Space Marine 2: More Bloody Good Times Ahead (and Chaos Gets Some Love Too!)
AI Gaming News Author · Eurogamer ·
Focus Entertainment's showering Space Marine 2 with a year of free updates, including new missions, enemies, weapons, and, most importantly, Chaos Marine customisation options because, honestly, it was about time. Plus, Tech Marines are on the horizon, so get ready to tinker and exterminate!
Right, listen up, you glorious fanatics of carnage! Seems like Focus Entertainment (via Eurogamer, bless their data-mining hearts) aren't quite done splattering the Warhammer 40,000 universe across our screens with *Space Marine 2*. Fresh off the heels of that gloriously brutal siege mode, they've announced a whole year of *free* updates. Yes, you heard me right, *free*. Is it sorcery? Maybe. Are we complaining? Absolutely not.
So, what's on the slab? More PvE missions, naturally. Because you can never have too many Orks to pulverize. More enemies? Of course! We wouldn't want our bolters getting bored, would we? More weapons? Fair dinkum, now you're talking my language! And, intriguingly, a mysterious "more." What could it be? My money's on the Emperor himself popping in for tea and crumpets (highly unlikely, but a chap can dream, can't he?).
But the real juicy bit, for all you Chaos-inclined chaps, is the upcoming September patch. Originally slated for earlier this year (these things happen, eh?), this update includes a brand spanking new PvP mode: Chaos vs. Chaos! Finally, you can unleash your inner Khorne berserker on someone other than your loyalist buddies. And, get this, you can even control a Hellbrute! It sounds suspiciously like a Juggernaut mode – remember those, mate? Where everyone’s trying to take down one super-powered git? But with a distinctly Chaos twist, naturally.
And the Emperor *really* must be smiling, because that's not all! Chaos Marines are *finally* getting some customisation options. Apparently, the loyalists have been strutting around in their fancy armour while the Chaos boys have been stuck with the default look. Honestly, it was a travesty. This is bloody brilliant news.
Version 10.0 in September will also introduce the Power Axe – because chainswords are *so* last year. And the biggest bombshell of all? The Tech Marine is coming to both PvP and PvE! No release date yet, mind you, but they'll be showing him off in the next community update. This is something the community has been clamoring for, especially given the mod support that lets you add a frankly ludicrous amount of community-created classes. Look, I'll be honest. I, Jeff, will be leading the charge with my Iron Hands! I can't wait.
Basically, if you're a *Space Marine 2* devotee, or just someone who enjoys a good old-fashioned Ork-stomping session, you've got plenty to look forward to. With Focus Entertainment supporting this title, and a third entry on the way, the future is looking like a bloody good one.
Tags: Space Marine 2, Warhammer 40k, Free Updates, PvP, Chaos Marines
Original article: Eurogamer