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In lieu of the Dawn of War II beta in February, Steam is offering THQ and Relic’s Dawn of War – Soulstorm at a 75 percent discount.

Remember, that all Soulstorm owners get early beta access, so there’s even more incentive in shelling out some coppers on this old classic.

If you need reminding of how awesome the RTS looks, then hit the link for the latest footage.

By Mike Bowden

The first extra Dawn of War II content may arrive almost immediately after the game’s February 19 launch.

Game producer Mark Noseworthy confirmed the news today in a post on the title’s official site.

“As for post-launch plans,” Noseworthy said, talking of DLC in general, “we are extremely interested in working with Microsoft to offer several types of free and premium downloadable content through their Games for Windows – LIVE Marketplace.

“In fact, there may even be some DLC available during the first few weeks after the game’s released if everything goes to plan.”

No specifics were given on the content itself.

The anticipated RTS sequel was confirmed as gold yesterday.

THQ and Relic have confirmed that Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II has gone gold.

The excellent looking RTS is a PC exclusive and will be released on February 19th.

“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 for THQ.

“Combining non-linear gameplay, cooperative multiplayer, cinematic visuals, and destructible battlefields brings a new, innovative dynamic to the genre.”

All our Dawn of War II coverage can be found here.

Full release after the break.

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Over on THQ’s site you can see a rather super looking new Dawn of War II gameplay video showing the Tyranid race.

The amount of sprites on screen, the complete array of colour, all running at a rock solid frame rate is really rather impressive we hope you’ll agree.

If Relic’s strategy slayer is your cup of tea, then you’ll be pleased to know that the Dawn of War II beta starts at the end of the month.

Now go watch.

By Mike Bowden

Relic has revealed the details of how and when you can get access to the Dawn of War II beta.

The beta will be made available through Steam and if you’re a proud Dawn of War: Soulstorm you can get in as early as January 21. If not, then you’ll have to wait a week until the 28th.

The beta will let you play as any of Dawn of War II’s four races – Space Marines, Orks, Eldar, Tyranids – and includes five multiplayer maps.

So there you go.

Thanks, Destructoid.

Update: Watch two off-screen gameplay footage movies after the break.

By Mike Bowden

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THQ has revealed the minimum and recommended specifications for the superb looking Real Time Strategy game Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II.

The specs are:

Minimum Requirements

• Windows XP SP2 or Windows Vista SP1
• 1 GB RAM (XP), 1.5 GB RAM (Vista)
• A 128MB Video Card (Shader Model 3) – Nvidia GeForce 6600 GT / ATI X1600, or equivalent
• 5.5 GB of Hard Drive space

Recommended

• Windows XP SP2 or Windows Vista SP1
• AMD Athlon 64×2 4400+ or any Intel Core 2 Duo
• 2 GB RAM (XP and Vista)
• A 256MB Video Card (Shader Model 3) – Nvidia GeForce 7800 GT / ATI X1900, or equivalent
• 5.5 GB of Hard Drive space

Dawn of War II will be available February 23.

By Mike Bowden

THQ’s posted a new Dawn of War II movie, giving yet more reasons why the Relic RTS should be tip top of your list of PC games for the start of next year.

After the break. Looks awesome. Double awesome, probably.

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Upgrade. Upgrade. Must have new graphics card. Relic’s released footage of multiplayer Dawn of War II and it’s the most exciting thing in the world. Ever.

Here. Out early next year. If you’re not childishly hyperactive about this there’s something wrong with you.

Relic’s released a pure knock-out movie of Dawn of War II, showing the various elements of the new Blood Ravens in action.

Snipers, assault marines, new Force Commander animations and the best explosions in strategy add up to an instant buy for anyone even vaguely interested, and sleepless nights for those smitten with the original.

Hurry up, please. It’s out next year. New shots here.

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The internet’s spewed forth more play impressions from Dawn of War II, following Gamespot’s article on it yesterday. All this stuff’s taken from a recent THQ event in Vancouver.

• Hands on (IGN)
• Hands on (1UP)
• Hands on (Eurogamer)

There’s a trailer after the break containing a few minutes of gameplay footage as well.

It’s out early next year.

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Gamespot’s posted up a new look at Relic’s Dawn of War II, as well as a video interview after the break containing plenty of new in-game footage.

There’s a lot of detail in there, and it looks as though the original’s taken a heavy overhaul. Characters are upgraded throughout the campaign now, and the UI’s changed significantly over Dawn of War.

Gamespot says that, “The new game’s single-player campaign will be an intriguing experience that’s more focused on tactical elements from Relic’s own award-winning Company of Heroes, as well as hack-and-slash elements of some of the best action RPGs.”

Really can’t wait for this. New graphics card ‘r’ us. It’s out early next year.

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Listen to Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II lead designer, Jonny Ebbert, talk you through the varies abilities your squad will have: their use of cover, how they relate to the game world and lots more, all after the break.

It’s shaping up to be rather good we think. Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II is out Q1, last we heard.

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Jonny Ebbert, lead designer on Dawn of War II, has said the reason the Tyranid race didn’t go into the first Dawn of War because there was no time and the game’s tech was young.

“We actually wanted to put them in the original Dawn of War but it was a very quick project and the engine was new, and we weren’t sure that we could do everything with the Tyranids that we wanted to do,” he said.

“With the sequel we got our next generation engine, and we knew that we could roll out the Tyranids in a way that would be really exciting.”

The Tyranids were confirmed for Dawn of War II as THQ’s Leipzig announcement for the game. Watch Ebbert speak after the link.

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After the drop. This short clip shines the spotlight on the recently announced Tyranid race, which look to be a mix between Starcraft’s Zerg and velociraptors who are immune to fire and fear. Frankly, it looks spectacular. Marvel at the full trailer after the link.

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Gamespot’s posted up some impressions of the demo THQ’s going to give at Leipzig this week of Dawn of War II, which centres on the new tyranid race inclusion announced last night. From the piece:

Packs of smaller tyranid units may descend upon you like a swarm of insects, while more-developed patrols may be led by a psychically powerful tyrant unit that connects weaker units to the larger “synapse” intelligence. Both types of behavior unfold as described, and along with spore mines–essentially, living, floating bombs that explode on contact with a concussive blast, make for an enemy that can be both slow and menacing and startlingly fast.

Lots more through the link.

THQ’s put out a new Dawn of War II trailer, presumably as part of its Q1 financial release last night. You can be excited about space marines getting nailed by eldar. We’ll allow it. Take a look.

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According to this IGN piece, RTS hottie Dawn of War II is to use Games for Windows Live.

The info’s from the game’s community site. Take a look.

Dawn of War II’s out next year.

We’re excited about this, so looking at more pictures of Dawn of War II’s always going to make us happy. And you want us to be happy, right? On GamersHell.

THQ’s officially announced RTS sequel Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II.

The game’s being developed exclusively for PC and is powered by an enhanced version of Relic’s proprietary Essence Engine 2.0.

And for those of you that bought the recent Soustorm add-on for the original are in for a treat: you’ll be able to get in on the as yet undated multiplayer beta. From the release:

In addition, THQ is pleased to announce that gamers purchasing copies of the recently released Warhammer(R) 40,000(TM): Dawn of War(R) – Soulstorm(TM) will be able to participate in an invitation-only multiplayer beta program for Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II set to take place at a future date.

“The original Dawn of War and its subsequent standalone expansions have established the series as one of the industry’s leading RTS franchises,” said Brad Carraway, vice president, global brand management, THQ. “Dawn of War II will re-define RTS gaming to gamers worldwide, delivering brutal frontline action and tactics, and allowing players to get straight to the action with unprecedented fast-paced RTS gameplay and a full co-op campaign, all in stunning cinematic detail.”

Full thing after the link.

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