On June 1, Games Workshop held a showcase specifically catered towards the video game side of the brand. Along with offering a behind-the-scenes look at the highly anticipated Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 and giving fans an in-depth look at Darktide’s story Games Workshop also announced three brand new Warhammer 40,000 titles that will take the IP into a few different gaming genres.
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Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun
Named after the brutal in-universe weapon of the Space Marines, capable of firing a burning hot round that rips apart organs in milliseconds, Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun looks just as violent and relentless as its namesake. With a gorgeously-retro pixel art style, Boltgun wears its Doom and Quake inspirations on its sleeve, giving players a frantic, fast-paced FPS that tasks players with slaughtering their way through the hordes of Chaos.
With the original Warhammer 40,000 tabletop game releasing in the late 1980s, right before Doom would reinvent the gaming world, it’s wonderfully nostalgic to see the two collide in such a literal, but satisfying way. Based on the trailer for Boltgun, players will also be able to wield a Chainsword, and a variety of other iconic 40K weaponry. Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun is set to release in 2023 for PC and consoles.
Warhammer 40,000: Warpforge
Being created by the same developer behind Horus Heresy: Legions, Everguild announced a brand new Warhammer 40K digital collectible card game. It’s named Warpforge, and this card game will come to both PC and mobile next year, giving players access to cards based on all of 40K’s biggest factions. Based on the information released so far, this will include the forces of Chaos, the Necrons, Orks, Tyranids, Aeldari, and of course, the Imperium of Man.
Warhammer 40,000: Warpforge will feature both single-player campaigns, and competitive multiplayer modes. The campaigns will revolve around each of the game’s factions, while the multiplayer modes will include quick matches and competitions, with some time-limited tournaments being thrown in for good meausre.
Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader
It’s only taken 40 years, but Warhammer 40,000 is finally getting a dedicated video game RPG. Being developed by Owlcat Games, the studio behind the Pathfinder series, Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader will be an isometric RPG in the style of the original Fallout. From the look of the trailer, it seems as though Rogue Trader is using a turn-based combat system, and will take players across the galaxy, brutally slaying foes of all kinds along the way.
While on their travels, players will be able to recruit companions, each one from a different corner of the 40K universe. The concept art shows a Space Marine companion from the Space Wolf chapter, a Sister of Battle, who’s also from the Imperium of Man faction, and an Aeldari Ranger, which are essentially the ancient elven race of the 40K universe. Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader doesn’t have a release date just yet, but eager fans can already pre-purchase it to have access to the alpha and beta versions of the game.
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