Dawn of War 2 Announced

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<p><strong><a href="http://www.thq-games.com/uk/game/show/4231/Warhammer%2040,000:%20Dawn%20of%20War%20II" target="_blank">Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II</a></strong> is now official with THQ's <a href="http://www.thq-games.com/uk/news/show/3432" target="_blank">announcement</a> of the sequel today.</p><blockquote><p>Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II, the highly anticipated sequel from one of the industry&rsquo;s premiere Real-Time Strategy developers, Relic Entertainment, is set to bring the 41st Millennium&rsquo;s savage warfare to life like never before in spring 2009. Powered by an enhanced version of Relic&rsquo;s proprietary Essence Engine 2.0, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II will take players to the brutal frontlines of war where they&rsquo;ll experience intense action and visceral combat through a non-linear single player experience and a fully co-operative multiplayer campaign.

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II is set in the grim, war-ravaged world of Games Workshop&rsquo;s Warhammer 40,000 universe &ndash; a dark, futuristic, science-fiction setting where armies of technologically advanced warriors, fighting machines and hordes of implacable aliens wage constant war. Dawn of War II ushers in a new chapter in the acclaimed RTS series, as ancient races &ndash; including the dauntless Space Marines and savage Orks - clash with ferocious melee and ranged combat across fully destructible environments in what will be the most visually-stunning Warhammer 40,000 setting ever created.

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II is being developed exclusively for Windows PC, and THQ is pleased to announce that owners of the recently released Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War &ndash; Soulstorm will be able to participate in an invitation-only multiplayer beta program for Dawn of War II, set to take place at a future date.
</p><p>Be sure to check back tomorrow when we&rsquo;ll have some more exclusive Dawn of War II info&hellip;</p></blockquote><p>Edit: As Hellraiser pointed out, the <a href="http://www.dawnofwar2.com/us/home" target="_blank">official site</a> is now up with a teaser trailer and screenshots.</p><div style="text-align: center"><a href="http://www.tacticularcancer.com/gallery.php?dir=Dawn%20of%20War%202&file=Assault_Battle1.jpg"><img src="http://www.tacticularcancer.com/screenshots/Dawn%20of%20War%202/thumbs/Assault_Battle1_thumb.jpg" alt=" " width="200" height="125" /></a> </div><p>Spotted @ <a href="http://www.eurogamer.net/index.php">Eurogamer</a></p>

 

Apparently according to THQ sources posting on the official forums the official website is supposed to be up tomorrow. It should contain some new info and some screenshots.

 

Faction speculation

 

what's that - a way to get you into buying this PoS or a show of a pity towards those who actually bought it?

 

The site is up along with a teaser.

http://www.dawnofwar2.com/us/home

 

Platsic Marines, advance!
thouggh i do have to admit http://www.dawnofwar2.com/media/screens ... t_jump.jpg does look pretty cool

 

Hey that way it's closer to the tabletop

Oh and I also agree that the jump looks great.

 

The Warhammer 40K universe doesn't strike me as a particularly bloomy one.

Stills from Dawn of War 1 doesn't do that game justice, and I'm inclined to believe the same's true for DoW 2. So I'm eager to see some actual gameplay videos.

Also, Co-op campaign?.. that might be interesting.

 

Something has to be done to make RTS campaigns more exciting.