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“I love the Space Marines,” I shouted at the gods. “I love them, and I’ll buy all of their licensed merchandise. All of it.”

“Everything?” the gods said.

“Every damned thing. I’m their biggest fan,” I said. Smugly.

But the gods hate hubris and absolutes. So to test my resolve, they’ve sent Warhammer 40K: Regicide down to Earth. Regicide is chess, my friends. It is a 3D Space Marines-versus-Orks reincarnation of Battle Chess. I must admit, even my love of Games Workshop is being tested. Well done, gods.

Now I suppose that I’m being unfair to Regicide — it’s not straight chess with collectible armies. The game is visibly rooted in chess but there are a number of departures including terrain, ranged attacks, and who knows what else. A lot of effort has gone into the presentation, as the in-engine trailer below demonstrates. That luxurious cinematic look might be a bit of an Achilles heel with a game like this — will you still be exhilarated by that no-look chainsword impaling animation after you’ve seen it three or four times?

Much will be forgiven if the gameplay is tactically interesting and the animations skippable or otherwise turn-off-able, and there’s plans for cross-platform online multiplayer, which bodes well. We’ll see when Regicide arrives for tablets and PCs later this year — you can pre-order it now if you’re brave.

Regicide, the strategy game based on chess set in the classic Warhammer 40,000 Universe from Games Workshop is an adaptation of ‘Regicide’, a board game described from the Warhammer 40,000 universe with similarities to the M2-era chess; played by mankind for over thirty-eight thousand years. Regicide blends board-game strategy mechanics with dynamic tactical abilities.

Regicide set for launch in Q2 2015, is easy to learn, but difficult to master - think outside the board and explore a new take on the rules of traditional chess: command different races with unique abilities, fight for varied game objectives, and call in strikes from off the board as you face off in multiple game modes. Battle across a single-player Blood Angels’ campaign. Challenge opponents worldwide in both ‘Regicide’ and ‘classic’ matches online, with ELO-rated stats and several game modes. - See more at: http://www.warhammer40kregicide.com/about-the-game#sthash.I6Fp2ABL.dpuf

Warhammer 40,000 Regicide is a Chess Based, Turn Based strategy game that adds a random element to the game of chess by allowing you to take extra actions after your move.

++MAJOR UPDATE!++
Today we launched Regicide 1.3!
+ THE COUNTDOWN BEGINS - We're excited to announce to start the official countdown to the full launch of Warhammer 40,000: Regicide begins. We'll be saying goodbye to Early Access as we enter Full release on Steam - August 26th!
+ FULL RELEASE - Regicide's full release will include a 50 mission campaign with narrative written by Warhammer 40k author Ross Watson and Voiced by the one and only Brian Dobson. We've recently announced Dark angels, and joing them will be several new Space Marine and Ork factions. Plus many more features and improvements.
+ TODAY - we launched the Regicide 1.3 update major update which includes the armory beta, XP, Leveling, Unit upgrades (tiers), and the first act of 10 missions of the Campaign!
For the full list of features for today's update - click the link to read more http://steamcommunity.com/…/annou…/detail/125324710224418233
Curious what others thing about regicide? Read the reviews here - http://store.steampowered.com/app/322910

What you want would devalue the physical brand in the mind of the execs wrapped-up in the brick and mortar world still. Just like MTG:O until such time as those execs are gone you'll never see it. Best to just ignore it all.

I have some hope that since they recently put a bullet into the head of Warhammer Fantasy, they may actually let somebody make a straight digital version of it.  One can dream at least.

The scary part is just how much money they could charge for the thing I'm talking about. $60? PFFFTTT. That shit's nothing. That's the cost of ONE GODDAMN BOX of some of the GW minis. If the game engine was good, they could probably charge $20 for one unit DLC that was only part of an army on top of the $60 for the base game. Horse armor would be fucking peanuts compared to the things they could charge for if they had one brain between them. And it would still cost less than buying the plastic both for the consumer AND for the company to make.

It's sick how much money they are leaving on the table.

I mean dear god oh mighty.  How the fuck can one company be that stupid/incompetent.

To be fair, Warhammer 40000: Space Marine was a damn fun game; I wish they'd make another like it.

Man, fuck Games Workshop and their digital division. All anyone fucking wants from them is a recreation of the 40k tabletop rules with DLC armies and/or customizable painted armies with multiplayer. That's fucking it. That's all we fucking want.

Man, fuck Games Workshop and their digital division. All anyone fucking wants from them is a recreation of the 40k tabletop rules with DLC armies and/or customizable painted armies with multiplayer. That's fucking it. That's all we fucking want.

Instead they've given us: a lane combat shit piece, 2 3rd person action games, an in-development MMOFPS that may or may not be the next incarnation of Planetside, a 4v4 multiplayer MOBA game, 2 RTS'es, and Battlefleet Gothic (which to be fair, does actually look like a translation of the tabletop game). I mean, a goddamn MOBA FFS?