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New Spacehulk: Deathwing trailer is here, we have a release date plus BETA information for pre-orders!

Added the release date for PC to the OP, will track down an official trailer minus the unofficial commentary afterwards and add that as well.

At least we have a date now, super pumped for this.

That looks amazing. So glad to see a good 40k video game after the crapshoot of Eternal Crusade.

No Lightning Claws? Good.

We still need more game play footage though. I plan to pre-order regardless.

For the love of the Omnissiah, please let this play as good as it looks!

Slayer-Fan123 wrote:
No Lightning Claws? Good.

We still need more game play footage though. I plan to pre-order regardless.

Pause at 2:33, third item from the bottom = lightning claw.

This game could not look more dope. No idea how it plays, but as an artist, I have incredible respect for the craftsmanship and design that went into this, it ranks up with the top AAA in my eyes.

Hmm written by Gav Thorpe. Could be hit n miss. Interesting there's a Black Templar ship in there. In the DA codex, the Dark Angels have a confrontation with them over a Fallen. Could be one here, maybe?

Did anyone else notice how many times those bolters fired without jamming!

 angelofvengeance wrote:
Hmm written by Gav Thorpe. Could be hit n miss. Interesting there's a Black Templar ship in there. In the DA codex, the Dark Angels have a confrontation with them over a Fallen. Could be one here, maybe?

Hopefully not. The Dark Angels do things that don't involve Fallen.

Looks like a lot of fun. Hope the gameplay is as promising as they make it look.

pm713 wrote:

 angelofvengeance wrote:
Hmm written by Gav Thorpe. Could be hit n miss. Interesting there's a Black Templar ship in there. In the DA codex, the Dark Angels have a confrontation with them over a Fallen. Could be one here, maybe?

Hopefully not. The Dark Angels do things that don't involve Fallen.

Might just be a nod to the fluff then.

To mark the launch of open beta, Gamesplanet have gifted me x3 Spacehulk: Deathwing game keys . So on Sunday 20th, 20:00 GMT I'm going to be streaming (Hopefully Space Hulk Deathwing) and I will be giving the keys away. Since YouTube doesn't have an addon to pick winners I will be doing the giveaway via my Twitch channel:

https://www.twitch.tv/chaptermastervalrak

If you're interested in winning a copy of the game or just want to talk Warhammer with myself and other fans then. If you have any questions feel free to ask

17 minutes of gameplay.

edit.

Beta is now up for download on steam, installing now. Cannot wait to purge some xenos, even if I'm playing as a group of heretics.

Cheers, thanks for the heads up!

Hehe, saw it on B&C, the word must be spread!

Really liked what I have seen so far on videos, besides who doesn't love seeing a Black Templar vessel?

 unmercifulconker wrote:
Hehe, saw it on B&C, the word must be spread!

Really liked what I have seen so far on videos, besides who doesn't love seeing a Black Templar vessel?

Witches?

hmm... no email notification.. that's annoying.

SnotlingPimpWagon wrote:

 unmercifulconker wrote:
Hehe, saw it on B&C, the word must be spread!

Really liked what I have seen so far on videos, besides who doesn't love seeing a Black Templar vessel?

Witches?

They shouldn't do, for they gaze upon their redemption.

From playing the Beta, the game is pretty basic, but dressed up in all the right ways to be a 40K game.

That said, there's the usual contrivances of stuff being bullet sponges against bolters, and the marines have unusually poor aim. The game is definitely mid-tier, but it evokes the setting pretty well.

Yeah that's the impression I got... it's loading up now, but the 17 minute demo looked incredibly basic gameplay wise. Gorgeous looking though, but basic otherwise. Will see!

The game is really bad, AI is bad, gameplay is bad, weapons feel bad. You will play through the single player campaign once and then never touch the game again. Pre-order weapon is pretty much cosmetic only.

Multiplayer menu is very basic and buggy, inputs lagg and don't always work. During gameplay you can switch class whenever you want (might be a beta only feature) by pressing i. Need a healer? switch to healer, heal, then switch back to whatever.

The AI is pretty much useless, allot worse than L4D. Conga lining like crazy, feels like the spawn points in tower defense games where all mobs spawn from 1-2 different places and then walk in a predictable line.

Best part of the game is atmosphere, they nailed it. To bad game looks like doodoo as they use this really bad filmgraind filter that makes the game look 10 years old, not sure if this is for a "cinematic" effect or to help with the poor performance of the game. Game crashes, you get disconnected from multiplayer at random.

Wait for a sale or buy the game from a key seller for €25.

Very evocative of the setting but yeah, the gameplay hasn't impressed me too much so far. Still, it's beta right now, judgement saved until release...

I was joined by two members of the Spacehulk: Deathwing team tonight on my stream for a Q & A session, I asked them questions and took questions from chat, hope you enjoy!

Looks alright, but I've learned that pre-ordering is a mug's game.
I'll wait till it is out to hear/see how good it actually is.

Managed to play about 15 minutes before, finally got into a game, obviously there's a few bugs but haven't played long enough to comment on this.

However what I played has already made me fall in love with this, do not regret pre-ordering at all. It feels so powerful, the Assault Cannon is just a beast. That feel when they swarm down a hallway to you and you just unleash hell upon them, the roar of the cannon, the never ending flashes and blood spurts which completely block the view of the horde, you empty your clip, the guns red hot and all that lays before you is a mound of bodies and limbs.

I love how the dismemberment works. Power fisted a Stealer and took half his body off, power weapons leave an electrical surge on the body, the devs have managed to capture 40k perfectly so far. You feel like a badass, a walking tank like a Terminator is supposed to feel. Funny glitch happened where we blew a Stealers face off and his body was still standing there alive for a minute.

It seems to be packed with details and easter eggs though, got into one area and there was a crashed Imperial fighter in the wall, can't wait to explore every little room.

The game is really bad, AI is bad, gameplay is bad, weapons feel bad. You will play through the single player campaign once and then never touch the game again. Pre-order weapon is pretty much cosmetic only.

Multiplayer menu is very basic and buggy, inputs lagg and don't always work. During gameplay you can switch class whenever you want (might be a beta only feature) by pressing i. Need a healer? switch to healer, heal, then switch back to whatever.

The AI is pretty much useless, allot worse than L4D. Conga lining like crazy, feels like the spawn points in tower defense games where all mobs spawn from 1-2 different places and then walk in a predictable line.

Best part of the game is atmosphere, they nailed it. To bad game looks like doodoo as they use this really bad filmgraind filter that makes the game look 10 years old, not sure if this is for a "cinematic" effect or to help with the poor performance of the game. Game crashes, you get disconnected from multiplayer at random.

Wait for a sale or buy the game from a key seller for €25.

Oh no :(

Aesthetically the game feels cool. Everything else feels underwhelming.