Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 writer Focus Entertainment has confirmed a December 10 launch date for the hotly anticipated Patch 5 and Dark Angels Chapter Pack, and launched a brand new screenshot exhibiting one thing gamers haven’t seen within the sport but.
Focus has mentioned Patch 5 makes the lately launched Neo-Volkite Pistol (the one gamers have been utilizing to recreate Ghostbusters) out there in PvP, provides a brand new PvE Operation known as Obelisk, the brand new Tzaangor Enlightened Majoris enemy, and the aforementioned Dark Angels Chapter Pack, which features a distinctive armor set and banner for the Bulwark Class.
In a tweet, Focus launched 4 new screenshots (beneath) exhibiting off the brand new content material, however there’s one picture particularly that’s set tongues wagging inside the group.
This picture, beneath, reveals a Blood Raven (the chapter created for Relic Entertainment’s Dawn of War sequence) holding what seems to be like a chalice in a single hand and a pistol within the different, whereas staring down at a possible enemy. Whatever it’s, the item will not be presently within the sport, not less than not in a type that may be held by the participant.
What might this chalice symbolize? Current theories embody a raid-style mechanic for the brand new Operation (maybe it must be held by a participant for a sure period of time). This would make sense within the context of what we all know in regards to the Operation from Focus itself. As a reminder, right here’s what the writer has mentioned:
Called Obelisk, you’ll be despatched to Demerium and your mission is to rotate a duplicate of the obelisk to disrupt the circulate of vitality defending the Aurora machine. This operation takes place in parallel to the ultimate occasions of the marketing campaign.
To attain the console management of the obelisk, you’ll should make it via a tomb plunged into darkness. To make your development even harder, the Chaos forces see a brand new addition to their roster: the Tzaangor Enlightened, a brand new Majoris enemy! They will now seem in each PvE Operation with Chaos.
Perhaps the chalice the Blood Raven is holding within the picture is used to mild the best way to the console, however that is purely hypothesis on my half. Either approach, it seems to be like we’re seeing the Space Marine from the angle of a downed enemy, which suggests it’s been obtained throughout a firefight or even perhaps stolen from one thing.
December 10, by the best way, can also be the discharge date of Amazon’s Secret Level anthology sequence, which features a Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 animation that acts as a sequel to the occasions of the sport. Check out IGN’s Secret Level evaluate for extra.
In September, Saber Chief Creative Officer Tim Willits instructed IGN how the breakout success of Space Marine 2 had “modified every part” for the corporate. Eagle-eyed followers have noticed the Space Marine chapter now all-but confirmed to get a beauty pack after the Dark Angels, too.
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