Like XCOM, players start out with The Baleful Edict which possesses facilities like Barracks for customizing your soldiers, an Armory for weapons, and Research for Stratagems. From there, you choose a planet but be careful. Depending on how quickly the Bloom progresses, you’ll need to make tough choices on which mission to pursue.

In terms of combat, there is cover but also plenty of opportunities for melee combat, executions, dismembering foes and even destroying the environment for tactical advantages. Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate – Daemonhunters is currently available only for PC. To see how a typical story mission plays out, head here.

A recently developer gameplay video, uploaded by IGN, showcases a condensed version of one of the first major story missions in the game. The video shows the Grey Knights accompanying the inquisitor Kartha Vakir in an Aeldari Craftworld, where they are investigating the source of the Bloom, the plague that has been let loose by Nurgle on the Tyrtaeus Sector

The video then proceeds to show some of the combat, showcasing various units, abilities, weapons, and some of the tactical options available. Check out the full video below.

Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate – Daemonhunters is slated to launch on May 5 for PC.

Named Garren Crowe, he is a Castellan who is the champion of the Purifier brotherhood and warden of the Black Blade of Answer. Crowe uses the Black Blade of Antwyr, a relic of evil that taunts and tempts him with whispers of the limitless power of Chaos, to vanquish his enemies on the battlefield.

The character will be available in the main campaign, where he will join players’ squad after a specific event in the game. He is, however, only going to be available with the Castellan Champion edition of Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate – Daemonhunters, which is currently available to pre-order on Steam and the Epic Games Store.

To watch Garren Crowe in action, check out the video and some newly released screenshots down below.

The developers recently also shared a first look at the four advanced classes of Grey Knights that players can play as in the game. Players will originally begin the game with access to four classes of Grey Knights- namely, the Justicar, the Interceptor, the Purgator, and the Apothecary.

During the course of the campaign, players can get access to four more advanced classes of Grey Knights. Called Paladin, Chaplain, Librarian, and Purifier, each class will feature a unique set of upgrades, and players will have to use a limited number of skill points per Grey Knight to assign a specialization to them during a campaign.

The developers also shared a new trailer and screenshots to accompany the announcement, which you can check out below.

Elite Dangerous was described as having a “difficult calendar 2021” due to the “disappointing” launch of the Odyssey expansion. As such, Frontier continues “to support the game and our passionate players with development updates, and we have seen an upturn in player sentiment as a result.” Its third-party publishing label, Frontier Foundry, also has four titles releasing in calendar 2022 including FAR: Changing Tides and Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate – Daemonhunters.

Interestingly, Frontier has plans to enter the world of Formula 1 with the “first release for our annual F1 management game franchise.” It also expects the release of Jurassic World Dominion to provide a “corresponding benefit” to Jurassic World Evolution 2.

Unfortunately, those waiting for the company’s take on Warhammer Age of Sigmar, which will be a real-time strategy game, will need to wait longer. The title has been delayed to fiscal year 2024 (which starts post-April 2023). “This change will further improve the quality and longevity of the game, and overall make it more successful.” As such, Games Workshop has already outlined several other Warhammer games coming this year (sans Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2) so that should keep fans busy.

As for Jurassic World Evolution 2, it’s currently available for Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PS4, PS5, PC and Nintendo Switch. It recently received its first expansion, the Early Cretaceous Pack, in December though sales for the same haven’t been revealed.

Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate Daemonhunters is a co-op tactical RPG where players will form teams and fight against increasingly tough waves of enemy demons. The game is touted to be a story-rich experience, and releases for PC via Epic and Steam sometime in 2022. 

The Warhammer 40,000 based Necromunda: Hired Gun is the latest game set in the same universe, which was hit with a plethora of negative and mediocre reviews at launch. Of course, that’s not reflective of Daemonhunters‘ quality in anyway since both games are being developed by different studios. An interesting point worth noting is that Chaos Gate Daemonhunters is Complex Games’ debut title – which makes the game worth keeping an eye out for. There are a lot more announcements lined up for today, stay tuned for that.