Warhammer 40K: Space Marine Gets Free Co-Op "Exterminatus" DLC In October

MjolnirX - Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine is due out September 6th (in North America), but will not ship with a co-op component. Instead, THQ will later release co-op as DLC, titled "Exterminatus". It won't arrive until early October, but at least it will be free. Unlike certain Capcom games, whose names we will not mention.

There will be two new scenarios, Assault on Hab Center Andreas and Escape From Kalkys Facility, that your four-man, three-class group can blast their way through. Your experience will count towards your multiplayer ranks as well.

Press Release:

CO-OP ANNOUNCED FOR WARHAMMER®40,000®: SPACE MARINE®

Stand-alone Four-Player Exterminatus Mode coming as free DLC in October

AGOURA HILLS, Calif. Sep 2, 2011 – THQ Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI) today announced that a free playable co-op mode, called 'Exterminatus' is scheduled to be available to download in early October for its upcoming 3rd Person Action/Shooter, Warhammer® 40,000®: Space Marine®.

Space Marine's Exterminatus mode pits an elite squad of four Space Marines against hordes of alien enemies in a score based fight to the death. Players can choose the Tactical Marine, Devastator or Assault Marine as well as utilizing any weapons and perks available to those classes.

Each of Exterminatus Mode's scenarios, 'Assault on Hab Center Andreas' and 'Escape From Kalkys Facility' feature global leader boards challenging players to better their scores by completing dynamic challenges as well as utilizing score modifiers which increase game difficulty in exchange for additional points.

Experience earned while playing this mode counts towards the game's multiplayer ranks, allowing players to earn progression in both Co-Op and multiplayer.

Space Marine's Co-op mode is scheduled to be available for free to all players in early October. Space Marine is scheduled to be available for Xbox 360®video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, Playstation®3 computer entertainment system and Windows PC on September 6th.

About Space Marine
When wave after wave of savage ORKS descend upon the Forge World GRAIA, it is up to humanity's greatest warriors to win the planet back.

They are SPACE MARINES, genetically modified, encased in hallowed armor, the equivalent of one hundred lesser men. They live only to defend the Imperium, and to slay its enemies in a war that never ends.

CAPTAIN TITUS, along with his comrades LEANDROS and SIDONUS, lead a detachment of these Space Marines onto the Forge World. There, they quickly discover that the fight against the Orks is not all that requires their attention. An Imperial Inquisitor named DROGAN needs help securing an experimental POWER SOURCE, before the Orks do so themselves.

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My Thoughts On The Space Marine Demo

Castrum - So I just got finished with the Warhammer 40K: Space Marine demo, and I have much to say.

As expected, the demo was awesome and the game is great. The story seems a bit basic, but maybe in the full game it will be better as a whole.

Execution moves (which restore your health) are always fun, and really necessary as you will get shot to shit even in melee (from dudes somewhat engaged with you as well as from outside mobs). I had some confusion about this at first, but for most enemies you use your secondary melee button/key (I played on PC) to initiate a Stun attack, which allows Executions on all scrub enemies.

As I had expected, the melee weapons, and the Power Axe in particular, are just awesome. The Jump Pack you get in the demo's second level is also one of the greatest things ever in gaming: you feel like a walking nuke.

I am very wary of Nobz now. I thought they and this game in general were going to be easy, but goddamn they're tough (for the record, I played on Easy, and I had trouble with them, so... yeah). They take a mound of hits to kill, ranged weapons are meh against them (unless you use something heavier than a Bolter), and they do a ton of damage. They're pretty fast as well (they can charge), and you obviously can't 1-hit stun them.

Speaking of ranged weapons, that side of the game has not been neglected. In fact, in some parts (as in the first demo level), you're required to use ranged if you don't want to go boom. Ranged combat isn't quite so gloriously gory, but it's still some decent fun. I'd say it's kind of like Gears without a cover system in that sense. All the guns do decent damage, even your infinite-ammo Bolt Pistol, and hit targets at medium-to-long range competently without zooming.

Overall, this is one of the most promising demos I have ever played. Definitely looking forward to this.

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine Demo Out Today

MjolnirX - The demo for Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine is now out on Xbox Live Marketplace. Better finish your Warhammer 40,000: Kill Team game for that Power Sword!

Warhammer 40K: Space Marine Demo

Castrum - Take it away, Joystiq:

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine will receive a demo later this month. THQ has announced that a demo for the upcoming Ork-slayer will arrive on PC and Xbox 360 on August 22. The PlayStation 3 version of the demo will arrive the following day, August 23.

The single-player demo will feature two levels, including a battle outside a munitions factory and "a taste of the exhilarating Jump Pack sequences." The press release also notes that players who pre-order Space Marine on Steam will receive early access to the title during the weekend of August 18 (not to mention a free copy of Darksiders). During the promotion, Steam will be offering a sale on bundled Warhammer 40,000 titles.

Absolutely cannot wait for this game. Please don't suck, Space Marine.

Also, hopefully this is longer than 5 hours, the standard these days for every Action game imaginable.

http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/16/space-marine-single-player-demo-set-for-this-month/

Warhammer 40K: Space Marine Walkthrough

Castrum - This game will be awesome:



http://www.giantbomb.com/quick-look-ex-warhammer-40000-space-marine/17-4640/

Warhammer 40K: Space Marine Will Have Co-Op (Eventually)

Castrum - Despite evidently shipping with no Co-Op mode(s), it would appear Space Marine will indeed have Co-Op at some point in the future, according to posts made on the game's website forums.

Honestly, I cannot wait for this game, so having Co-Op would only make this game even more awesome than it already is.

To quote THQSledgehammer:

Space Marine will have Co-Op, we have more details headed your way soon.

http://www.spacemarine.com/forums/topic/2055?page=4 (Post #50, at the bottom)