Saber Reaffirms They Aren't Abandoning Space Marine 2 for Part 3; Upcoming Details Revealed

Summary

Space Marine 3 won’t end support for Space Marine 2
Saber CEO prefers hiring outside the US
Space Marine 2 Patch 7 to bring new DLC in April

Just a few weeks ago, Saber Interactive announced that its latest game, Warhammer 40:000: Space Marine 2, was getting a sequel aptly titled Space Marine 3. This wasn’t a surprise given Space Marine 2 had been a runaway success for Saber, publisher Focus Home Entertainment, and license holder Games Workshop.

While confirmation of a sequel is good news, some were worried that this could mean support for Space Marine 2 was winding down so Saber could focus entirely on Space Marine 3. Thankfully, that won’t be the case.

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Saber Won’t Be Shifting Personnel From Space Marine 2 To Space Marine 3

In the latest community update by Saber, the studio reiterated that just because the sequel is in development, that they’re dropping support for Space Marine 2.

“So let us set the record straight: Space Marine 3 does not mean the end of Space Marine 2’s development. Far from it. No teams are shifting over, no one is abandoning the game, and our plans to bring more awesome content to Space Marine 2 remain. We are working on much more content and surprises for the months to come, such as a new class, more operations, melee weapons, and more! Trust us, there are surprises even dataminers haven’t found out about,” states the studio.

Saber once again reminds people that Space Marine 3 is “years away from release,” and the announcement just means they have started the process of developing it.

Keeping in line with the confirmation of support, Saber has also talked about the next major update hitting Space Marine 2 in April.

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Space Marine 2 Patch 7 For “Trygon Update” Out In April

Space Marine 2’s Patch 7 is slated for release in “mid-April” and will bring new DLC content.

New Content:

Space Wolves Chapter Pack
Imperial Fists Champion Pack
New Map for PvE
Perks Rework
Private Lobbies in PvP

PvE players can expect the new Exfiltration map to be released in Patch 7. According to Saber, ““Exfiltration” takes place on Avarax. Your mission is to exfiltrate a Tech-Priest occupying an Adeptus Mechanicus facility on the planet. However, you’ll have to cross a Trygon territory to reach the facility. You’ll have to deal with the relentless assaults of the creature to complete your mission.”

Community-requested feature Community Lobbies will also be part of the patch. Players will be able to customize the PvP experience with a plethora of adjustable options.

tag with up to 11 other players (6v6 lobbies)
toggle friendly fire
change the class limit restriction
change the score/time limit
modify the damage multipliers of the weapons

This is just some of the new features, and it doesn’t even list the official gameplay changes included in the patch.

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Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II

A third-person shooter/stomper set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe, putting you in the boots of the Space Marine Cpt. Titus as he takes on the Tyranid threat.

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