The people loved Space Marines so hard that the gods made Warhammer: The Horus Heresy

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It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a person in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a Space Marine. The trouble is that, lore-wise, Space Marines aren’t the only brutally violent and expansionist species in the Warhammer 40,000universe. So while they’re the most popular army, they need enemies like the Tyranids and the Eldar out there in the marketplace. That way some other poor sod can buy them, build them, paint them up, and send them to their death against your Space Marines.

But what if everyone at the table got to play as Space Marines? Well, then GW would be able to sell a lot more Space Marines, and the good people of the world would be able to buy more Space Marines, and so on, and so forth, feeding forever into the grim, dark capitalist ouroboros that keeps the polystyrene forges lit in Nottingham.

More is more. That’s the concept behind The Horus Heresy, a game first released in 2012 and supported by more than 60 novels in the Black Library. A decade later, a reboot for GW’s sub-franchise is on the way. Polygon had a chance to check it out, and good news: It’s awesome.

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The flagship product in Warhammer: The Horus Heresy is a lavish new boxed set called Age of Darkness. Inside, Space Marine fans get 52 multi-part plastic Space Marines, 42 of which are brand-new designs. Fans of the franchise will immediately recognize the “beakie” helms of