By the name of the Emperor, it’s Warhammer Skulls again. For the second year in a row, Games Workshop has done an E3-style blowout showcase of its video game partnerships, both upcoming and ongoing. Below you can find every single thing announced at Warhammer Skulls 2022.
The 13 main announcements include everything from brand new games, including a Warhammer 40,000 RPG, to updates on Total War: Warhammer 3 and Vermintide 2, as well as fresh details on Warhammer 40K: Darktide and Space Marine 2. Someone has finally decided to make an RPG set in the Warhammer 40k universe! And that someone is Owlcat Games, the studio behind the rather good Pathfinder games. Rogue Trader is a classic-style RPG with all the usual genre staples; isometric camera, companions to recruit, turn-based combat, and a variety of enemies to kill and locations to visit. Little is known of the story or if a Black Library writer is involved, but your Rogue Trader protagonist is set to be joined by a Space Marine (a Space Wolf by the look of the key art), a Sister of Battle, and an Aeldari Ranger. No release date has been announced, but you can already buy a Founder’s Pack that guarantees access to the alpha and beta versions.
If the 40k universe is suited to any kind of video game genre, it’s the boomer shooter. The gothic, gory sensibilities of Warhammer just line up perfectly with the vibes of the original Doom and Quake games. And that’s exactly what we have with Warhammer 40k: Boltgun; a tribute to ‘90s FPS games with a grimdark future aesthetic. It’s coming to PC and consoles next year, and when it does you’ll be able to slaughter legions of sprite-based Chaos enemies using – naturally – a Space Marine’s boltgun. Despite the name, there are also other weapons. Just listen to the roar of that chainsword
It may be the most eagerly-anticipated Warhammer game, but sadly Skulls didn’t serve up any new gameplay for Space Marine 2. What we did get was a behind the scenes featurette, but aside from offering some mo-cap footage and some hype from developer Saber, the video unfortunately didn’t provide anything new about the upcoming sequel.
Developer Everguild, the creators of Horus Heresy: Legions, announced a new Warhammer-themed digital card game: Warpforge. Set to release on PC and mobile in 2023, Warhammer 40k: Warpforge is a CCG featuring all the major factions of the 40k universe, including the Imperium, Chaos, Aeldari, Necrons, Orks, and Tyranids. Each faction is explored via single-player campaigns, and can be pitted against your friends in constructed competitive modes. Expect deckbuilding, regular and time-limited competitions, and fast-paced battles.
Darktide is just a few months away. Developer Fatshark has set September 13 as the release date, and so there’s not long until we can join up with co-op buddies and blast our way through the underhive. While the Skulls showcase didn’t reveal anything new, we did get a new cinematic trailer showing off Nurgle’s grossest creatures and even a little psyker action.
As expected, Creative Assembly will, ahem, assemble all three of its Total War: Warhammer games together in order to create a massive campaign with every single faction involved. Called Immortal Empires, it is set to enter open beta in Q3 2022. A new trailer showed off the mode in cinematic action, with most of the factions from across the trilogy present, correct, and firing magic/arrows/missiles/hellfire at each other.
Neocore Games announced that Diablo-like Warhammer 40k game Inquisitor – Martyr will be upgraded for PS5 and Xbox Series X/S later this year. The new-gen version will include all 25 DLC packs and expansions, as well as enhanced features such as native 4K support, higher resolution textures, improved physics and destructible environments, cross-gen multiplayer, and support for the PS5 Dual Sense controller.
Source: This news is originally published by ign