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Legit Footage Of Warhammer 40K Space Marine Surfaces

THQ's gone on the record with an actual trailer for its rumored action game set in the Warhammer universe. The sci-fi one, that is.

By Brad Shoemaker  |  May 28, 2009

THQ and in-house studio Relic--makers of Dawn of War II and Company of Heroes, among others--just put months of speculation to rest by confirming the long-rumored existence of Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine, a new action game set in the same Warhammer sci-fi universe as the Dawn of War games. IGN has the first trailer, along with some in-depth information about RPG elements and multiplayer.







What do you think? In the vein of RTS-franchises-turned-character-action-games, let's hope this one meets a better end than Starcraft Ghost did.

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39 Comments
The_A_Drainon May 28, 2009 at 2:15 p.m.
Epic
Xiemos2on May 28, 2009 at 2:16 p.m.
WH40k + Relic = awesome.
Hamz moderator on May 28, 2009 at 2:16 p.m.
Fucking awesome
JoelTGMon May 28, 2009 at 2:17 p.m.
Looks like another action game to me.  Nothing is more repetitive.
Bummeyon May 28, 2009 at 2:17 p.m.
Space Marines are overplayed. I want an Ork game.
MC_Izawaon May 28, 2009 at 2:19 p.m.
So they just used the Dawn of War II graphics but changed the gameplay to be Too Human kinda action RPG?
ZagZagovichon May 28, 2009 at 2:24 p.m.
It's relic so I'm already happy with it. Also the fact that there are more that 3 on 1 battles is great, that "leaked" demonstration made me worry for a bit.
marthon May 28, 2009 at 2:25 p.m.
Reminds me of the initiative behind Warhammer 40000: Fire Warrior.  
Seraphim2150on May 28, 2009 at 2:28 p.m.
Do want
Hitchensonon May 28, 2009 at 2:31 p.m.
Looked awesome. Kinda reminded me of a good version of Dynasty Warriors.
Diamondon May 28, 2009 at 2:31 p.m.
MC_Izawa said:
So they just used the Dawn of War II graphics but changed the gameplay to be Too Human kinda action ... [more]
Looks quite a bit better than the DoW2 graphics to me.
End_Bosson May 28, 2009 at 2:35 p.m.


giyanks22on May 28, 2009 at 2:55 p.m.
Looks awesome...
I didn't love the story of Dawn of War II, as much as I loved the gameplay, but this looks amazing...
LaszloKovacson May 28, 2009 at 2:57 p.m.
This is the 40k game I've wanted to play for ever.
FuzzYLemoNon May 28, 2009 at 2:58 p.m.
Oof, thanks for reminding me about what happened to Starcraft Ghost... TOO SOON, TOO SOON!
Wraithoron May 28, 2009 at 3:03 p.m.
Officially hyped!
Although it is a shame it has to be the ultra-generic ultramarines...
Anthony_Galindoon May 28, 2009 at 3:15 p.m.
Is this the same game that had footage leaked out some time last year? 
LocoRockeron May 28, 2009 at 3:20 p.m.
looks like it's the same engine that's been used for coh and dawn of war 2
Rockanomicson May 28, 2009 at 3:23 p.m.
Relic? Really? I guess it's not that crazy in the grand scheme of things. Plus that'll mean the voice acting will have a high chance of awesome, which is very important for Space Maritime activities if Dow 1 taught me anything.

Looks perfecto to me, and I probably would have signed on even if it was that old ass footage from like a year ago.
tj_chisholmon May 28, 2009 at 3:26 p.m.
I hope you can paint your character as any chapter you want, like in  DOW

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