Focus Leisure has introduced that the Warhammer 40k: Area Marine 2 participant depend has hit a fairly spectacular milestone slightly below three months after the sport’s preliminary launch.
In a put up 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 consists of those that are streaming the sport as a part of subscription providers 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 unique Area Marine developer Relic Leisure (which lately went impartial) intact.
Area Marine 2 was initially introduced in the course of the 2021 Sport Awards ceremony, alongside the likes of Bokeh Sport Studio’s Slitterhead and Treatment’s Alan Wake 2.
It sees unique recreation protagonist Captain Titus making a return, though this time, he is not battling the greenskin hordes; as a substitute, he is preventing 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 similar to its predecessor, a third-person shooter that emphasises each ranged and melee fight. Titus has entry to a wide range of lore-faithful weapons, together with the all-important bolter, in addition to a chainsword and a variety of explosives.
Alongside its single-player marketing campaign (which may also be loved in co-op), Area Marine 2 additionally provides a co-op Operations mission mode and PvP multiplayer, and Focus and Saber have pledged to replace the sport commonly with new content material. What’s extra, these updates won’t ever take the type of microtransactions.
You possibly can try Warhammer 40k: Area Marine 2 proper now on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Sequence X|S, and you may try my overview right here to seek out out whether or not Titus’ second journey is a becoming tribute to his wonderful Emperor.