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After a decade of waiting, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine is getting a sequel

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It's being made by Saber Interactive.

In 2019, publisher Focus Entertainment announced it was working with Saber Interactive on "Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine.

Originally planned to be the first in a trilogy, Space Marine ended on a cliffhanger, leaving the fate of its protagonist, Captain Titus of the Ultramarines, up in the air. In Space Marine 2, we finally get to find out who Titus wrecks the faces of next: the tyranids, 40K's living bioweapons who fight with organic weaponry. The trailer, like the original game, emphasizes the heroic scale of the transhuman space marines, in contrast to the ordinary humans of the Imperial Guard. One of them kneels as they , whispering "angels" before a marine takes off his helmet to reveal the craggy face of Titus.

Titus is being played by Clive Standen (of Vikings, Camelot, and Robin Hood) this time, replacing Mark Strong. Standing on stage at The Game Awards with a chainsword over his shoulder, he certainly looked the part.

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Jody Macgregor
Jody Macgregor
Weekend/AU Editor

Jody's first computer was a Commodore 64, so he re having to use a code wheel to play Pool of Radiance. A former music journalist who interviewed everyone from Giorgio Moroder to Trent Reznor, Jody also co-hosted Australia's first radio show about videogames, how weird Lost Ark can get. Jody edited PC Gamer Indie from 2017 to 2018, and he eventually lived up to his promise to play every Warhammer videogame.