United Kingdom, Feb. 28 -- Saber Interactive has insisted 'Warhammer 40,000: Space Marines 2' won't become a "full live service game".

The third-person-shooter came under fire from some fans for a recent Community Event, which was used as a way for players to unlock coveted cosmetics, but developer and publisher Saber has emphasised the event was not used to strike "FOMO" (fear of missing out) into users to get them to purchase these cosmetics.

In an update on 'Space Marines's community website, Saber wrote: "We have noted that the Community Events have received cold feedback since we introduced them as an additional way to unlock cosmetic items.

"We saw that many of you mentioned FOMO generated by the events. Rest assured, we are not ...