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Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 - a technologically ambitious sequel that can look stunning


Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 is one of Digital Foundry's most eagerly anticipated games, effectively hitting the be…

Saber Interactive has taken on development duties for this game, and our first impression is that it's done a fantastic job of capturing the Warhammer 40,000 aesthetic: colossal, heroic figures, massive-scale gothic architecture stretching out into the far distance and an enviable wealth of animated detail in the immediate area. That's a shame as frame generation is useful for CPU limited scenarios in taking you well into high refresh rate territory, while XeSS has proven to be an excellent upscaler, not just for Intel GPU users but AMD too. There are some technical issues to address based on this preview code, but it's heartening to see constructive feedback from Saber Interactive, while a simple look at the game in action demonstrates that there's some exceptional results coming from the Swarm engine.

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