NOTTINGHAM, UK - 24th June, 2025 - Warhammer, along with their licensed partners, are thrilled to reveal that this year’s Warhammer Skulls showcase has broken last year’s record, reaching over 30 million views of the showcase and more than 15 million views of individual trailers across all channels and platforms.
The annual festival for Warhammer video games kicked off the games summer showcase season with perhaps its biggest announcements to date: Dark Heresy, Dawn of War - Definitive Edition, Boltgun 2, as well as Space Marine Master Crafted Edition, followed by week-long extravaganza of sales, offers, and special free to play games.
Four games included in the week-long event received six figure wishlists across the week-long event, while four titles charted on GameDiscoverCo’s countdown of 'trending' unreleased Steam games by 7-day new followers: Owlcat's CRPG Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy at number two, Dawn Of War - Definitive Edition at number five, Space Marine Master Crafted Edition at number eleven, and Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2 at number twelve.
Following the successful announcement of Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy, Owlcat Games has launched the Lex Imperialis DLC for Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader. From today, players can experience a new Arbitrator companion and Cyber Mastiff Familiar, alongside 15 hours of new story.
"It’s also a great time for new players to jump into the Rogue Trader adventure if they haven’t already. Our next big title, Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy, was also incredibly well received — the attention and volume of questions we’ve got have been remarkable. We’re planning to share more details in the coming months, so stay tuned,” said Anatoly Shestov, Executive Producer at Owlcat Games.
Yesterday, Warhammer 40,000: Darktide released its Warhammer Skulls-announced Arbites class, allowing players to access the first new class since launch, complete with Cyber Mastiff support.
"Announcing the Arbites Class at Skulls was an incredible moment for us and the community. The response has been phenomenal. There was a lot of speculation from the teaser. Once it finally came out we really felt the excitement from the community and I think we exceeded their expectations,” said Juan Martinez, Executive Producer. “The class only released yesterday and we're already seeing Darktide players surprising us with the builds they’re making for their Arbitrators. It’s been amazing to watch it get so much love from the community so quickly, it really shows how much the Arbites resonate with the way people want to play."
And that’s not all, this bumper Warhammer week finishes with new content for Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2. Siege mode will arrive on June 26th as a free PVE update, with Season Pass owners also able to receive new cosmetic packs, including The White Scars Chapter Pack and The Blood Angels Cosmetic Pack.
In case you missed it, these launches follow on the heels of the recent releases of Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine Master Crafted Edition on PC, Xbox, and Game Pass, and the Khorne team who are now on the pitch as part of Blood Bowl 3 Season 9.
Warhammer Skulls will return in 2026 for its tenth anniversary.
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