Andy Serkis is your Space Marine boss in new Warhammer 40K game, Chaos Gate

polygon.com:

Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate — Daemonhunters has a lot going for it. There is the provenance of the original game, of course, a decent little strategy title released in 1998 that brought X-COM-style, turn-based tactics to the grim darkness of the far future. Then there is the developer, Complex Games, a studio with plenty of experience with Games Workshop’s source material. Now the developer is bringing on some celebrity talent — BAFTA-award winning actor Andy Serkis, best known as Gollum in The Lord of the Rings films and Ulysses Klaue in Marvel’s Black Panther.

Publisher Frontier Foundry announced Tuesday that Serkis will contribute voice-over work for the game, playing the role of Grey Knights Space Marine grand master, Vardan Kai. It also announced Daemonhunter’s release date of May 5, when it becomes available on both Steam and the Epic Games Store. Pre-orders begin Tuesday.

Polygon had the opportunity to speak with Serkis about his role. We also spent some time with Complex Games’ CEO and creative director Noah Decter-Jackson to learn more.

Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate — Daemonhunters stars the previously mentioned Grey Knights Space Marines, a unique chapter of bio-engineered super soldiers with powerful psionic abilities. They are capable of fielding a host of powerful warriors and war machines, but when the game begins players will find themselves on the back foot.

“You’ve just come off of a major campaign against a cult of Khorne,” Decter-Jackson told Polygon. “Your ship is damaged, severely lacking in resources, and really everyone on board should be heading towards home.”

But the ship, along with its small contingent of Grey Knights, is seconded by a member of the Imperial Inquisition and given a new mission.