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PC only. Lots of co-operation.

THQ has officially lifted the lid on Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II.

The sequel will be PC-only, and returning developer Relic is aiming for a spring 2009 release. Those of you buying Dawn of War expansion Soulstorm will be invited able to take part in an upcoming multiplayer beta test.

Dawn of War II has few surprises on its feature hitlist, other than a fully co-operative multiplayer campaign for you and your friends - just like Red Alert 3, which claims it pioneered the idea.

Other than that, there are zeitgeist promises of destructible environments and spectacular visuals. Also, Orkz and Space Marines.

The sequel has been rumoured for some time, with sources claiming it has been in development since late 2006 and will support all the fancy DirectX 10 and multiple-core CPU technology that people talk about on lunchbreaks these days.

The website promises more information as soon as tomorrow.

Dawn of War is a critically acclaimed real-time strategy series, for those of you still in the dark about it.

You can track our thoughts on Dawn of War plus expansions Winter Assault, Dark Crusade and Soulstorm.

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Bi50N Verified Head of Global Communications, THQ #1 4 years ago

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Puppies for the Puppy Grinder!
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QotSAfan #2 4 years ago

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Loved the first, lets hope the second is up to scratch.
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sneetch #3 4 years ago

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Hmmmm... I wonder if it'll have a lot of the wealth of races that the (somewhat dodgy) expansion packs added to DoW or will we have to buy them again (although I could do without a lot of them tbh). Also will it have a decent campaign or will it simply be an extended tutorial before going online.

No man that died in the Emperor�s service died in vain.
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jack_klugman #4 4 years ago

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NIDS.
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rhinoxious #5 4 years ago

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Mmm ... I wasn't going to buy soulstorm, but now it looks far more inviting.
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BobsUncle #6 4 years ago

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We'll be all sneaky like.
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jamie_fear #7 4 years ago

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Why aren't we killing yet?!?!?!
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Schiraman #8 4 years ago

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The offer of a DoW2 beta invite for purchasers of Soulstorm is a nice way of apologising for the fact that SS is a bug-ridden mess
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Gurrah #9 4 years ago

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Oh, it'll be grand! I am betting they will use lot's of the technology used in CoH, albeit with more bells and whistles added. Imagine a dreadnought smashing it's way through imperial ruins just so he can outflank a bunch of pansy Orks and smack their bare, green bottoms!
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Nithron #10 4 years ago

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How exactly did Red Alert 3 "pioneer" an idea that was blatantly in Red Alert 2:Yuri's Revenge?
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FooAtari #11 4 years ago

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Suppose I should really get round to playing Dawn of War!
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rudedudejude #12 4 years ago

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CoH engine FTW!

Likely this will be one of thest RTS' for like the last 5 years at least.
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crazyhorse174 #13 4 years ago

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Ah...but will it be as good as Starcraft 2?
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Hive #14 4 years ago

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If they dont finally offer Tyranids as a playable race I wont bother with it.
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Katsumoto #15 4 years ago

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Well theyve said all along the only reason DoW didnt have them was because they didnt think the engine did it justice. I'd be very suprised if they weren't the main enemy of the main campaign in DoW2.
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Gnort #16 4 years ago

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Glory for the first man to die!
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Orange #17 4 years ago

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Excellent news, but I hope they sort out the online side of things. The gamespy system they have been using for original DoW is woeful.
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George-Roper #18 4 years ago

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Fucking ace!

DoW with CoH engine = bliss
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powerup #19 4 years ago

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Ready to unleash eleven barrels of hell!
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