Turn-based tactics game Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus 2 will release next week to coincide with a Warhammer Skulls event stacked with reveals

A necron stares, intently with the cold regard of machinery, at the camera in Warhammer 40k: Mechanicus 2. — (Image credit: Bulwark Studios / Games Workshop)

The annual Warhammer Skulls event has mutated over the years, going from a week of discounts and freebies involving Warhammer-themed videogames to a showcase of upcoming additions to that growing library of ultraviolence. This year's edition will be no different, but we're also getting a whole game earlier than expected, with turn-based tactics-em-up Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus 2 being released during the Skulls event on May 21.

We're pretty hyped for this one. Robin Valentine played the demo and called it a tantalising slice of what could be the next great Warhammer strategy game. It'll have a revamped Cognition system, with every unit having its own way of collecting the Cognition points you need to activate abilities and do cool stuff, and will also feature the debut of 40K's space dwarf faction, the Leagues of Votann (or squats if you're an old Warhammer tragic like me).

The Warhammer Skulls showcase will also include news about Darktide (a new class reveal maybe?), Space Marine 2, Dawn of War 4, Rogue Trader and Dark Heresy, Warhammer Survivors, Boltgun 2, Battlesector, and Total War: Warhammer 3. As hungry as everyone is for updates on Total War: Warhammer 40,000, the folks at Creative Assembly recently said we'll hear more about that by the end of June, so don't expect much movement on that front.

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