After a full build of the game recently leaked and has ended up offering lots of folks their first taste of the game long before they thought they’d get it, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2‘s developers have acknowledged what’s happened, and urged people not to play the “unfinished” version.

If you’re out of the loop, a fully-playable version of the game popped up online recently, and has been doing the rounds to such an extent that Space Marine 2 walkthroughs are being posted to YouTube a couple of months before the game’s set to actually release on September 9, which obviously isn’t ideal. Developer Saber Interactive has been doing its best to limit the damage, and has now issued a formal statement on the leak.

Addressing prospective Space Marine 2 players via Twitter, Saber Interactive and Focus Entertainment wrote: “We are deeply touched by the overwhelming support we’ve received from our community following the leak of an old build of our upcoming game, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2.

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