Focus Entertainment and developer Saber Interactive have announced that they will be revealing the release date for Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II early next month (presumably during The Game Awards). However, they’ve also announced that Space Marine II will take a little longer than expected to arrive.
In Focus Entertainment’s letter to update investors on their release schedule, the publisher announced that the game is now “poised to ship in the second half of 2024”, instead of its original winter 2023 release. The purpose behind the delay is to “provide the time needed to properly polish the game and to ensure the best possible experience.”
Focus Entertainment is right to take their time with the development of Space Marine II, given that the anticipated follow-up to the 2011 original has “already accumulated over a million wish lists to date”. It probably also helps that pre-orders have been open since June.
Space Marine II sees you once again put on the armour of a Space Marine of the Ultramarines Chapter, a superhuman warrior who protects humanity from untold horrors. Players once again take on the role of Ultramarine Captain Titus, who faces off against the Tyranids, a ravenous insect-like alien threat.
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II is currently in development for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series and PC via Steam.