Faith may be fickle sometimes, but those believing in Warhammer 40k’s God-Emperor sure are getting rewarded quite a bit these days – first the excellent Space Marine 2 being released, then Helldivers 2 enabling Death Korps of Krieg cosplay,

Who would have thought that a decade-old hack-and-slash game would finally usher in a new age of gaming in 2024? Absolutely no one, I tell you. But when the first trailer for Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 dropped in December 2021,

Christopher Dring has revealed in a post on X that Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 sales are going from strength to strength, with the game already ranking as Europe’s second biggest new title of the year after just two weeks on the market.

Space Marine 2 launched proper yesterday, September 9 after four days of early access, and soon shot to record-breaking success for a Warhammer 40,000 game.

Early access for Warhammer which involved buying a more expensive copy last week, already had the game at over 100,000 peak players on Steam. Now, yesterday’s official release has more than doubled that with 225,000 peak players on the middle of a Monday at launch.

The Awakening is a Warhammer 40K fan film by Gabriel Christtiane that pits the Dark Angels up against the Necrons, with tons of traditional grimdark grit.

You can’t go online this month without stumbling upon something Warhammer 40,000-related, thanks to the immense popularity of developer Saber Interactive’s Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2. It’s an absolute achievement in entertainment,

Space Marine 2 offers players six classes to choose from in fighting the forces of the Imperium. Each class is valid and able to tackle any content in the game, although some shine just a bit more than the rest.

Another update on the commercial performance of Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 highlights the excitement surrounding the game.