Relic Entertainment brings you the demo of their upcoming expansion pack for Dawn of War. Soulstorm adds 2 new races to the game, the Dark Eldar and the Sisters of Battle. It also adds aerial units to the game, finally. The expansion is slated for release in early March.
An unknown source has confirmed to Videgaming247 that Relic is currently working on Dawn of War 2, a sequel to 2004's epic RTS set in the Warhammer 40k universe.
Valve announced this morning that Dawn of War – Soulstorm is now available on Steam for just $39.95. It's only currently available to North American residents, but will be made available to other territories this Friday, march 7th.
A scan of PC Gamer Magazine suggests that we could be finding out more on a new 'Dawn of War' title very soon.
More information about a possible sequel to Dawn of War has been revealed by a Belgian magazine called PCGameplay. The Orkz and Space Marines are the only two classes that have been mentioned for roles in the sequel, although a co-op campaign has also been suggested for both races. DirectX 10 will be supported, along with multiple CPU cores.
Relic Entertainment and THQ have today announced Dawn of War II, the highly anticipated sequel to the Real-Time Strategy game set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. Set for release in spring 2009, and powered by an enhanced version of Relic's proprietary Essence Engine 2.0, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II will take players to the brutal frontlines of war where they’ll experience intense action and visceral combat through a non-linear single player experience and a fully co-operative multiplayer campaign.
The Dawn of War II image gallery has been updated with 8 new screenshots.
THQ has released the first Gameplay Trailer for Dawn of War 2, which is coming to the PC in Q1 2009.
THQ could be set to announce Dawn of War II for the Xbox 360 at this years E3 2008, as a recent Xbox.com update lists the game as in development for the Xbox 360, although a date is currently placed at TBD.
The Dawn of War II image gallery has been updated with 13 new screenshots.
THQ today revealed the minimum and recommended system requirements for its highly anticipated RTS sequel, Dawn of War II. It doesn't look like you will need much in terms of memory and graphics cards, but you will need a decent dual core processor.
THQ today announced plans to release a multiplayer beta for Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II, the sequel to the award winning Real-time strategy game from Relic Entertainment. The beta will be hosted via Steam and offered exclusively to Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Soulstorm owners on January 21, followed by a worldwide public release on January 28. The beta will feature all four playable races, five multiplayer maps, and Microsoft's Games for Windows - LIVE TrueSkill Matchmaking.
In an upcoming interview with Dawn Of War II's Lead Designer Jonny Ebbert, we talked about the fan feedback for the original Dawn of War, and Ebbert told us about the main criticisms levelled at the first game by the fans. "Our support of the game wasn't up to snuff. We did that to ourselves by making a very difficult patching pipeline, so one of the first things we did was make it very easy to patch this game (DOW II)." said Ebbert.
In an interview to be published within the next few hours, Dawn Of War II's Lead Designer Jonny Ebbert told Strategy Informer about Relic Entertainments plans for Downloadable Content, which will be released for free as a way to reward those that purchase the game instead of obtaining it illegally. "We have a lot of seriously exciting plans for DLC. We really want to give our players a top-notch online experience and we want to reward our players for playing our game. We want to give out steady doses of free downloadable content because we believe in rewarding people who buy the game" said Ebbert.
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II delivers visceral combat, stunning visuals, and destructible environments throughout a non-linear single-player experience as well as a fully cooperative multiplayer campaign via Microsoft's free Games for Windows - LIVE service. "Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II will build on the critical acclaim and commercial success of the Dawn of War franchise, letting players experience RTS gaming like never before," said Kevin Kraff, vice president of global brand management, THQ. "Combining non-linear gameplay, cooperative multiplayer, cinematic visuals, and destructible battlefields brings a new, innovative dynamic to the genre."
In an internal interview, Dawn of War II Producer Mark Noseworthy reveals that Relic Entertainment is planning on releasing a Day Zero update, which will contain fixes brought forward from feedback obtained from the Beta Test. There will also be two new multiplayer maps for players to use. "For Day Zero, we’re already making improvements to the game based on early feedback to ensure fans get the best possible experience. In addition, within the first week after launch, we’ll be adding two additional multiplayer maps to the game." said Noseworthy.
THQ have opened the Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II multiplayer beta to the public, giving the chance for anyone with a worthy enough PC to try out the upcoming exclusive RTS before it's released on 20th February. Take command of the Space Marines, Orks, Eldar, or Tyranids and face off against your friends on 5 unique multiplayer maps.
To celebrate the upcoming launch of Dawn of War II, THQ has released a new viral video that shows a life-sized Space Marine Rhino Tank (APC) running over cars in a field, and we have watched it twice so far. Click the full story button to see the video...
Speaking at the annual Wedbush Morgan Securities conference, THQ chieftain Brian Farrell has praised the success of the original Dawn of War. He announced that it has now reached the 4 million mark, proving to them that Warhammer 40K is "one brand we should start talking about more." Dawn of War II has been well received.
Now peddling over Steam is the update to Relic's RTS/RPG awesomeness called Dawn of War II, with some huge tinkering having been done. There are two new maps, eight new kill animations, better replay options, benchmarking, gameplay and text bugs squished, a lot of UI makeovers, better tuned AI and more...