{"id":125327,"date":"2022-06-02T02:45:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-02T02:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-132352"},"modified":"2022-06-02T02:45:00","modified_gmt":"2022-06-02T02:45:00","slug":"warhammer-40ks-new-game-boltgun-is-a-love-letter-to-classic-fps-from-the-90s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2022\/06\/02\/warhammer-40ks-new-game-boltgun-is-a-love-letter-to-classic-fps-from-the-90s\/","title":{"rendered":"Warhammer 40K&#8217;s New Game Boltgun Is A Love Letter To Classic FPS From The &#8217;90s"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/b73fcb52618f6\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/b73fcb52618f6\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"epALDq3vEFE\">[embedded content]<figcaption class=\"youtube-sub\">Subscribe to <a class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/subscription_center?add_user=nintendolife\">Nintendo Life<\/a> on <span class=\"g-ytsubscribe\" data-channel=\"nintendolife\" data-layout=\"default\" data-count=\"default\"><a class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/nintendolife\">YouTube<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>If you&#8217;re a fan of games like <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/doom\">DOOM<\/a><\/strong> and even <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/duke_nukem_3d_20th_anniversary_world_tour\">Duke Nukem 3D<\/a><\/strong>, you&#8217;re definitely going to want to keep an eye on the upcoming Warhammer 40K title, Boltgun.<\/p>\n<p>As you can see in the &#8216;Skulls Showcase&#8217; reveal trailer above, <strong>Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun<\/strong> is channelling all the classic retro first-person shooters from yesteryear. This game offers up a &#8220;hardcore, sprite-based experience&#8221; in the boots of a Space Marine. Here&#8217;s some PR:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Experience a perfect blend of Warhammer 40,000 fun paired with the classic FPS gameplay, style and visuals of your favorite \u201890s retro shooters. Load up your Boltgun and plunge into action headfirst as a battle-hardened Space Marine on a perilous mission across the galaxy against the Chaos Space Marines and daemons of Chaos.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Unleash your devastating Space Marine arsenal as you blast through sprites, pixels and viscera in glorious, boomer shooter style. Run, jump and charge across huge levels to shoot, shred and slice the foulest heretics of the galaxy!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><\/blockquote>\n<p>It&#8217;s being developed and published by Auroch Digital Studio and Focus Entertainment, under the guidance of the Warhammer creator Games Workshop. The game has apparently been &#8220;brewing&#8221; since 2018 and is currently targeting a <strong>202<\/strong><strong>3 release<\/strong> for Nintendo Switch and multiple other platforms.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"WH40000 Boltgun\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/e98f8f063b7bd\/wh40000-boltgun.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA0NDUgMjQ1Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/e98f8f063b7bd\/wh40000-boltgun.445x245.jpg\" alt=\"WH40000 Boltgun\"><\/a><a title=\"WH40000 Boltgun\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/c4b7a752b3fa5\/wh40000-boltgun.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA0NDUgMjQ1Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/c4b7a752b3fa5\/wh40000-boltgun.445x245.jpg\" alt=\"WH40000 Boltgun\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"WH40000 Boltgun\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/aa557cd8b519a\/wh40000-boltgun.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA0NDUgMjQ1Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/aa557cd8b519a\/wh40000-boltgun.445x245.jpg\" alt=\"WH40000 Boltgun\"><\/a><a title=\"WH40000 Boltgun\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/3d2f42debbee8\/wh40000-boltgun.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA0NDUgMjQ1Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/3d2f42debbee8\/wh40000-boltgun.445x245.jpg\" alt=\"WH40000 Boltgun\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<figure class=\"picture ptris\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA5MDAgNTA2Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/9b5fa872746cf\/wh40000-boltgun.900x.jpg\" alt=\"WH40000 Boltgun\"><\/figure>\n<p>Does this look like your kind of game? <em>Leave a comment down below.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[embedded content]Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube If you&#8217;re a fan of games like DOOM and even Duke Nukem 3D, you&#8217;re definitely going to want to keep an eye on the upcoming Warhammer 40K title, Boltgun. 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