See the new Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 gameplay trailer

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Focus and developer Saber Interactive have shared a new Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 gameplay overview trailer, showing off the chunky third person action and chitinous Tyranid enemies. Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 is coming out on 9th September 2024 for PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC.

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 sees the Ultramarines and Captain Demetrian Titus (now demoted to Lieutenant after the original game) stepping into the breach to face off against the Tyranid hordes invading the Imperial worlds of Avarax and Kadaku. While he might have been demoted, Titus has undergone the Rubicon Primaris process to transform him into a taller, stronger and faster Primaris Space Marine – a relatively new narrative twist in the 42nd millenium, after the return of the Primarchs.

Fighting alongside Titus are Brother-Sergeant Gadriel and Brother Chairon. This trio can all be player controlled, as Space Marine 2 features three-player campaign co-op.

This new overview also delved into the PvE Operations and PvP Eternal War modes  these both feature six playable classes – Tactical, Assault, Vanguard, Bulwark, Sniper and Heavy – and lean in on a customisation system for your own Space Marine. It’s not just cosmetics, but will let you level up your weapons through play with a shared progression system. After launch, Saber will roll out content updates to add more Operations missions, PvP maps, weapons and more

Space Marine 2 was revealed in 2021, and is in development at Saber Interactive who are best known for World War Z and Snowrunner. The horde element from World War Z definitely plays a part in Space Marine 2, able to show off the mass of angry aliens that the Tyranid are known for – certainly, we’re going to have much grander action than was possible in the 2011 original.

Dom got to go hands on with Space Marine 2 back at Gamescom, writing “Combat in Space Marine 2 is unapologetically gritty, focussing on the risk and reward of executions to renew your ability bank.