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Eagle-eyed gamers online have offered a big reason that they believeWarhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2is set to get two-player emotes in 2025. If thisWarhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2theory comes to fruition, players will be able to interact with their battle-brothers sometime next year.

Upon its release in September 2024,Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2was a huge success. However, developer Saber Interactive hasn’t rested on its laurels, committing to the game with several big updates. In early December,Space Marine 2’s huge 5.0 update was released, introducing a new Operation, enemy type, and more Season Pass content. It has been great to see this live-service game go from strength to strength, and there’s no reason to believe it won’t continue to thrive in 2025.

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In arecent blog postexplainingSpace Marine 2’s plans next year, several Redditors noticed that it ended with a GIF of two custom Space Marines doing a handshake emote, with no further context given. These Redditors believe this is an intentional tease for potential upcoming two-player emotes, allowing gamers to share a moment with their battle-brothers outside combat. It was pointed out that single-player emotes aren’t even in the game yet - players can only communicate usingvoice lines inSpace Marine 2, which is quite restrictive for social interaction.

Space Marine 2 Could Be Getting Two-Player Emotes

Plenty of comments across both threads pointed out that the addition of emotes toWarhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2would bring the game further in line withHelldivers 2. Gamers makegreat use ofHelldivers 2emotes, so there’s definitely potential for fun in the other popular co-op shooter of 2024. Ultimately, this is all speculation based on the GIF in theSpace Marine 2blog post, so nothing is confirmed at the moment.

Space Marine 2recently teased its 2025 plans, and it looks set to be a big year for the game. New Operations, new enemies, an expansion to the Battle Barge - this is just the tip of the iceberg for what players will see inSpace Marine 2’s 2025. While no dates have been set in stone for any of these updates, Saber Interactive has been extremely timely with its content drops so far, so hopefully players won’t be kept waiting for too long.

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