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  "description": "Venture into the ruins of Atoma in the 'Beyond the Hive' update",
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  "publishedAt": "2026-03-13T19:01:41.000Z",
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  "textContent": "In a recent blog post, game developer and publisher Fat Shark unveiled the new game mode, Expeditions, coming to Warhammer 40,000: Darktide. Today, we've got a new trailer ahead of the update's release on March 17th.\n\nInside Expeditions, you'll team up with other rejects to journey outside the confines of the Tertium Hive to scavenge the wastes and uncover what lurks outside the city. Each run will have your team exploring for Tech-Remnants, using your Auspex Scanner as a map to travel to points of interest and contend with randomized variables.\n\nSwagger will return amongst the new Deadsider traders.\n\nAs you progress, you will gather up scraps to be able to trade with the people living in fortified Sanctuaries between zones for supercharged weaponry like the obliterating Modified Grenade. And once you return to the Hive with Tech-Remnants, you'll be able to unlock new areas and modifiers to keep spicing up your next run.\n\n_****\"Expeditions is the biggest injection of new content in the game since launch”****_\n- Design Director Victor Magnuson\n\nThe world outside the Hive is dangerous, with toxic atmospheres, twisters and lightning storms abound. Enemies will also be drawn to the presence of the rejects, meaning you will have to balance the risk and reward of when to keep fighting and when to call in the Valkyrie to extract with your loot. Die out on the frontier, and you'll come home empty handed.\n\nIt was always assumed the ruins outside the Hive were uninhabitable, it's time to see if the rumors were true.\n\nExpeditions will be a departure from the traditional mission structure of Darktide, opting for more open zones and breaking away from linear objectives. Various sites will have different modifiers, enemies and effects each run, so you can expect some slight changes on every Expedition.\n\nThe open terrain will also change enemy engagements, as instead of spawning in waves, they can now be found wandering in groups among the wastes. The new game mode will also feature a new enemy type, the Ogryn Pack Master, who commands a legion of armored Pox Hounds. This will add some tactical strategy, as you may want to pick fights you can win and avoid monsters that may quickly end your run.\n\n_****“The risk vs rewards is something we really wanted to push greatly. It’s up to the players to decide how far they want to take it. It’s up to them not really up to us like in a normal mission”****_\n- Level Artist Kaneda\n\nPrepare to venture into the untamed lands of Atoma Prime when the 'Beyond the Hive' update launches on March 17th.",
  "title": "Warhammer 40,000: Darktide unveils Expeditions game mode",
  "updatedAt": "2026-03-13T19:02:24.822Z"
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