Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 Dev Reveals New Tyranid Enemy, the Huge Hierophant Bio-Titan

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Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 will soon get a brand new enemy type: the terrifying Tyranid Hierophant Bio-Titan.


Publisher Focus Entertainment said this huge xenos hits the explosive third-person melee shooter as part of the new PvE operation: Termination, which takes players back to the planet Kadaku. This will be made available for free, and is coming “very, very soon.”


Also part of this free update is the new Lethal difficulty, which is “designed to test your skills against the most brutal xenos and heretics.” The new weapon is the Neo-Volkite pistol, also free for all players.


As for cosmetics available through the premium season pass, the Dark Angels chapter of Space Marines is first in-line for new threads with a theme pack. This adds new weapon styles, armor pieces, and color schemes featuring the Unforgiven (the name given to the Dark Angels chapter following the disastrous events of the Horus Heresy in Warhammer 40,000 lore). This theme pack includes a full armor set for the Bulwark class.


All the above forms part of Season 2 of Space Marine 2, which runs from October until the end of 2024. Focus also teased the first year of updates coming to the game as part of Seasons 3 and 4. This includes new PvE operations, new PvP maps and modes, new Tyranid and Thousand Sons enemies, and a new Horde mode “with just one challenge: survive.” Expect cosmetics for new Space Marine chapters, too.

Specifically, Season 3 also adds PvE Prestige ranks and a Battle Barge expansion (the Battle Barge is the Ultramarines' base of operations during the events of Space Marine 2). Season 4 adds the aforementioned Horde mode, a new enemy, and a new weapon. More seasons will follow.


Developer Saber Interactive recently released Space Marine 2’s game-changing patch 3.0, which made a seemingly innocuous change to the ending that got Warhammer 40,000 fans excited. Fans have also unearthed interesting and unannounced Space Marine 2 cosmetics by datamining the game.

Meanwhile, IGN interviewed Saber Chief Creative Officer Tim Willits about Space Marine 2’s record-breaking success. He revealed the boost he expects the PS5 Pro will give Space Marine 2, discussed how the breakout success of Space Marine 2 had “changed everything” for the studio, and how protective Games Workshop is over the Warhammer 40,000 brand.


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