THQ announces Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II (PC)

The worst kept secret in strategy gaming is revealed as THQ officially

unveils the next iteration

of Dawn of WarBy GameSpy Staff April 3, 2008

THQ announced today that a follow-up to Relic's critically acclaimed Warhammer 40,000: Dawn

of War franchise is in the works. According to the information released, Warhammer 40,000:

Dawn of War II will continue the same aggressive take-no-prisoners style of RTS gaming it

pioneered in 2004 on Relic proprietary Essence Engine 2.0, the engine that powered Company

of Heroes, GameSpy's 2006 PC Game of the Year. Purchasers of Soulstorm, the recently

released third expansion pack for the original Dawn of War will also be able to participate in a

beta test for the new game.

The Warhammer 40,000 universe is based on the popular Games

Workshop tabletop strategy game in which players use miniatures and dice to simulate military

combat in a far future universe. This unusual setting posits a fantasy universe with 40,000

years of technological evolution behind it in which space-faring versions of Orks, demonic chaos

warriors and other-dimensional Eldar (elves) and others perpetually battle against the Empire

of Man and each another with laser rifles and flamethrowers augmenting a traditional arsenal of

spells and swords. Of the races featured in the previous game, only two -- the Space Marines

and the Orks -- have been confirmed for Dawn of War II. Both races will be playable in a full-co-

op campaign. No release date has been set for Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II.

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