{"id":959392,"date":"2026-01-02T18:45:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T18:45:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/warhammer-40000-space-marine-2-steam-record-players-before-launch"},"modified":"2026-01-02T18:45:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T18:45:19","slug":"warhammer-40000-space-marine-2-is-already-one-of-steams-most-popular-games-and-its-not-even-technically-out-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/warhammer-40000-space-marine-2-is-already-one-of-steams-most-popular-games-and-its-not-even-technically-out-yet\/","title":{"rendered":"Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 is already one of Steam&#8217;s most popular games, and it&#8217;s not even technically out yet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/warhammer-40000-space-marine-2-is-already-one-of-steams-most-popular-games-and-its-not-even-technically-out-yet.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/games\/warhammer-40000-space-marine-2\">Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2<\/a> is out. That&#8217;s technically true, in that you can play the action game right now. The official release isn&#8217;t until September 9, but like many of today&#8217;s biggest games, paying more upfront unlocks the game a few days early for you.<\/p>\n<p>In this case, purchasing the gold or ultra editions of Space Marine 2 is what lets you play early, and thousands of players have done so.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/warhammer-40000-space-marine-2-steam-record-players-before-launch\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/warhammer-40000-space-marine-2-steam-record-players-before-launch\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 is out. That&#8217;s technically true, in that you can play the action game right now. The official release isn&#8217;t until September 9, but like many of today&#8217;s biggest games, paying more upfront unlocks the game a few days early for you. In this case, purchasing the gold or ultra editions of Space Marine 2 is what lets you play early, and thousands of players have done so. 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