Xbox Gaming in South Africa

THQ has announced that Warhammer 40k fans can try out Relic Entertainments' upcoming third person shooter Space Marine with a demo coming to Xbox LIVE on 23 August.

The Space Marine demo features two very different areas of the game. The first pits the player against an Ork horde outside the gates of a munitions factory. Armed with six devastating weapons, including the iconic bolter and lethal chainsword, the player will get to experience Space Marine's seamless mix of melee and ranged combat first hand as they take on the rampaging invaders. The second area gives players a taste of the exhilarating Jump Pack sequences where the game's hero-Captain Titus-takes to the skies to rain death from above.

We assume there will be much Orc blood spilled.

Look out for the full release of Warhammer 40k: Space Marine when it invades stores on 9 September.