Announced last year, Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate – Daemonhunters aims to deliver a modern sequel to the 1998 title, as well as a quality game, that should stand out from the plethora of Warhammer games released monthly. We still don’t know if this will be the case, but the means seem to be there, with a famous author of the license on the screenplay, and at least one well-known actor in the cast, with Andy Serkis (Golum in The Lord of the Rings among others), who lends his voice to Verdan Kai, Grand Master and Steward of the Armory, in the game’s campaign. For the record, it involves taking control of a ship, the Baleful Edic and a squad of Gray Knights, in order to purge the forces of Chaos and to stop the spread of Bloom, a demonic epidemic. The campaign will be played on two fronts, with the management of the ship that serves as a mobile base, as well as many improvements of its troops on one side, and the turn-based tactical battlefield on the other.
The game will be released on May 5, 2022 on PC via Steam and Epicand pre-orders are open today, with a base price at €44.99 and various bonuses for players who decide to take the plunge.
- The first pre-order bonus is the ancient tome Domina Liber Daemonica, once used in battle by the Chapter Hero in times of great need, whose words have the power to send demons back to their dimension.
- The second is the century-old Demon Slaying Hammer of Crys’yllix, meanwhile, was the first Nemesis Demon Slaying Hammer of its kind, used for centuries to slay the Lord of Change Crys’yllix. They can both be equipped to squad members in-game.
Next comes the Castellan Champion Edition of the game, sold for €54.99, it includes an additional character, the Castellan Garran Crowe who joins the campaign in the middle of the squad and can be used in the combat squad. He has his own unique weapon as well as special skills. An interesting point is that this edition also contains the game’s original soundtrack composed by Doyle W. Donehoo, known for his work on Dawn of War 2. If it seemed to you that the music was familiar during the trailers, here is the explanation.
If the game intrigues you, you can find out more in our preview that has just been released.
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One of the oldest tactical video games is entitled to a modernized sequel. He offers to take control of the mysterious chapter of Space Marines Gray Knights as they face off against Nurgle and his demons. Here is our opinion after a first presentation of gameplay.