Warhammer 40k Space Marine EU date

By Tom Phillips Published 1 July, 2011

Action shooter slips to September.

PC and console action shooter Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine will be released in Europe on 9th September, THQ has revealed.

The US date is 6th September.

That represents a slight delay; the game was originally down for an August arrival.

Sold alongside the standard Space Marine game will be a Collector's Pack, which contains a 10" replica Purity seal, a hardback art book, the soundtrack, 25 shiny character cards, the game and a snazzy box.

There's no specified UK price. THQ's US online store charges a higher-than-normal $99.99 (£62). Therefore we may be looking at higher than £59.99.

Space Marine features meaty melee combat blended with sci-fi shooting. It's developed by Relic Entertainment, creators of the well-recieved Warhammer 40k: Dawn of War titles for PC.

Eurogamer went hands-on with Space Marine last month and declared it "shaping up to be a rare gem" - "familiarly visceral in its explosive, breathlessly violent action."

Orkward.

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Comments (24) Latest comment 11 months ago

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  • Daeltaja #1 11 months ago

    The game sounds great but now it's a toss up between this and Xenoblade. I do wonder though if this will be another 7/10 game that Bilson will defend the ass off.

    Doubtful though, Relic know what they're doing!

  • antelopetube #2 11 months ago

    So now it's competing for sales with Gears of War 3?! Good luck on that one! I've been looking forward to this for a while, but I doubt I'll be getting two full-price releases in September and I certainly won't be missing out on a Gears 3 day 1 purchase!!

  • FanBoysSuck #3 11 months ago

    I want this NOW!

    Any world on the XBLA 40k coop game? The last I read anything about it was when THQ had announced that they'd shut down the dev after the project was finished :(

  • FanBoysSuck #4 11 months ago

    @antelopetube

    Wow hadn't though about that. Still, I'll be buying this then Battlefield 3 a month or so later.

    Gears looks cool and the new horde mode that's been demo'd at several expo's is fun, but I'm happy to wait for it in the pre/post Christmas sales.

  • RabidChild #5 11 months ago

    Please be good, please be good, please be good

  • orren #6 11 months ago

    Think i'll pass on this for a while. I'm sure the game will be great but that pricetag is outrageous. Looking forward to seeing this on a steam sale early next year :)

  • Lexmeister #7 11 months ago

    RE " THQ's US online store charges a higher-than-normal $99.99 (£62). "

    Is this higher than normal for a special edition? The regular 360 game is the usual $60

  • rudedudejude #8 11 months ago

    Just hope its got some substance and isn't a mindless button basher.

  • Gastrian #9 11 months ago

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  • Tryhard #10 11 months ago

    Is this singleplayer only.I can remember hearing one of the devs mention MP or did I dream it? I like what I have seen so far.Smashing the hell out of Orks will never get old for me.

  • tankboi #11 11 months ago

    The Emperor will be most displeased...as will I.

  • StolenGlory #12 11 months ago

    "PC and console action role-playing game Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine.."

    (!)

    There are RPG elements in this?? In my ignorance I had thought this to be a (admittedly stylish) Gears clone.

    Hmmm...

    EDIT: I just saw the 'Orkward' caption on the video thumbnail. Nice one EG, you've blown probably the best pun you could ever have hoped to use if the game doesn't turn out to be any good :)
    Edited by StolenGlory at 01/07/11 @ 14:57

  • grouch666 #13 11 months ago

    Nah you upgrade your weapons and you progress choose a melee or ranged path or go both at the same time think that's about it lol

  • IMD1_Pk #14 11 months ago

    great, the only new retail title i was looking forward to purchase over the summer break got pushed out of my summer break. i guess xbla summer sales and valve's summer sale will have to keep me busy then

  • grouch666 #15 11 months ago

    Melee or ranged i mean upgrade melee or ranged weapons no idea if there is skills probaly not

  • chiefian #16 11 months ago

    I'm sure the delay is just, but heads will roll!

    Still very much looking forward to this, release day purchase for definite.

    /havemymoney
    Edited by chiefian at 01/07/11 @ 14:51

  • Dr_Cowley #17 11 months ago

    I hope right towards the end of the game the main charecter gets fatally injured...


    And the last few missions involve stomping round in terminator armour, would prefer dreadnought but i'll settle for terminator

  • geeza2020 #18 11 months ago

    man, those shoulder pads would look massive in the 80's

  • Gastrian #19 11 months ago

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  • Inmediasress #20 11 months ago

    I still await a good W40k RPG, something a little more interesting than slaughtering orks and between the recent warhamkmer games I'm getting a bit tired of the Space Marines.
    I still don't want an MMO that's as unintereting as it could get.

  • FanBoysSuck #21 11 months ago

    Eisenhorne rpg please!

  • Inmediasress #22 11 months ago

    @FanBoysSuck
    Actually that's what I tought the Inquisition would be great for an RPG.
    I imagine some intel gathering in disguise maybe even some sneaking around and of course fighting the heretics all the while unraveling some decent plot.

  • FanBoysSuck #23 11 months ago

    @Inmediasress

    It's the game I've been dreaming about ever since I picked up the novels. The only problem from a dev/publishers's side of things is the commercial viability ie a niche inside a niche. Hopefully Space Marine will turn into a genre defying masterpieice of (GoW)melee and (Gears)shooting(no cover,mind) and make 40k a bigger brand, thus facilitating such an undergoing.

    We can dream ;)

  • Ahskay #24 11 months ago

    @grouch

    Last preview suggested the weapon upgrading is out. The journalist was in fact dissappointed with the game as it's a drab industrial environment, lot's of brown in all variations. The combat on the other hand was very good and rewarding.