Warhammer 40,000: Darktide

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 on 13 September 2022.

Warhammer 40,000: Darktide
Developer(s)Fatshark
Publisher(s)Fatshark
Director(s)Anders De Geer
Writer(s)Dan Abnett
SeriesWarhammer 40,000
Platform(s)
Release13 September 2022
Genre(s)Action
Mode(s)Multiplayer

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, written by author Dan Abnett, will focus on a squad of Inquisitorial Agents investigating a potential Chaos infiltration on the planet Atoma Prime in the Hive City of Tertium.[3][4]

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.[5] A gameplay trailer was released on 10 December 2020, which showcased the use of weapons such as a Lasgun and a chainsword being used to defeat hordes of Poxwalkers and chaos traitors.[3] 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.[6]

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.[7] The release date was again pushed back to 13 September 2022 in an announcement which was accompanied by a new trailer.[3]

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. "Crush Chaos in Warhammer 40,000: Darktide this September". Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  4. Tolbert, Samuel (July 31, 2020). "Warhammer 40,000: Darktide for Xbox Series X and PC — Everything you need to know". Windows Central. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  5. Yin-Pole, Wesley (23 July 2020). "Warhammer 40,000: Darktide announced". Eurogamer. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  6. Brown, Fraser (2020-12-11). "Warhammer 40,000: Darktide gets nasty with chainswords in its Game Awards trailer". PC Gamer. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  7. Yin-Poole, Wesley (15 July 2021). "Warhammer 40,000 Darktide delayed to spring 2022". Eurogamer. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
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