Warhammer 40,000: Darktide

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Warhammer 40,000: Darktide
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Developer(s)Fatshark
Publisher(s)Fatshark
Director(s)Anders De Geer
Writer(s)Dan Abnett
SeriesWarhammer 40,000
Platform(s)
Release2022
Genre(s)Action
Mode(s)Multiplayer

Warhammer 40,000: Darktide is an upcoming first-person action game set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe, being developed and published by Swedish video game studio Fatshark. It is planned to be released exclusively for Microsoft Windows and Xbox Series X/S in 2022.

Gameplay[]

The game will use a similar formula to that used in Fatshark's Warhammer: Vermintide 2 in which four players cooperate to defeat periodic waves of AI-controlled enemies.[1][2]

Plot[]

The game's story will focus on a squad of Imperial Guardsmen investigating a potential Chaos infiltration on the planet Atoma Prime in the Hive City of Tertium.[3]

Development[]

The game was first announced in July 2020 during the Xbox Series X and Series S showcase event in which Fatshark showed plans for a 2021 release.[4] A gameplay trailer was released on December 10, 2020, which showcased the use of weapons such as a Lasgun and a chainsword being used to defeat hordes of Poxwalkers. Among the playable characters, an Imperial Guardsman and an Ogryn could be observed. The developers commented that Darktide is planned to be less melee focused than Vermintide 2, getting closer to a 50/50 split between melee and ranged combat.[5] In July 2021 Fatshark announced that due to difficulties arising as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the release date would be pushed back from 2021 to spring 2022.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "Warhammer 40,000: Darktide—release date, trailer and everything we know". PC Gamer. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Warhammer 40,000: Darktide Is A New Game From Vermintide's Dev". GameSpot. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  3. ^ Tolbert, Samuel (July 31, 2020). "Warhammer 40,000: Darktide for Xbox Series X and PC — Everything you need to know". Windows Central. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
  4. ^ Yin-Pole, Wesley (July 23, 2020). "Warhammer 40,000: Darktide announced". Eurogamer. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
  5. ^ Brown, Fraser (2020-12-11). "Warhammer 40,000: Darktide gets nasty with chainswords in its Game Awards trailer". PC Gamer. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
  6. ^ Yin-Poole, Wesley (2021-07-15). "Warhammer 40,000 Darktide delayed to spring 2022". Eurogamer. Retrieved 2021-07-15.

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