Update: THQ has confirmed to us that the early pre-production footage of Space Marine leaked last September was produced by a studio other than Relic, and does not represent the current game.

Original story: A new console-specific Warhammer 40,000 action game is heading to consoles courtesy of Dawn of War developer Relic.

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine (360, PS3) will see players controlling a single space marine across an action-heavy campaign, according to IGN. A trailer for the game shows a zoomed-in battlefield rendered in the Dawn of War style.

Relic says that players will gain items over the course of the title, and that it is placing a big focus on multiplayer, though few specifics have been divulged.

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The first footage of THQ's action-heavy take on the Warhammer 40,000 property has begun floating around the internet, showing off over nine minutes of the combat game and what the development team refers to as "intimate brutality."

While publisher THQ has yet to officially announce Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine, with some rumors claiming the title has yet to be approved for full production, the Gears of War-esque game is believed to be in the works for PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

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