‘Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine’ Is Finally Getting a Remaster

A year after its sequel arrived, the original Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine is coming to modern gaming. The definitive, “Master Crafted Edition” of the third-person shooter comes of port developer SneakyBox. Producer Vaidas Mikelskas described the update as a “thoughtful restoration […] a respectful dialogue between past and present, preserving what made the original special while making it shine for a new generation of players.” Along with graphical updates and a modern UI and control scheme, this new Space Marine provides a visual update to the Orks to make them more in line with their current visual identity in the franchise canon, and “over 100” new voice lines. Originally developed by Relic Entertainment, the first Space Marine released in 2011 to generally positive reviews. It had two planned sequels, but those fell apart when the game’s publisher THQ closed down. Sega subsequently gained its publishing rights upon acquiring Relic two years later, and re-released the game on P ... Read full article.