The Warhammer Skull show happened yesterday, and this is all the news I found worth mentioning from the event.
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Master Collection
The classic Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War is now available on GOG.com DRM-free. This version, titled the Master Collection, contains the Game of the Year Edition and the expansions of Winter Assault, Dark Crusade, and Soulstorm.
Despite being seventeen years old, the game still looks good and has the squashed fat-looking units many associate with Warhammer 40,000. There have been many new Dawn of War games since the first, but many consider these to be the best in the series. I didn’t mind Dawn of War II.
LAN doesn’t work and online requires everyone to have the same version of the game installed.
The game is £29.99 but is currently on sale for £7.49, a saving of 75%. It is out on Steam and GOG.com.
Space Marine: The Board Game
Fans of swarm-like board games and Warhammer 40,000 might like the upcoming Space Marine: The Board Game. It is based on Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 game.
It will feature a unique miniature of the main character and Termagants and Ripper Swarms to fight. The game seems like a two-player game but expect a solo mode to be an option.
The game will only be available in Target stores in the United States of America, but another similar version will be available in other territories later. The miniature itself will also be released individually in the future too.
It is disappointing that all the small board games Games Workshop make are always only available in the United States of America. It is good to see more coming to other territories.
Warhammer Underworlds: Shadespire Edition
Warhammer Underworlds: Online has been renamed Warhammer Underworlds: Shadespire Edition and includes all DLC in the base game. It means all Shadepsire and Nightvault warbands are available. It also shows that the developers are unlikely to update the game with newer warbands.
You would think the digital version of the tabletop game would be good. However, the developers didn’t do a good job, and it plays sluggishly, with bad UI and camera angles, making the game hard to see what is happening.
Multiplayer is dead, but the game has bot matches and challenge modes and may be fun to play with friends.
The game is currently on sale for £7.49 on GOG.com and costs £7.99 on Steam.
Warhammer 40,000: Gladius – Relics of War
You can get Warhammer 40,000: Gladius – Relics of War for free on Steam. If you like 4X-type games, you may like them.
I don’t find that the Warhammer theme makes the game better. All the units look odd and have weird sizes. None of it seems to fit well together.
The game has plenty of DLC with new factions and more. The base game and the DLC are on sale on Steam and GOG.com.
Also, a new piece of DLC called the Firepower Pack adds ten new units to the game.
Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader
The developers of Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader have announced that a beta will be available for the game on the 1st of June. The only problem is that you have to purchase the game on their website first.
A new trailer shows more about the game, such as the locations and enemies you will face. The game will feature ship-to-ship battles.
It is interesting to see a traditional computer RPG in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. It looks like it could be good. I have a sinking feeling it won’t have enough investment to avoid a low-budget and janky feel.
Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun
The Doom-looking Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun is now available on PC, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S and X.
It looks like someone made a mod for Duke Nukem or Doom and based it on the Warhammer 40,000 universe. It is surprisingly well done and suits the Warhammer setting well.
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