Space Marine 1 Remaster Hits at an Inopportune Moment

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Okay, so here’s the thing about Warhammer 40K: Space Marine. It’s like this oddball in Relic Entertainment’s lineup, right? I mean, who saw it coming? These folks were knee-deep in real-time strategy games, and then—bam!—they drop a third-person hack-and-slash shooter on us. Back in 2011, it hit PS3, Xbox 360, and PC, making a sort of grungy splash in the Warhammer 40K universe. I was probably just procrastinating, but it stuck with me. Anyway, the game had this whole Gears of War vibe going. It didn’t exactly reinvent the wheel but handled the action bits pretty well.

Now, this bit’s wild. Space Marine had its moment, but then—poof—it vanished. Relic danced off to play with other toys, and our Space Marine was left chilling on legacy platforms, growing digital dust. Fast forward to 2024, out of nowhere—like seriously, my coffee almost hit the floor—Space Marine gets resurrected by Saber Interactive. The sequel’s here and killing it. And guess what? The original is getting all dolled up for a remaster. Yeah, finally.

So about this remaster thingy—during the 2025 Warhammer SKULLS event, Sega and Sneakybox go, “Hey, let’s freshen up the old Space Marine for Xbox, Game Pass, and PC!” They’re calling it Warhammer 40K: Space Marine – Master Crafted Edition. It’s got pretty much everything from the original, even the Chaos Unleashed Map Pack—don’t ask me how I remember this—and Dreadnought Assault DLC. Multiplayer? Yeah, that too. They’ve jazzed it up with cross-play, which sounds cool until you realize it’s not for PlayStation or Nintendo folks. They must be feeling pretty bummed. Oh, the kicker? It’s priced at 40 bucks, no breaks for OG PC owners. But hey, it’ll drop on Game Pass, so there’s that silver lining.

Now, here’s the kicker: this remaster’s slipping out on June 10, but let’s talk timing. Dropping it after Space Marine 2 seems a bit backwards, no? Like, they missed a juicy opportunity to ride the sequel’s hype train. Plus, it’s wedged into a crazy release season—six days after Nintendo’s new console. No biggie, though, unless it gets buried under a pile of hype for shinier stuff.

And about Sega, c’mon! They should’ve gone all out. I mean, why not drop the remaster on PS5, too? The originals were on there, so it’s only logical. Oh well, what’s done is done, right? But hey, maybe they’ll slap it on PlayStation and Nintendo later. That could drum up buzz for Space Marine 3, which, yep, is apparently in the works. Who knew?