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Dawn of War II: Space Marines

Written by Jim Rossignol on October 8, 2008.

I’ve posted an oddly low-key GameTrailers game trailer after link: Dawn of War II’s Space Marine campaign walkthrough. It’s narrated - in a manly way - by the game’s commanding lead designer chap, Jonny Ebbert. Ebbert is very tall, and he also knows a few things about making things explode in a manner which entertains the exploder. In this trailer he discusses DoWII’s unique squad abilities, the use of cover, and the role of the heroes units in the game world. It’s impressive stuff. But not as impressive as the orbital bombardment.

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II will be out in Spring 2009.
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Dawn of War II: Tyranids At Play, and IRL Rhino

Written by Alec Meer on August 29, 2008.

DOW2 was already looking like the RTS to get our collective knickers in a twist about, but the recent revelation of hot Tyranid action really sets our nerdish hearts a-flutter. Here they are in living technicolour, together with the game’s (slightly nervous, bless his socks) Lead Designer Jonny Ebbert talking about the thinking behind them, and how Relic kept the ‘nids’ inclusion a secret all this time. They’re “the most special race in the universe”, apparently. I know I wouldn’t call a Carnifex ’special’ to his face. Oh, and their behaviour’s inspired by Jurassic Park, oddly.

Video beneath the cut, plus photos of a real-life Rhino transport.

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Tyranid-Get

Written by Alec Meer on August 19, 2008.

You knew it, we knew it, but God it’s nice to really know it. Dawn of War II will definitely, definitely feature Tyranids, as evidenced by Relic’s making an already splendid CGI trailer even more splendid:

Drooling chitinous spacebeasts have never been so hot. Edit - in-game footage here.
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Dawn Of War 2 Multiplayer: Games For Windows Live

Written by Kieron Gillen on July 15, 2008.

Which may be enough to send a shiver down even a Necron’s spine, but this isn’t the traditional you-must-pay-for-full-stuff service. Basically, for Dawn of War II you’ll have full functionality for free. This includes their TrueSkill matching, voice, achievements and the cross-PC/360 friends list and all that. Which is an interesting move, and you have to wonder about how exactly the deal came about. It’s also interesting in that they’ve admitted they’re going to be using its marketplace ability to sell additional content. Blimey.

E3: The Trailers - Dawn of War II. Tyranids?

Written by Alec Meer on July 15, 2008.

Normally I have no time for cinematic trailers. Show me the game. This one, though, is oodles of bloody fun. Especially the Dreadnaut flambé scene. And what’s that sky-swarm thingy at the end? Could it be? Could it really be… Tyranids? Let there be much rejoicing. (It may just be video blur, but I’m feeling wishful. And ‘oh, it’s Chaos again’ just wouldn’t seem to suit that sort of dramatic cliffhanger. Also, see beneath the cut for further, and very strong corroboration that ‘They’ are indeed our much-desired Big Uglies).

Read on for more ‘nid hints…
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Dawn Of War II: E3 Trailer, New Race Unveiled

Written by Jim Rossignol on July 12, 2008.

With real game footage! Cor, imagine a trailer that actually showed you what the game engine looked like as someone played it. I know, it’s a radical idea, but Relic have gone and done it. It also reveals one of the other races that will come with the game, and let’s just say that they’re not exactly shattering the mould with this one.

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Dawn of War II: Things Killing Other Things

Written by Alec Meer on June 6, 2008.

Relic’s 40K blood-frenzy strategy sequel remains largely a mystery, so it’s good to clock some in-game footage and get a sense of what the thing’ll be like. Find the video, and some blow-by-blow… well, ‘analysis’ is hardly an appropriate word. Blow-by-blow something after the cut, plus some more, and rather awesome, screenshots.

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