The Warhammer 40, 000 IP is getting much mainstream attention with Hollywood star Henry Cavill’s involvement in a TV series and especially the success of Warhammer 40, 000: Space Marine 2 at the fore. A recent interview with the game’s Chief Creative Officer Tim Willits of developer Saber Interactive revealed its success has positively affected the development of future projects and raised the possibility of a sequel.
While the developer did not divulge the figures for Space Marine 2’s profits, Willits remarked the game to be the “fastest selling game he’s ever worked on”, with the cost of developing the game being half as compared to Doom Eternal (2021). For context, Willits was heavily involved in developing games in household franchises like Doom, Wolfenstein, and Quake, of which, Doom Eternal had amassed at least US$450 million in profits since launch.
The success of Space Marine 2 means Saber Interactive can now “dream bigger”, steering the team to strive for “better products in the future”, as communicated in his 30-second speech addressing the company. This also means Space Marine 2 may have an expanded story DLC and that Space Marine 3 is in the pipeline. Willits confirmed that the team is exploring further story ideas with Space Marine 2’s director Dmitry Grigorenko, of which, the discussed content may serve as a DLC or a sequel.
Saber Interactive has a lot going on in its horizons, with bigger shoes to fill and higher expectations to meet. While fulfilling the promises made for Space Marine 2’s original post-launch plan – which includes new missions, maps, enemies, classes, and weapons, the developer is also working on multiple titles like A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead, a game on John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando, a single-player action-adventure Jurassic Park: Survival, the remake of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, and an unannounced co-op focused shooter utilising Saber Interactive’s swarm tech.
It is clear Warhammer 40, 000: Space Marine 2 took the gaming industry by storm, providing those new to the franchise with a glimpse of what it means to be an Adeptus Astartes, specifically, an Ultramarine. One thing’s for sure: This is only just the beginning of Saber Interactive’s journey of producing great games for players to enjoy.
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