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**Flinty**

New shinies. Quite a lot going on, actually. However its mostly in the DLC sphere. The sequels look good.

https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/fxexx0tv/skulls-2025-the-warhammer-video-games-festival-is-back/

Old stuff reskinned:
- Dawn of War
- Space Marine

Sequels
- Dark Heresy (Owlcat Inquisition simulator)
- Boltgun 2
- Mechanicus 2

DLC
- Arbites for Darktide
- Arbites for Rogue Trader (and 2 other DLCs teased)
- New Vermintide 2 map
- New Custodes characters in Tacticus
- 40k skins for Rust (crossover)
- Siege mode for Space Marine 2
- Warhammer total War Slaanesh update
- Battlesector Sororitas campaign
- Gladius - new units
- Bloodbowl 3 new Khorne team
- Digital card games - various new cards

New stuff:
- 40k Supremacy (mobile strategy game of some kind)
- Speedfreeks coming out of early access

**Overread**

Honestly all good stuff and the remastered Dawn of War and Space marine are great to see. We can hold out hope that maybe Dawn of War 1 getting the treatment means that we'll see 2 get the treatment and then DAWN OF WAR 4

**nels1031**

Yeah, aside from the mobile and digital card game things, its all right up my alley.

Flinty wrote:
- Warhammer total War Slaanesh update

Not just Slaanesh. Sayl the Faithless and a Fimir hero(based on the Fimir Noble sculpt of Warhammer Forge) are coming for Norsca, alongside what I assume is a long awaited update to the Norsca faction as a whole. They released a new Dev chat today, but I only skimmed it.

And a 3rd faction that will get some DLC love with the Tides of Torment release, that is still TBA.

**Lord Damocles**

Boltgun II

and then some stuff that isn't Boltgun II

**Overread**

I should really play boltgun

**nels1031**

Arbites for Rogue Trader (and 2 other DLCs teased)

Been looking forward to this, and the "season 2 pass" was a welcome surprise. I had thought that this third DLC was the swan song for Rogue Trader as that was all that they had committed to at release. Guess the game and DLC did well enough to warrant more love. Happy to see it.

**Flinty**

If Owlcat are working on an Inquisition flavour of the game, I wonder if there will be crossover potential. Cross load some characters between games

I thoroughly enjoyed Rogue Trader right down to the final encounter, where I had failed to min-max my characters sufficiently because of the utterly impenetrable combat bonus system. So I have never completed it. Hopefully lessons were learned for the new one.

**BrookM**

Had foolishly hoped that the remaster / whatever editions of both Dawn of War and Space Marine would be free upgrades to previous owners, but alas. Especially interesting to see how much SEGA is going to charge for Space Marine, as those greedy feths normally charge €35,99 for the older version.

Looking forward to Dark Heresy and happily surprised with Owlcat doing two more chunks of DLC for Rogue Trader, did not expect them to do that, as IIRC they made it quite clear that it would just be two characters plus their story lines.

**nels1031**

BrookM wrote:
Looking forward to Dark Heresy

I'm gonna romance option that Kroot.

**Flinty**

That sounds… uncomfortably spiky…

**BrookM**

I'm sure at some point Owlcat will put out a companion list along with whether or not you can romance them. Oh, how I wish I could romance Abelard.. 😍

**Overread**

BrookM wrote:
Had foolishly hoped that the remaster / whatever editions of both Dawn of War and Space Marine would be free upgrades to previous owners, but alas. Especially interesting to see how much SEGA is going to charge for Space Marine, as those greedy feths normally charge €35,99 for the older version.

Looking forward to Dark Heresy and happily surprised with Owlcat doing two more chunks of DLC for Rogue Trader, did not expect them to do that, as IIRC they made it quite clear that it would just be two characters plus their story lines.

Honestly if they do a good job of a remaster I don't mind paying again.

The amount of work that goes into a really good remaster is honestly the same as went into the original game; heck sometimes more. Homeworld 1+2 (even accepting it had to cheat a bit and put HW1 on the 2 engine so its not a perfect translation); Spyro, Crash Bandicoot, Age of Mythology - all are remasters I was happy to pay for because they really did a fantastic job remaking those games.

If Dawn of War and space Marine are in the same league then yeah its worth it.

**Geifer**

I'm happy with the Dark Heresy announcement. Rogue Trader is a good game and was good fun on my first (and so far only) playthrough. And for a decent 40k RPG you probably need a main character who is the exception, at least for an Imperial point of view. It'll be good to have low level Inquisitorial operatives who are only an exception, not the the exceptionally exceptional exception that is a Rogue Trader.

**BrookM**

€39,99 for the Space Marine remaster, nope!

**bong264**

I dunno if this is the place to discuss it but the "Master Crafted" edition has alot of little changes that just irk me alot lmao. Biggest one is the ui change that's just that modern minimalism gak that takes away some charm the old one had. The stalker bolter (and lasgun I assume) are just a generic reticle now, no skulls or gauges lol. If you've never played the first one then its fine for what it is.

**BrookM**

A lot of reviews have not been favourable in the short time since going live thus far. It's a greedy low effort cash grab by SEGA with a lot of jank, bugs and problems.

Here's hoping that the Dawn of War remaster is better.

**BrookM**

An update on the Master Crafted edition:

Hi everyone,

We’ve got some important updates to share for Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine: Master Crafted Edition, including an extended refund policy, details on a 50% upgrade path discount, and a preview of the patch improvements coming soon.

💸 Refunds & Upgrade Discount – What You Need to Know

We’ve heard your concerns around pricing, and we want to be clear about the steps we’re taking to address them.

🟦 Extended Refund Window – Until July 10

If you’ve already purchased Space Marine: Master Crafted Edition, you are eligible for a full refund, regardless of playtime, as long as you request it before 6pm BST/10pm PST July 10 2025 (when the Steam Summer Sale ends).

🔗 Request Your Refund via Steam Support

🟨 50% Upgrade Discount

If you own Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine - Anniversary Edition, you’re eligible for a 50% discount when buying the Master Crafted Edition from 6pm BST/10pm PST June 26 2025 until 6pm BST/10pm PST July 10 2025 when the discount offer ends.

New buyers who already own the original game will see the discount automatically applied at checkout.

If you already purchased the Master Crafted Edition and qualify for the discount, you’ll need to:

Request a refund manually via Steam Support (before July 10)

Then re-purchase the game at the discounted price.

We know this situation has been frustrating for some of you, and we’re sorry for the confusion it’s caused. We hope this approach offers a workable solution while we continue improving the game itself.

🔧 Patch Roadmap – Improvements Incoming

Thanks for all your feedback. We’re rolling out a series of patches over the coming weeks to improve the experience across the board:

🌍 Localisation

Updated Dutch, Polish, and Italian translations.

Improved localisation for game modes, controller options, and key terms (e.g. Skar Boyz).

🧭 UI/UX Enhancements

Major improvements to chat input, scoreboard layout, and HUD.

Better menu spacing, new glow effects, and tighter alignment.

Improved mission selection, unlock notifications, and subtitle persistence.

Added new button prompts, controller glyphs (including Steam Deck), and SFX.

Fixed various softlocks, input bugs, and graphical glitches.

⚔️ Gameplay Fixes

Fixed Exterminatus wave 5 softlock.

Restored co-op live tokens and fixed ammo display on the weapon wheel.

Enhanced challenge visuals, shield effects, and map loading.

🎮 Platform & Controller Support

Steam Deck now launches correctly (D3D12 guard page fix).

Improved handling for controller disconnects on PC.

🌐 Networking

Fixed session code visibility in streamer mode.

Improved EOS invites and session stability.

Disabled team auto-balancing during gameplay.

Enhanced P2P connection handling to reduce lobby splits.

🛠️ Technical & Build

Moved user profile data to AppData to reduce config-related crashes.

Added memory safety fixes and smoother fade animations.

🔊 Audio & Visual

Fixed missing/duplicate SFX.

Updated button textures and cleaned up visual effects.

We’ll continue listening, improving, and communicating as these changes go live. Thanks for sticking with us.