In the grim darkness of the far future there is only war...

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine takes place in the brutal, science fiction setting of Games Workshop’s Warhammer 40,000 universe. In the 41st Millennium, humanity faces extinction at the hands of horrific aliens and demonic hordes. Only one force offers salvation, the superhuman Space Marines. Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine is an intense Action-RPG featuring epic battles where players take direct control of the ultimate defender of humanity, the mighty Space Marine.

THQ will be sponsoring a major prize giveaway for its upcoming 3rd Person Action/Shooter, Warhammer® 40,000®: Space Marine via Facebook with daily prizes including unique game merchandise and digital content.

Commencing on Thursday 1st September at 12:00 AM (PT) there will be a daily giveaway on the game’s Facebook page until the 5th September at 11:59 PM (PT). This ‘Five Days of 40k’ promotion will include money-can’t-buy objects as well as digital content and other Space Marine collectibles. Users can enter after they ‘like’ Space Marine on Facebook.

Daily prize information is available below:

• Thursday 1st September – 1000 Xbox LIVE® Avatar Props: On Thursday we have 500 Bomb Squigs and 500 Servo Skulls to give to 1000 lucky winners
• Friday 2nd September – 10 Collector’s Editions: Featuring an art book, soundtrack, Purity Seal, collector’s cards and limited edition box, this is the ultimate edition for a true Warhammer 40,000 fan
• Saturday 3rd September  – 500 Xbox LIVE Premium themes: Decorate the background of your Xbox 360® with this theme inspired by the universe of Space Marine
• Sunday 4th September - Space Marine Xbox 360: Featuring a custom design from world renowned Colorware this one of a kind console isrecolored and wrapped with game art making it the ultimate addition to your gaming set-up
• Monday 5th September – Life-sized Chainsword Replica: Measuring over 130cm / 51 inches this is a super limited edition ornamental replica of Captain Titus’ in-game weapon complete with Ultramarines heraldry and battle damage

Open to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia, who are eighteen (18) years of age or older.  There is no purchase necessary to participate, and the sweepstakes is void where prohibited. 

Space Marine puts players into the role of one of humanity’s elite soldiers, as they battle to protect an Imperial Forge World from a millions-strong Ork invasion. But this isn’t all that faces Captain Titus of the Ultramarines. When Titus makes planet-fall, he soon realizes that the forces of Chaos are lurking in the shadows pulling the strings for their own nefarious purposes.

The addition of Chaos forces adds more variety to the Space Marine single-player campaign by complementing the animalistic and horde-like Orks with a much more powerful and strategic enemy. While Titus can dispatch dozens of Orks alone, the Chaos Space Marines are more than capable of going toe-to-toe with him, especially with the support of Renegade Militia, Tainted Psykers and Bloodletter Daemons, among other units. 

Combining intense melee and ranged combat, Space Marine puts players into the boots of one of humanity’s elite soldiers, genetically engineered and equipped with state of the art weapons and armor. Players are dropped right into the action as they battle to defend an Imperial Forge World, from an invasion by the savage and brutal Orks, using the most devastating weaponry mankind has at its disposal.

You are a Space Marine, one of humanity’s elite warriors, the last line of defence between mankind and its enemies. Through extensive genetic modification, psycho-chemical conditioning and years of rigorous training that would kill a normal man a Space Marine becomes superhuman.

When one of the industrial ‘Forge World’ planets where humanity creates its greatest weapons, comes under attack and the thousands of imperial soldiers stationed there are overwhelmed the only thing standing between this planet and its total destruction is your Space Marine.