Gamers who own the PC version of Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine will find that a new patch is now available for the third-person shooter; Steam users will have the game updated automatically.
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Epic Games' trilogy instalment Gears of War 3 entered the UK all format chart in 1st place last week, with driving sim F1 2011 debuting just behind in 2nd place. Techland's Dead Island is still going strong in 3rd, and Eidos Montreal's Deus Ex: Human Revolution holds on 5th for another week. Resistance 3 sinks 8th.
THQ has revealed that the Exterminatus DLC for Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine will be released for the PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on 25th October. The free DLC adds a four-player online co-op mode, which sees Space Marines battle against the Forces of Choas and Orks. You can choose to play as a Devastator, Assault or Tactical Marine class. Perks unlocked in the competitive multiplayer can be used to gain an advantage over your enemies in co-op.
There has been precious little information about the Warhammer 40,000 MMO, titled 'Dark Millenium Online', other than it exists and what we gleaned from our interview back at GamesCom 2010. However, an info dump of data has been posted about the game on the Warseer forum (link after the jump)...
THQ has posted a release date for Warhammer 40,000: Dark Millenium Online on the official site. Gamers who are looking forward to playing in the Games Workshop universe of Space Marines, Chaos Marines and Orks will have a long wait - THQ has listed the release date as March 31, 2013.
THQ's Danny Bilson reveals there's "a lot of different models" they're thinking about to monetize Vigil's Warhammer 40k: Dark Millennium Online MMO. The core games boss says content "can dictate what's worth subscription, or not." The game's development is "extremely premium," but nothing is set.
Relic has announced that four-player online co-op is now available for the PC and PlayStation 3 versions of Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine.
THQ has announced that the free co-op DLC Exterminatus will be available on the Xbox Live Marketplace tomorrow "around 9am PST", which is 4pm GMT to us in Europe. The four-player co-op treat is already out for PC and PS3 gamers. It adds two scenarios: Assault on Hab Center Andreas and Escape from Kalkys Facility. More DLC is planned.
THQ and Relic Entertainment have announced a second DLC for Warhammer 40k: Space Marine, and it adds to Exterminatus co-op with a new mode called Chaos Unleashed. It lets fans play as a Chaos Space Marine fighting off Orks and Imperial Guard Forces. Also included are three new multiplayer maps, new boss rounds, and a new enemy unit.
THQ's Brian Farrell states that the upcoming Warhammer 40k: Dark Millennium Online will utilise a "flexible" monetisation model so they can "exploit the game on a worldwide basis." The Vigil developed MMO won't have "just one business model," but will employ "other monetisation mechanisms" and the team has been "very thoughtful about how" to do it.
Games Brief's Nicholas Lovell presented a session at the London Games Conference, where over 70 percent of 160 attendees voted THQ a 'zero' for surviving a digital transition. Senior publishing figures were among those who voted. THQ's lack of must-have properties is the problem. Next week they release Volition's Saints Row: The Third.
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine fans are excited as Relic Entertainment has posted a tweet stating, "We have a big metal surprise coming to @SpaceMarine in January – Merry Christmas from Relic!", accompanied by an image of a Space Marine fighting what appears to be a Dreadnought.
Publisher THQ has announced during its investor call that they're "being realistic about our resources" and won't be funding the Warhammer 40k MMO all by themselves. They want a company to partner with them to share the burden of cost. Darksiders' Vigil Games is making Dark Millenium Online alongside Relic Entertainment.
This week, Rayman 3 HD, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine and Warriors Orochi 3 head the list of games hitting PlayStation Network, along with a metric ton of downloadable content for Ace Combat: Assault Horizon.
THQ has made a startling announcement in an investor report: Warhammer 40,000: Dark Millenium will no longer be an MMO, but a full, retail release single player game, with online multiplayer. According to THQ CEO Brian Farrell, “As previously announced, we have been actively looking for a business partner for the game as an MMO. However, based on changing market dynamics and the additional investment required to complete the game as an MMO, we believe the right direction for us is to shift the title from an MMO to a premium experience with single and multiplayer gameplay, robust digital content and community features."
Two weeks ago, THQ revealed that Warhammer 40,000: Dark Millennium Online was dropping the "Online" and transitioning into a single player game with a multiplayer community. THQ CEO Danny Bilson has related in an interview some of the thoughts that went behind the decision and some of the results of the change.
Robot Entertainment is made up of former Ensemble veterans with Age of Empires to their name. Patrick Hudson of the studio still believes real-time strategy can be big business. He admits though it's "changing a lot," and he's not sure where "it's going to go." The days of selling millions of copies at "50 or 60 bucks as a PC game" are gone; PC retail not there.
THQ's recent financial struggles have forced the publisher into a position to where it will not have a booth on the show floor. The games will be present for preview, and will be demoed behind closed doors.
Developer Relic is working on Company of Heroes 2, which means there's little time for a full production of the next Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War instalment, but that's okay. The studio are "doing some rethinking" about how they approach RTS; what's the "best way to present" the strategy genre? There'll definitely be more "RTS 40k stuff," says Danny Bilson.