Controversial Space Marine 2 DLC has been made free: ‘It’s obvious this DLC has failed to meet your expectations’

Space Marine 2 has achieved a surprising amount of longevity for what you’d have imagined was a one-and-done campaign with tacked-on multiplayer and co-op modes. But I found myself really enjoying the co-op mode, and have been glad to see Saber Interactive stick with it while also working on a sequel, adding more missions, weapons, and classes. It’s been less than a month since the free Techmarine class was added.

It was all going great until the Chapter Voice Pack 1 (which was supposed to be the first of many, I assume) was released. As the name suggests, it added a bunch of new voice lines (shouting and grunts, really), alongside some new face options, for $5. That alone was a tough sell but it also had a few issues, like the default voice creeping back in for mission-critical conversations. Unsurprisingly, it’s sitting at overwhelmingly negative reviews on Steam.