After reaching seven million gamers (and counting), Warhammer 40,000: Area Marine 2 is simply simply getting began. Saber Interactive introduced a second yr of free updates and paid DLC, together with a brand new Operation later this month. Nevertheless, Area Marine 3 can be in growth, which can create considerations about one taking assets away from the opposite.
Inventive director Oliver Hollis-Leick assured this wasn’t the case within the newest Deep Strike episode on Warhammer TV (by way of IGN). “Asserting a 3rd sport doesn’t in any approach imply that we’re not going to proceed creating content material for the prevailing sport,” he defined.
“The factor is, the event cycles for these initiatives are lengthy. For Area Marine 2, it was one thing like 4 years. And so, for Area Marine 3, it’s going to be the identical.”
So why announce it so early? To reaffirm its dedication to the franchise, which it’s additionally doing with continued help for the present sport. “We introduced it in a technique, to maintain individuals conscious of the truth that we’re going to proceed this, that there’s going to be extra coming. However we’re additionally doing the identical factor with DLC. There’s quite a bit that’s already been created, and there’s much more to return. They’re positively not competing for assets.”
This assertion echoes what writer Focus Leisure mentioned months in the past. “No groups are shifting over, nobody is abandoning the sport, and our plans to deliver extra superior content material to Area Marine 2 stay.” The newest roadmap contains the brand new Techmarine Class and a Battle-Barge growth in Q1 2026, two new PvP arenas in Q2 2026, and plenty of beauty packs.
Whereas the purpose about Warhammer 40,000: Area Marine 3 having the identical growth cycle would possibly elevate some eyebrows, it’s probably working off a lot of the engine work from Area Marine 2. After all, that doesn’t imply Saber Interactive can’t broaden on that additional, implementing enhancements and going even greater with its set items.
