Focus Leisure has introduced that the Warhammer 40k: Area Marine 2 participant rely has hit a reasonably spectacular milestone just below three months after the sport’s preliminary launch.
In a publish on social media platform X, Focus says that Area Marine 2 has attracted 5 million gamers since its launch on September ninth. The studio particularly hasn’t framed this quantity as gross sales, so it is attainable it contains those that are streaming the sport as a part of subscription companies like GeForce Now.
Nonetheless, 5 million gamers is fairly stable, and it is probably the majority of that quantity is gamers who’ve purchased the sport, so Focus and Saber can relaxation assured that they’ve saved the legacy of authentic Area Marine developer Relic Leisure (which just lately went unbiased) intact.
Area Marine 2 was initially introduced through the 2021 Sport Awards ceremony, alongside the likes of Bokeh Sport Studio’s Slitterhead and Treatment’s Alan Wake 2.
It sees authentic recreation protagonist Captain Titus making a return, though this time, he isn’t battling the greenskin hordes; as a substitute, he is combating Tyranids, in addition to Chaos Area Marines.
Story-wise, the sport sees Titus disgraced following the occasions of the unique recreation. After serving his penance, Titus is admitted again into the Ultramarines chapter, the place he is tasked with exterminating a Tyranid infestation on the planet of Kadaku.
In gameplay phrases, Area Marine 2 is, very like its predecessor, a third-person shooter that emphasises each ranged and melee fight. Titus has entry to quite a lot of lore-faithful weapons, together with the all-important bolter, in addition to a chainsword and a spread of explosives.
Alongside its single-player marketing campaign (which can be loved in co-op), Area Marine 2 additionally gives a co-op Operations mission mode and PvP multiplayer, and Focus and Saber have pledged to replace the sport often with new content material. What’s extra, these updates won’t ever take the type of microtransactions.
You possibly can take a look at Warhammer 40k: Area Marine 2 proper now on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Sequence X|S, and you’ll take a look at my assessment right here to search out out whether or not Titus’ second journey is a becoming tribute to his wonderful Emperor.
