I'll be honest, I almost passed on writing aboutWarhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2'sdatavault update. I like libraries as much as the next introvert, but they don't exactly make for gripping headlines (unless it's a library ofdigitised videogame magazines, that stuff rules).
But then I discovered the datavault update doesn't just expand your in-game battle-barge with a fictional archive. It also adds a hulking new tyranid enemy with a massive biological gun on its back.
Talk about burying the lede, Saber Interactive! This new foe is called a Biovore, and you'll encounter it in Space Marine 2's Left4Dead-ish 'operations' mode, specifically any map that has tyranids, only tyranids, and nothing but tyranids.
It's an Extremis level foe, which is Space Marine 2 talk for 'proper nasty'. This is primarily because it is equally effective at range and up close, able to pepper the battlefield with spore mines from the cartilaginous artillery cannon on its back, and also slice an Ultramarine into sushi with its massive claws.
As someone who thoroughly enjoyed Space Marine 2's co-op, I'm glad to see Saber is adding more variety to general play alongside new levels like Termination, which arrived shortly after launch.