Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine is a
third-person shooter hack-n-slash video game developed by
Relic Entertainment and published by
THQ. It was released for
Microsoft Windows,
PlayStation 3 and
Xbox 360 on September 6, 2011, in North America and September 9, 2011, in Europe. The game takes place in
Games Workshop's
Warhammer 40,000 universe and features the Ultramarines chapter. Its gameplay focuses on a hybrid shooting and melee combat model.
Development:
Developer Relic Entertainment recruited staff with experience of working on console titles to assist in the creation of the game. This included people who had worked on the
Gears of War,
God of War and
Far Cry series.
THQ released a playable demo for
XBOX 360 and
PC on August 23, 2011 and for
PlayStation 3 on August 24, 2011.
Two sequels were planned but were cancelled due to the closure of
THQ.
On September 23, 2021,
SEGA announced and released an Anniversary Edition of the game on
PC with it being a free update to owners of the original game. The Anniversary Edition includes all of the officially released DLC as well as other digital items such as the soundtrack, strategy guide, art book, cards, ringtone, wallpapers, and the game's launch trailer.
On December 10th 2021 at the Game awards, it's sequel titled Space Marine 2 was finally announced for
PC, PS5 and
XBOX Series S|X.
| Build Name | Build Date |
|---|
| |
| Warhammer 40,000 | June 16, 2011 |
| Warhammer 40,000 | July 06, 2011 |
| Warhammer 40,000 | September 08, 2011 |
