extra self publishing and I’m right here to arrange the group in preparation of the lineup forming for 2028 (like once I got here to telltale in 2010, additionally no mtx firm) that features house marine, wick, hopefully kotor remake and just a few unannounced titles.
Right here, Allison is saying Saber’s 2028 slate of releases contains Space Marine 3, its John Wick sport, “hopefully” the KOTOR remake, and extra unannounced video games. That’s an thrilling 2028 for positive!
I requested Saber about Allison’s remark and it, as you’d anticipate, downplayed its significance. “Steve was responding to a participant primarily asking about plans for microtransactions in future titles, and he was talking broadly, not formally, about the future slate of Saber video games, which he is extremely enthusiastic about,” a Saber spokesperson mentioned.
“We’ve got not introduced any launch dates or confirmed launch home windows for Saber’s upcoming titles. Please keep tuned for extra info on all of our video games, like Turok: Origins and Hellraiser: Revival, launching October 8!”
So, nothing official but, however it’s the first… something KOTOR remake associated in years, so you may perceive the scrutiny Allison’s remark has acquired.
In March, Saber’s Chief Inventive Officer, Tim Willits, gave us a brief and easy reply after we requested about the KOTOR remake: “Sure, it’s nonetheless in growth. That is all I can say.”
The fashionable reimagining of BioWare’s sci-fi RPG masterpiece was first revealed way back in 2021, however nothing has been formally seen or heard of it in the 5 years since. A report in December 2025 from Game File revealed that Aspyr was not main growth on the remake, however that the reins had reportedly been handed over to Mad Head Video games, the crew behind the upcoming Hellraiser: Revival.
That very same article additionally claimed that plans weren’t solely in movement for the KOTOR remake, however a remake of its sequel, Star Wars: Knights of the Outdated Republic 2, had additionally been mentioned.
As for Space Marine 3, Saber has remained equally quiet on particulars, though followers anticipate a continuation of Titus’ journey, recent from his promotion to Captain of the Ultramarines Second Firm and Grasp of the Watch.
Wesley is Director, Information at IGN. Discover him on Twitter at @wyp100. You may attain Wesley at wesley_yinpoole@ign.com or confidentially at wyp100@proton.me.