E3: Warhammer 40K "Dark Millennium Online" Video

The first video trailer for the upcoming Warhammer 40K Online MMO is finally here, released by THQ and Vigil Games today at the E3 Expo in Los Angeles

Fresh from E3 in Los Angeles today, the Warhammmer 40K MMO video trailer is finally here! Announced by THQ and Vigil Games with the official title, "Warhammer 40,000: Dark Millennium Online," the debut trailer only has a running time of one minute, but those 60 seconds are filled with exactly the type of in-game footage and action that fans were hoping to see. We see several different races showcased in the trailer; Imperium (of Man), Chaos and Orks, including an array of different "Chapters" (i.e., the Space Marines and Imperial Guard for the Imperium, and Chaos Space Marines and Cultists for Chaos).

One one hand, we're not sure what to make of THQ's earlier promise that all the Warhammer 40K factions will be playable (we didn't see the Eldar, among other races, in the video), but on the flip-side, the trailer gives us the impression that the upcoming MMO will kick some serious ass. We see both land and air vehicles (possibly indicating the vehicular combat players are hoping for), titans and dreadnoughts stomping across the battlefield, a third-person character view (with what appears to be an ability-based interface) and more. The combat scenes don't confirm or deny the existence of a "cover system" (based on terrain and line-of-sight factors), so we'll have to wait for ZAM's upcoming interview with THQ/Vigil Games at E3 this week to get more answers. In the mean time, check out the video trailer for Warhammer 40K: Dark Millennium Online after the jump!


 

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Awesome TITANS
# Jun 19 2010 at 3:23 PM Rating: Decent
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This game is looking really good, just hope it doesn't crash and burn like WAR did but who knows, and YAY titans hopefully will see some of the other ones maybe a warlord or even an imperetor( I know that's probably not spelled right).
Shooter?
# Jun 15 2010 at 3:06 PM Rating: Good
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Did you get the impression that this will be a shooter? At 39s they show a guy shooting a gun with a targeting reticule.
Shooter?
# Jun 15 2010 at 3:12 PM Rating: Excellent
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Yeah but in the same scene, you can see a really traditional "ability-based" action bar at the bottom of the screen, so I'm not sure. That's something we'll be asking about in our interview. The MMO could still have some skill-based and action-based elements (like a FPS), but on the other hand, firing a bolter could be an ability-based action, sort of like the gun-wielding classes in Champions Online.
Dreadnoughts?
# Jun 15 2010 at 2:44 PM Rating: Decent
Bro, those aren't dreadnoughts they're titans.
Dreadnoughts?
# Jun 15 2010 at 2:56 PM Rating: Excellent
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Watch right at 0:52 and 0:53 -- that's a dreadnought with a flamer, no?

Edit: Ah, I see what you're talking about. The "stomping across the battlefield" bit implied the titans were dreadnoughts, right? Updated the copy, thanks. ;)

Edited, Jun 15th 2010 4:05pm by WaxPaper
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