The 40th anniversary of Warhammer has been filling us with nostalgia, and the new trailer for Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun is only making things better. This is a gloriously retro pulse-pounding first-person shooter, where you play a Space Marine one-man army gunning through pixelated heretic hordes.
Don’t just take our word for it – watch the trailer right here.
This awesome game lets you experience the ultimate homage to retro shooters, blending 80s-style visuals with fluid, modern FPS gameplay. And you won’t have to wait long to play it - it’s out on May 23rd!
Someone else is just as enthusiastic about the game as we are – Rahul Kohli, actor and devout Ultramarines fan. But unlike us, Rahul was asked by developers Auroch Digital to voice the main character. We sat down for a chat, to find out what it was like to play a Space Marine.
“The folks at Auroch Digital got in contact with my team and asked if I would be interested in voicing the protagonist”, Rahul said. “It was an immediate yes!
“There’s definitely a particular vocal style that Space Marines have across the various forms of media. Before my recording session I was sent a ‘Warhammer bible’ which has the do’s and don’ts for portraying such a character.”
Luckily, there’s a wealth of Warhammer media out there, so finding inspiration wasn’t hard.
“I watched Angels of Death”, Rahul explained, “and I’d recently played through Space Marine, so I had good vocal reference. There’s this almost regal or Shakespearean tonality to the way they speak. I just wore an Ultramarines T-shirt, some heavy boots, blasted my lines into the mic, and crossed my fingers.”
Rahul is relatively new to Warhammer 40,000, having picked up his first box in January 2022, but it’s still a dream role for him.
“I’m feeling incredibly lucky to be a part of the Warhammer universe”, Rahul said. “I only recently became a fan and had chosen my chapter (Ultramarines because I’m a sucker for the box art). Over the past year or so, I found the community to be so welcoming, it kind of accelerated my love for the hobby.
“To have voiced an Ultramarine in a first person shooter? I mean, I’ve kind of peaked. It definitely feels like the perfect project.”
An avid painter, Rahul has even converted his own model of Malum Caedo, the Ultramarines veteran that he voices in the game.
Based on parts from the Sternguard Veterans kit, it looks almost identical to the awesome art that accompanies the game.
And it’s not the only project that Rahul is working on. “I have the insurmountable task of painting up my Ultramarines, some Kill Team sets, my Age of Darkness box, the Cadia Stands army set, some Leagues of Votann, and the countless other characters I snatched up immediately and are now sitting in a cupboard!”
Stay tuned to Warhammer Community for more from Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun as we get closer to release, and if you haven’t watched the trailer twice already, go back and give it another blast! You can also share your own conversions of Malum Caedo on our social media pages.
Boltgun will be available from May 23, on Steam, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch.