Dawn of War II Announced
Set to Wage War of Epic Scale in Warhammer: 40,000 Dawn of War II finally
officially announces Relic's plans for a sequel to their futuristic Warhammer
real-time strategy game. The PC exclusive is slated for a spring 2009 release,
and purchasers of Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Soulstorm will have the
chance to participate in an invite-only beta test set to begin "at a future
date." The announcement mentions the game's
official website, which currently features a spiffy 403 "forbidden" error
(on the bright side, it loads really quickly). Word is:AGOURA HILLS,
Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--THQ Inc. (NASDAQ:THQI - News) today announced that
Warhammer® 40,000™: Dawn of War® II, the highly anticipated sequel from one of
the industry’s premiere Real-Time Strategy (RTS) developers, Relic
Entertainment, is scheduled to bring the 41st Millennium’s savage warfare to
life like never before in spring 2009. 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. Set in Games Workshop’s (LSE: GAW - News)
highly popular Warhammer 40,000 science fiction universe, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn
of War II is being developed exclusively for Windows PC.
In addition, THQ is pleased to announce that gamers purchasing copies of the
recently released Warhammer® 40,000™: Dawn of War® - Soulstorm™ 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.”
“We started with everything fans loved about the original Dawn of War and then
added more than they ever could have hoped for in the sequel into Dawn of War
II,” said Tarrnie Williams, general manager, Relic Entertainment. “Leveraging
our critically acclaimed Essence Engine 2.0, gamers will develop and lead an
elite strike force through Games Workshop’s war-torn universe, engage in
devastating combat among the ruins of fully destructible battlefields, and be
immersed in an ever-changing single-player and co-op multiplayer
campaign.”
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