Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 is about for a second yr of DLC, and we’ve got the first particulars on its big 10.0 replace.
Breakout hit Space Marine 2 has offered 7 million copies, so it’s no shock to see 12 months 2 assist confirmed by writer Focus Leisure and developer Saber Interactive. In a community update, the corporations mentioned 12 months 2 will convey new PvE missions, enemies, weapons, and extra unannounced content material.
Space Marine 2 got here out in September 2024, and as a part of its first anniversary, a “large-scale” replace is deliberate to launch in September. Patch 10.0 appears like a large one for Space Marine 2, but it surely’s value noting that Patch 9.0 is due out beforehand. 9.0 was meant so as to add a new PvP mode, however that’s now delayed to 10.0, which suggests 9.0 will add solely stability modifications.
We do know a little about this new PvP mode, nevertheless. The twist right here is it’s Chaos vs Chaos set on a new map, and, most attention-grabbing of all, you’ll be capable to take management of the Helbrute. The Helbrute, for the uninitiated, is a variant of the Chaos Dreadnought, an evil death-dealer piloted by a Chaos Space Marine trapped inside its plated metallic chest. You may keep in mind the Helbrute from the Space Marine 2 marketing campaign, the place it got here off worse in a scrap with the Ultramarines’ Brother Valtus. Alongside this new Chaos-themed PvP mode are new Chaos armours, that are much-requested by followers.
In the meantime, 10.0 provides the new Power Axe melee weapon, which has its personal moveset and execution animations. We’ve got a first look under:
Datamines had advised the Power Axe, which is smart in the context of Video games Workshop’s ongoing Space Wolves push for the Warhammer 40,000 tabletop recreation. And let’s keep in mind, in December, IGN reported on Space Marine 2 modders who put the axe from Secret Degree’s Warhammer 40,000 episode into the recreation.
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— MiniWarGamer Dave (@MWGdave) December 10, 2024
And at last — and maybe most enjoyable of all — we now know the new class to be used throughout PvE and PvP: the Techmarine. We don’t have a first look but, but it surely’s superior sufficient in growth to be introduced. Count on extra on the Techmarine in the subsequent group updates.
The Techmarine maybe doesn’t come as a big shock given it was additionally strongly hinted at in datamines (the information talked about a perk known as ‘shoulder gun bolter,’ which is a clear indication that Techmarines are lastly in play). For the uninitiated, a Techmarine is a Space Marine engineer-type class who’s a large fan of the Cult Mechanicus in addition to their Chapter. They’re large on know-how and focus on fixing and sustaining autos and different large stuff, comparable to Dreadnoughts.
That’s a lot of recent Space Marine 2 content material coming down the line, regardless of the shock announcement that growth of Space Marine 3 growth had begun. In the shorter time period, Patch 8.0 simply launched with Siege Mode, Space Marine 2’s tackle a Horde mode.
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