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Warhammer 40,000 Dawn of War II Retribution will be getting its first paid downloadable mini-expansion on April 6. The recent sci-fi RTS game from developer Relic Entertainment will provide players on that day with the Dark Angels DLC pack for $7.50.

The Dark Angels pack will add eight new models to the Space Marines side along with new color set-ups for the rest. For example, the Force Commander will be in the DLC pack by a Dark Angels Company Master. That's him above with the feathery wing head gear. All of the Space Marine vehicles will be getting some new custom emblems and designs.

April 6 will also see the release of a free DLC pack for the game that will add 12 new Steam Achievements that also correspond to 12 new wargear parts for the game's Last Stand mode.

Earlier this week we reported that developer Relic would be releasing a free content update for its latest RTS game Warhammer 40,000 Dawn of War II Retribution that would add new wargear items via 12 new Steam achievements in the game's Last Stand mode. Now the game's official community web site has posted up exactly what wargear items will be available.

Each of the game's heroes will be able to get two new wargear items as a result of the update but the site states, " ... expect some steep challenges to unlock the corresponding wargear." As an example the Imperial Guard Lord General hero will be able to unlock the Black Plate armor that improves melee resistance. It will also get access to unlock the Duelist Honors that will greatly increase its melee attack. The free update will be made available on April 6.

Developer Relic is wasting no time in offering fans some new content for the recently released RTS game Warhammer 40,000 Dawn of War II Retribution. Today the game's publisher THQ sent over word that a content update for the game will be released on April 6.

The update will add 12 new Steam achievements to the game's Last Stand co-op survival mode. Each new achievement will also unlock a new piece of wargear for players to use in the game. There's no word yet on what the 12 achievements will be like nor what the wargear will consist of

[Via email press release]

When it comes to fighting an eternal intergalactic war, few games compare to the Dawn of War series. Dawn of War II - Retribution ups the stakes by including a number of gameplay changes and improvements compared to the previous games, with the most prominent feature being the inclusion of six playable races for the campaign mode. Although the events from Chaos Rising shape what's happening in the sector, the Space Marine campaign isn't a direct sequel and the amount of corruption or purity players chose to stick with have no bearing on Retribution. All the campaigns use the same series of maps with special events and dialogue changed to suit the player's faction. They also pretty much follow the plot of defeating a Chaos plot to gain power while trying to stop the Imperium from purging all life from the sector, but are enough differences in characters and motivation to make each story feel unique. Especially when playing a faction like Chaos and battling the Space Marine heroes featured in previous games.

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Dawn of War 2: Retribution is tantalizingly close to release, and like most games, that means it's time for a cinematic trailer to get the excitement up. In this case, it's a rather disjointed trailer that flickers between the different races of the Warhammer 40k world. Our personal favorites are the Chaos and Imperial Guard, mostly for that ass-kicking commissar. There's nothing quite like a man in uniform, as the saying goes. Still, if you want something besides some eye candy to tide you over, you'd best look elsewhere.

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Fans of the Last Stand survival-style mode that is a part of the sci-fi RTS game Warhammer 40,000 Dawn of War II will be happy to know that the upcoming stand alone expansion pack Dawn of War II Retribution will be adding some new content to that popular mode. PC Gamer is reporting that the mode from developer Relic and publisher THQ will add a new hero and a new map to the Last Stand mode.

The new hero is the Imperial Guard's Lord General which PC Gamer says "relies on summoned reinforcements and deployable turrets". The new level is unnamed but is described as a "volcanic-themed map" that will become a big challenge to even veteran Last Stand players. The new content will be included when Retribution is released on March 1.

The next game in the Dawn of War RTS series is due out in March but before that happens developer Relic and publisher THQ will be running it through a beta test. The publisher announced today that the multiplayer beta for Warhammer 40,0000 Dawn of War II Retribution will begin two weeks from today on January 31.

The beta will include all six playable factions in the game and will also test out the game's Steamworks features. January 31 will see the beta open for members of the press and select community members. The next day, February 1, will see the beta open up for people who have already pre-ordered the game. Finally any person who has bought any Dawn of War game via Steam will gain access to the beta on February 8.

[Via VG247.com]

Warhammer 40,000 Dawn of War II Retribution is still on track for its release on March 1 and today publisher THQ announced plans for both a Collector's Edition of the stand alone RTS expansion pack as well as some pre-order extras for the Relic Entertainment-developed game.

The Collector's Edition, priced at $39.99, will only be available to purchase at THQ.com's online store. It will come in an exclusive box, contain a new poster and six race art cards and all of the bonus wargear for all six playable factions in the game. The regular $29.99 edition of the game will give the player the option of pre-ordering one of the six race packs. THQ.com buyers get exclusive access to the Tyranid race pack while Steam owners have the exclusive on the Ork Race Pack. The other four race packs (Space Marine, Chaos Space Marine, Eldar and Imperial Guard) are also available to choose from. After the game is released, THQ will offer all of the race packs to purchase on Steam " for a nominal fee."

The newest Dawn of War II expansion (or should we say game, since it's separate from the original?) is shaping up to be a fantastic looking game, and nothing proves this more than this trailer. The Space Marines and the forces of Chaos have been beating on each other since time immemorial, and their fight still continues. Naturally, if you want to see some slick gameplay footage of chaos demons, space marine dreadnoughts, and copious amounts of gore, this is the premiere trailer to watch! Personally, we can't wait for the game, but it has nothing to do with any trailers.

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Those Tyranids are nasty folk. They swarm onto a planet with all their claws and bio-engineered acid guns, dissolving everything so that the fleet can consume it and add it to the swarm. We're not too keen on becoming a mass of spikes and glistening, heaving, chitinous flesh, but in case it ever comes to that, this trailer certainly has us covered. Hot on the heels of the announcement that the Tyranids will be playable in the single-player campaign of Dawn of War 2: Retribution, this trailer doesn't really show anything new to veteran players of Dawn of War 2. But it sure does look nice, especially since it's all in-game footage!

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