Leaked Games Convention video: Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine

[Edit: This movie has been removed from GameTrailers, most likely thanks to THQ. Good thing I saved the .flv...]

This video of an early build of Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine came out of Games Convention Leipzig, and left field. Apparently the game is still in the pitch phase to THQ, and it’s apparent that the game is still a work in progress.

I can’t say I agree with the philosophy that Space Marines are good only for up close combat, as they have plenty of ranged weapons and tend to be WH40K’s most all-around race (in videogames, I can’t comment on the tabletop). The Marine’s bolter pistol seems useless, and those “cinemaction” moments would get old really quick unless there were thousands of them.Despite these caveats, the concept of a third person action game set in the WH40K universe is appealing–think Gears of War without the over-the-top humor and angry fratboy characters, with an established story to draw upon. Between this and a projected Warhammer 40K MMO, I could die a happy man.