Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 live support has been officially extended into a third year, publisher Focus Entertainment has announced.

The news comes after the explosive third-person action game hit a hugely impressive 12 million players, two years after its 2024 launch. “Lately, our updates have been very well received by the community, which really motivates us to keep up the momentum for the third year,” Focus said in a community post.

The breakout success of Space Marine 2, set in the grimdark universe of Games Workshop’s tabletop war game, cannot be understated. Tim Willits, development chief of developer Saber Interactive, told IGN soon after the game came out that Space Marine 2 had changed everything for the studio as sales exploded — and they’ve increased at a steady pace since. Space Marine 2’s recent addition to subscription services PlayStation Plus and Xbox Game Pass has only boosted player numbers further. It wasn’t long after Space Marine 2 came out that Space Marine 3 was announced, although we’ve yet to see or hear anything meaningful about it.

The announcement of Year 3 for Space Marine 2, however, means content that didn’t make it into Year 2 will roll over and remain free. Focus didn’t say what to expect, but the hope from fans will be a new playable class at the least. “We’re really excited about what’s coming, and we think you will be too!” Focus teased.

The new updated Year 2 roadmap includes the addition of a Salamanders Champion Pack 2 and a Wargear rework that will let players use class-specific Wargear on other classes. This means, for example, capes and iron halos can be used on the Tactical class. Patch 13 will add those capes and iron halos, and Patch 14 we add tabards and robes, like the full Bulwark robe. However, there are some lore restrictions; snipers, for example, can’t equip the iron halo.

Coming in Patch 13 are Ultragrind Ordeals, part of the Trials of Resolve, are an unlock system for new items. Focus warned these will be “particularly hard to achieve” and are designed to present a long-term grind. Each Ordeal will have up to three difficulty tiers. Some will require you to complete an operation 100 times, or slaying three Majoris or higher enemies with a single headshot on Absolute difficulty. Yikes!

Also coming in Patch 13 is Perks Loadout, one of the most requested QoL features. This means players can have up to three perks loadouts (in a similar way to what already exists for the weapons), for easier selection and less menu navigation. And, helpfully, the Battle Barge is getting a Practice Arena, only available in solo. This will let you test your weapons on the enemies of your choice in any difficulty. There’s even a display showing the total damage dealt and your damage per second. Players have been calling for this for some time now, so it’s a welcome addition.

Patch 13 is due out by the end of June, and Patch 14 is due out by the end of September. That takes us to the end of Year 2 of Space Marine 2 support.

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Subnautica 2 finally has a concrete release date for its early access, and it’s very soon.

Subnautica 2 will enter early access on PC and Xbox Series X|S on May 14, 2026, at 8am PT. The game will cost $29.99, making for a very accessible price point in a crowded month for games. The deep-sea game will be released right before the highly anticipated releases of LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight and 007 First Light, but each game targets different audiences.

“We’re excited for players to experience Subnautica 2, beginning May 14!” said Ted Gill, CEO of Unknown Worlds, in a press release about the date reveal. “Our team cannot wait to hear your feedback as the game evolves throughout Early Access.”

Subnautica 2 has had a long and bumpy road to release. The first game was a surprise hit that inspired the team to take a lot of the core ideas and expand upon them for a sequel that also features co-op multiplayer. It has been in the works since 2022 and was targeting a 2025 release date, but it hit a major snag last summer. Unknown Worlds leadership, including CEO Ted Gill, were removed from the studio by parent company Krafton, which stated that leadership was working on other projects, distracting them from getting Subnautica 2 ready for launch.

The Gill and the other let-go leadership employees filed a lawsuit, alleging they were fired and Subnautica 2 was delayed because Krafton didn’t want to pay out a $250 million bonus for hitting key revenue targets in 2025. Ultimately, a judge reinstated Gill and the leadership team at Unknown Worlds in March 2026 and stated that Krafton didn’t have a valid reason for firing them. Shortly thereafter, it was confirmed that Subnautica 2 would launch sometime in May.

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As part of a wide-ranging keynote presentation at Final Fantasy XIV Fan Fest, Director and Producer Naoki Yoshida announced that the PlayStation 4 version of FFXIV will be phased out in the coming years.

Yoshida emphasized that the next expansion, Evercold (which is due January 2027 along with Patch 8.0), will be fully supported on PS4. It will continue with some of the post-launch content updates as well, with him stating, "We currently believe we'll probably be okay up until about [Patch] 8.3," which would hit sometime in early 2028.

Yoshida noted that, "While cooperation with Sony's wonderful engineers has allowed us to limit break a few more times than we thought even possible, but it will soon be impossible to physically contain all of FFXIV on the PS4 hard drive."

Considering how expansive the game has become, along with the visual overhaul that came with the Dawntrail expansion and Patch 7.0 in 2024, the almost 13-year-old PS4 has been struggling to keep up. There aren't any changes coming to the system requirements on PC in the near future, but for those still on PS4, Yoshida said, "You got two years to save up for a PlayStation 5!"

In a roundtable interview at FFXIV Fan Fest, Yoshida further explained his comments about the sunsetting of the PS4 version.

"Perhaps it was the way I explained it that may have caused a little bit of [confusion]. While we are going to fully support [Evercold and Patch] 8.0, we did ask for perhaps considering transitioning [to PS5]," Yoshida said. "Some people were mentioning on socials about how we're going to close down the PS4 service and that's why [we're] going to go over to the Switch 2. But that is not the case."

He continued explaining the team's plans, saying that "the reason we are looking to transition from PS4 to PS5, or encouraging players to do so, is because of the hardware limitations of the PS4. It's the size of the game that is the hurdle right now. We are reaching towards the limit of the hardware, considering how large of the capacity and requirements this game has. We are reaching the point where the game is getting so big that the hardware itself will not be able to handle it."

While it is estimated to at least last through Patch 8.3, which is a ways out, Yoshida said, "Not right away, but we want people to slowly consider transitioning to the PS5. Again we're not saying that we are going to cease support for the PS4 – that's another point that we want to emphasize."

It might be tougher than previous years considering that the PS5 has only gone up in price since its launch almost six years ago, and the cost of PC components haven't fared any better. However, maybe it's time we put the aged PS4 to rest, in due time at least.

For more on the critically acclaimed MMORPG, check out my breakdown of the upcoming Switch 2 version of FFXIV, the Neon Genesis Evangelion crossover raid content, and everything you need to know about Evercold.

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