Dawn of War II beta coming soon!

By David Hollingworth
Jan 14, 2009 | 8 Comments
Tags: dawn | of | war | warhammer | 40k | rts

In the dark future of humanity there is only war - and beta testing.

New just in from THQ's Dawn of War community site - the beta for the next game will be made available on January 21!

But there's a catch - the early release is an exclusive for Dawn of War: Soulstorm owners. Soulstorm was the last expansion released for the original game, and featured the pious Sisters of Battle.

Here's the skinny from the announcement itself:

"The beta will be hosted via Steam and offered exclusively to Warhammer® 40,000™: Dawn of War - Soulstorm owners on January 21, followed by a worldwide public release on January 28. The beta will feature all four playable races, five multiplayer maps, and Microsoft’s Games for Windows - LIVE TrueSkill Matchmaking."

Hmmm... Tyranids... *drools*

Anyway, those blasphemous thoughts aside, the full game is scheduled for release on February 23 this year. We're expecting to have a review of the game in issue 98, so keep an eye out!

For more info, check out the official announcement.

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wraith676 Jan 14, 2009 2:22 PM	Sign me up for this one. Damn now I'm salivating.
colganaitor Jan 14, 2009 5:56 PM	Damn . . .I wish I'd bothered to buy Soulstormn . .
HeavyLancer Jan 14, 2009 10:03 PM	So there was something in Soulstorm that was worthwhile after all, LOL.
TinBane Jan 15, 2009 9:12 AM	Sweet! I bought SoulStorm!!
mattnelson Jan 20, 2009 7:53 PM	I can't wait for this game. Poor form though to igmore the supporters of the game who bought the game and two other expansions; especially considering SS was the least impressive of the bunch. A lame attempt at a cash grab!
Ishta2000 Jan 22, 2009 10:04 AM	Funny coz I bought SS but didnt end up playing it LOL. I cant wait for DOW2. It better live up to all the hype.
matt110 Jan 23, 2009 1:32 AM	Ahh, the beta is awesome. :D
smakme7757 Jan 26, 2009 1:06 AM	I couldnt wait, i purchased soulstorm on steam - All good though as soulstorm will probably be fun. Best part soulstorm only costed $7.50, so a full game and a beta for just 8 bucks not bad =) DOW - 2 Here i come!!!!!!

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