Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy Gameplay Trailer Shows Off Ogryn Companion, Who Has a Bonehead Implant So He Can Show 'Flashes of Unexpected Intelligence'

Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy has a caller gameplay trailer that shows disconnected an Ogryn called Cogg, 1 of a fig of companions players volition person astatine their disposal during the events of the upcoming cRPG.

Developer Owlcat Games is pursuing up its well-received Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader with the promising Dark Heresy, owed retired crossed Windows PC (Steam, GOG, Epic Games Store) and consoles (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S). This clip you play an Inquisitor who battles heresy and corruption. Expect intricate investigations, a turn-based combat system, and choices that transportation sedate consequences. Like Rogue Trader, Dark Heresy gives Warhammer 40,000 Baldur’s Gate 3 vibes.

Cogg is an Ogryn, hulking brutes who are truthful dull-minded that they don’t adjacent get to beryllium 1 of the tools successful the box, crisp oregon otherwise. They are intensely loyal to the Emperor and his Imperium of Mankind, however, truthful tin usually beryllium relied upon to smash things erstwhile the Astra Militarum constituent them successful the close direction.

Cogg, however, isn’t your emblematic Ogryn. He’s been fixed with a uncommon cortex implant which makes him what’s called a Bonehead, susceptible of pursuing analyzable orders and adjacent showing flashes of intelligence. That’s for the best, fixed he’s 1 of your companions successful Dark Heresy.

Here’s the authoritative blurb connected Cogg:

Cogg is simply a subordinate of the Abhuman subspecies called Ogryn: sturdy, strong, and not precise intelligent, these mutated giants are fiercely loyal to the Imperium of Mankind. While inactive not the brightest bulb successful the gothic chandelier, Cogg is simply a quicker thinker than astir of his brethren acknowledgment to his Biochemical Ogryn Neural Enhancement (BONE) and cranial implant. He served successful the Astra Militarum daze troops arsenic an unstoppable sidesplitting machine, impervious to obstacles oregon injury. After a tragic incidental helium is near stranded successful Hive Sibellus — doomed to slice distant until the Inquisitor steps successful to bless his beingness with caller purpose.

The Warhammer: 40,000: Dark Heresy alpha launches connected Steam connected December 16, truthful you’ll beryllium capable to springiness Cogg a whirl for yourself. He’ll beryllium afloat voiced upon release, Owlcat said, though his dependable histrion has yet to beryllium revealed. Players tin articulation the alpha by contributing to the improvement process and becoming a laminitis connected the Owlcat Games website. Alpha entree is 1 of the rewards included successful the $79 tier and the $289 Collector’s Edition.

Other companions see loyal Imperial subjects specified arsenic a seasoned Guardsman from the decease satellite of Catachan and a bird-like Kroot mercenary.

It’s a engaged clip for Owlcat and Warhammer 40,000 video games generally. Owlcat precocious announced a Nintendo Switch 2 mentation of Rogue Trader. There are ongoing updates for Darktide and Space Marine 2. Looking further ahead, Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus II, Dawn of War 4, and Space Marine 3 are each successful the works.

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