Lugging a gaming PC around isn’t exactly practical, and handhelds like the Steam Deck or ROG Ally are fun, but not exactly built for heavy lifting. If you want something that’s actually powerful and still portable, a gaming laptop’s where you’ll probably end up.
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine is getting a surprise Master Crafted Edition, launching June 10 on PC and Xbox Series X and S, and straight into Game Pass.
No PlayStation 5 version was mentioned by publisher Sega, which retains the rights to the Relic Entertainment-developed original third-person shooter.
This is described as the “definitive edition” of Captain Titus and the Ultramarines’ fight against the Ork hordes. Space Marine was first published by THQ back in 2011 for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC. The Master Crafted Edition was developed by SneakyBox, and has a 4K resolution, modernized controls, an interface overhaul, improved character models, and remastered audio, which includes over 100 new voice lines for the Orks.
“Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine – Master Crafted Edition isn’t just a technical upgrade — it’s a thoughtful restoration,” said producer Vaidas Mikelskas from SneakyBox. “We aimed to preserve the spirit of the original while modernizing the experience for today’s players.
“This is more than just Master Crafted Edition, it’s a respectful dialogue between past and present, preserving what made the original special while making it shine for a new generation of players.”
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine eventually got its sequel, the smash hit that was 2024’s Space Marine 2. That game got an announcement of its own, a new Siege mode coming to test players’ resolve. Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Definitive Edition was announced during the Warhammer Skulls 2025 broadcast. In case you missed it, check out all the announcements and trailers from the show.
Wesley is Director, News at IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at wesley_yinpoole@ign.com or confidentially at wyp100@proton.me.
The Warhammer Skulls Showcase was full to the brim with, unsurprisingly, lots of Warhammer 40,000 game news, including a sequel to Boltgun and a definitive edition of Dawn of War. CRPG heads were also treated to a reveal of Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy, a new party-based title from Owlcat Games, the devs behind another Warhammer game Rogue Trader. The reveal came in the form of a nicely partially 2D-animated trailer alongside some brief looks at gameplay, all of which is looking quite good.
Relic Entertainment have announced Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Definitive Edition – an upgraded, 64-bit version of your 29th favourite strategy game of all time, which includes all of the original DLC and will be compatible with “over 20 years of lovingly crafted community mods”.
“I’m an absolutist when it comes to preservation”.
As far as the ‘Average Joe’ on the high street is concerned, the physical games market is practically dead and buried right now. Store shelves are emptier than ever, the usually reliable supermarket chains often no longer stock them, and we’re rapidly heading into a future in which the majority of Switch 2 carts won’t have any significant data on them.
Yet for the hardcore crowd — those whose passion for the physical article has yet to waver — there are thankfully still a few avenues to investigate. Limited Run Games, Super Rare Games, iam8bit… All of them have stumbled at some time or another, yet they remain some of the last bastions of physical games media.
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The ultimate Festival of Warhammer video games returned today for its 9th year – Warhammer Skulls just aired, bringing news for Xbox Warhammer games, and huge discounts.
Hosted once again by huge Warhammer fan, Rahul Kohli, returning for the third year in a row, the Skulls Showcase kicks off an exciting week of world premieres, as well as new announcements and content reveals for Xbox fans. Alongside this celebration, players can expect huge deals and discounts on the Xbox and Microsoft Store, with up to 85% off savings during the event.
Let’s take a closer look at the announcements, reveals, and updates included in the Warhammer Skulls Festival:
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine – Master Crafted Edition was announced and will be coming to Xbox and PC on June 10. This is an uprezzed 4k version of the game with improved character Models, modernized control schemes and upgraded audio. Relive the original adventure on Xbox Series X|S. Also available Day 1 on Game Pass!
That wasn’t all though, Focus Entertainment and Saber gave us our first look at Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2’s new Siege mode and revealed it will be coming on June 26.
Warhammer 40,000: Darktide has announced a new playable Class DLC will be coming to Xbox and PC on June 23. That’s right, the Adepus Arbites becomes a playable character…. ably assisted by a playable Cyber Mastiff which you can send to disable priority targets and provide vital support to your strike team. Don’t forget the Darktide base game is available on Game Pass, and it is also available as part of Xbox Free Play Days this week!
Xbox fans will remember Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus 2 was announced at last year’s Skulls Event. This year, we got a new trailer featuring the Leagues of Votann and a first look at gameplay. Whether this faction will be allies or foes to the player is yet to be seen, but this will be the first time the faction has appeared in a Warhammer 40,000 video game. Wishlist the game now! In celebration, you can play the first Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus as part of this week’s Free Play Days.
Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader announced its second DLC is coming on June 24. Lex Imperialis sees the Arbitrators join the game and a new companion, locations and archetypes. Owlcat also announced there will be a Season Pass 2 starting during Skulls and have teased there will be another 2 DLCs to follow as part of that. Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader is available to buy on Xbox and PC and is also available on Xbox Game Pass. It also features as part of the Free Play Days during Skulls.
The bombastic boomer shooter Boltgun returns to Xbox in Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2, including Warhammer Skulls host, Rahul Kohli, resuming his role as veteran Sternguard Malum Caedo, which was announced today. Wishlist now!
The showcase also revealed trailers for Season 9 of Blood Bowl 3, which showed off the new Khorne Team (coming June 10), new content for Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector available now,and a tease that the Black Legion will be joining the fight later this year. Vermintide 2 saw the release of the 3rd new level of Verminous Dreams, a free Update. Vermintide 2 is also available on Xbox Game Pass now as part of Skulls.
Over on the Microsoft store, Total War: Warhammer 3 gave us a glimpse at the free next legendary lord in their new Tides of Torment DLC content coming to PC soon.
The fun doesn’t stop there though – remember-Darktide, Rogue Trader and Vermintide are all on Xbox Game Pass. Game Pass subscribers can also use Xbox Free Play Days to try out multiple Warhammer games between May 22-26, including Blood Bowl 3, Rogue Trader, Chaos Gate Daemon Hunters, Mechanicus, Shootas Blood and Teef, Darktide, Chaosbane Slayer Edition and Inquisitor Martyr. You can also check out Dynamic Backgrounds for Boltgun, Space Marine 2 and Rogue Trader!
Now, that’s a lot of Warhammer to get your teeth stuck into! And that’s just some highlights of the awesome Warhammer content coming soon. Don’t forget, you can check it all out, and grab some great deals, on the dedicated Warhammer Skulls Festival landing page over on the Microsoft Store. Thanks for reading!
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The Warhammer Skulls 2025 video game showcase has ended, and oh boy was it a big one. Reveal highlights included the revival of Relic’s much-loved Dawn of War real-time strategy series, a surprise Master Crafted Edition of the first Space Marine, a teaser for Space Marine 2’s upcoming horde mode, now called Siege, and the announcement of Boltgun 2.
There was plenty more confirmed during the show. So, in case you missed it, here’s a rundown of everything announced at Warhammer Skulls 2025, with enough trailers to satisfy even the grumpiest of Inquisitors.
Warhammer Skulls revealed the world premiere of the sequel to Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun, Boltgun 2. The retro first-person shooter is set for launch across PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S in 2026.
Meanwhile, free-to-play typing game Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun – Words of Vengeance is out now on PC via Steam. Here, you plug in your keyboard and “unleash the might of your WPM (word-per-minute)” in a twist on Boltgun.
Owlcat announced its next cRPG, Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy alongside an expansion to Rogue Trader and Season Pass 2. Dark Heresy is the studio’s second narrative-driven tactical RPG set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe, and lets you assume the role of an Inquisitor. Set against the backdrop of the Noctis Aeterna and the mystery of the Tyrant Star, players lead a warband of diverse companions in a desperate battle against heresy and corruption — from loyal Imperial subjects, such as a veteran Guardsman from the death world of Catachan, to nefarious xenos, including a bird-like Kroot mercenary. It’s due out on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X and S.
Rogue Trader’s second major story expansion is called Lex Imperialis, and Season Pass 2 includes two additional “story-rich” DLCs and an appearance customization pack. Lex Imperialis thrusts players into the iron grip of Imperial Law. A new 15-hour storyline introduces the Adeptus Arbites, a faction of incorruptible enforcers, and a new companion — the grim and relentless Solomorne Anthar. It’s due out June 24.
Season Pass 2, meanwhile, bundles two new expansions and an appearance customization pack. The third major addition to the game lets players enter a Necron vault curated by Trazyn the Infinite, challenge ancient guardians, and uncover relics tied to the Von Valancius legacy. The fourth explores the Processional of the Damned — a surreal voidship graveyard. Each of these DLCs will feature a new companion character, new quests deeply integrated into the main storyline, new mechanics, and deliver around 15 hours of gameplay.
One of the big surprises of the show was a Master Crafted Edition of the original Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine, coming to PC and Xbox Game Pass on June 10. This is described as the “definitive edition” of Captain Titus and the Ultramarines’ fight against the Ork hordes. Space Marine was first published by THQ back in 2011 for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC. The Master Crafted Edition was developed by SneakyBox, and has a 4K resolution, modernized controls, an interface overhaul, improved character models, and remastered audio, which includes over 100 new voice lines for the Orks.
Space Marine 2, meanwhile, teased Siege, the game’s hotly anticipated horde mode. It’s due out June 26. IGN has confirmed, via an exclusive interview with Tim Willits, Chief Creative Officer at developer Saber Interactive, that the Dreadnought shown in the trailer is a part of Siege gameplay. It is Brother Valtus, the mighty Redemptor Dreadnought from the Ultramarines 2nd Company. Players won’t be able to pilot it, but they’ll be able to call him as reinforcement throughout their Siege games. Check out our Space Marine 2 interview with Tim in full for much more.
Fatshark’s Warhammer 40,000: Darktide gets a new paid Arbites Class DLC on June 23.
The biggest announcement of Warhammer Skulls had to be the return of the Dawn of War franchise. Relic Entertainment announced Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War Definitive Edition, due out on PC later in 2025. IGN has an exclusive interview with developer Relic Entertainment in which we discuss the long-awaited return of the real-time strategy classic.
After an announcement at last year’s Warhammer Skulls broadcast, Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus II got another big reveal this year featuring the Leagues of Votann.
Creative Assembly revealed the next DLC for Total War: Warhammer III, Tides of Torment. We also got to see the next Legendary Lord, coming this summer.
Talisman Digital 5th Edition – Talisman Alliances: Fate Beckons, a new cooperative DLC based on the boardgame expansion, was announced. Trailer below.
Well-received strategy game Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector revealed a new major free update, which includes a Crusade game mode, Dominions and Orks Boyz with Choppa, alongside a new paid Deeds of the Fallen DLC.
Fatshark’s Warhammer: Vermintide 2 will be available on Game Pass as part of Skulls, while the third Level of the Verminous Dreams campaign has been released as a free update.
Blood Bowl 3’s new season with a new faction launches June 10. The Khorne Team was announced as part of the event, alongside a sale and a free item for players: the coach for the Khorne Team.
Mobile turn-based strategy game Warhammer 40,000: Tacticus is getting a new faction, the Adeptus Custodes.
The Emperor’s Children are a new faction coming to Warhammer 40,000: Warpforge (good timing given the recent release of the traitor legion’s new codex).
Warhammer 40,000: Gladius has a new units DLC via the Onslaught pack. The base game is available ‘Free 2 Keep’ on Steam during the week of Skulls. Meanwhile, pre-registration is open for Supremacy: Warhammer 40,000, a brand new grand strategy mobile game launching late 2025.
Daemon Primarch Angron is released as the next Supreme Commander card in Warhammer Combat Cards.
New Warhammer 40,000 in-game stickers based on tabletop decals will be available for Counter-Strike 2 on Steam.
And finally, eight Warhammer video games will be part of the Free Play Days promo over on Xbox from May 22-26, including previous Warhammer Skulls world premiere Rogue Trader, as well as Darktide, Mechanicus, Chaos Gate: Daemon Hunters, and Shootas, Blood & Teef.
Wesley is Director, News at IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at wesley_yinpoole@ign.com or confidentially at wyp100@proton.me.
The unthinkable has happened, folks: Monster Hunter Wilds, from the one and only Capcom, is collaborating with Street Fighter 6, also from the one and only Capcom. This won’t be much of a surprise for many of you given that 1. Capcom own both titles and can arrange collabs like this pretty easily I assume and B. it’s been teasing it for days now. That isn’t to say the trailer showing off the crossover didn’t have anything concrete, as it did confirm that you’ll be able dress up as Street Fighter baddie Akuma.
Microsoft has just released two new Witcher 3-themed Xbox controllers that look pretty awesome. Both Witcher 3 Special Edition 10th Anniversary Xbox Controllers are available now, exclusively from the Microsoft Store, in standard ($79.99) and Elite Series 2 ($169.99) versions. The reason for the release is because The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt turns 10 years old this month, which is pretty wild, at least for this fan of the game.
The two controllers look very similar, with the same Geralt of Rivia-inspired etchings on them. The wolf medallian Geralt wears around his neck is etched into the center of the controller. The blog post announcing the controllers says they “also feature Glagolitic script, the oldest known Slavic alphabet and the same one found in the game itself.” Finally, the right grip features the red claw marks that act as the “III” of the title on the cover of the game. It looks great.
Aside from the Witcher-y design, the controllers act just like their standard counterparts. The current Xbox controller is far and away my personal favorite controller ever made. It feels terrific in hand and is sturdy enough to stand up to the beating my kids put on it.
The Elite Series 2 model has some extra features to justify its added cost. It has adjustable-tension thumbsticks, hair trigger locks, and a wrap-around rubberized grip. It also has interchangeable components like thumbsticks of various heights, different D-pad designs, and rear paddles you can assign to whatever buttons you want.
Like all new Xbox controllers, these controllers are compatible with Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC, iOS, and Android devices. If you’re not an Xbox-exclusive household, you may also want to take a look at the new Death Stranding 2-themed PS5 controller that went up for preorder today.
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I’ve been poking around for some new PC games and stumbled across Fanatical’s May Madness sale, and it’s kinda good? It’s not exactly Steam Summer Sale levels of “How the hell is it that cheap?”, but there’s still plenty of cool stuff on sale.
