According to Games Workshop’s latest financial report, Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 has become the best-selling Warhammer game in history with more than 7 million sales across platforms. The veteran British board game giant bluntly said that the third-person action game developed by Saber Interactive not only created the company’s “highest single-quarter profit in history”, but also set a new standard for IP games.
“Our past video game success has been mainly focused on the PC niche,” Games Workshop admitted in the report, “and Space Marine 2, as a title that focuses on the main console platform, has pushed the Warhammer IP to a wider audience.” “Despite the creative boom caused by the official open mod editor for the PC version, the developers still emphasize that console players account for more than 60%.
While announcing that the ongoing Space Marine 3 will bring an even grander battlefield experience, Games Workshop also announced a number of new PC titles:
· 《warDawn: Ultimate Edition is a remake of the classic RTS
· The sequel to the retro shooter “Bolter 2”
· Owlcat Studio’s new RPG based on the rules of “Dark Heresy”
Saber Interactive has confirmed that it will be launching a major update for the anniversary of Space Marine 2 with the addition of free content throughout the year. Games Workshop particularly emphasized: “The core PC player base is still an important cornerstone of the Warhammer ecosystem, and the long-tail revenue it generates is irreplaceable. ”
