A trio of Dawn of War II trailers graces your Big Download news page today, demonstrating cinematics and gameplay from Relic's upcoming RTS sequel. Though we embedded the cinematic trailer for you last week (courtesy of GameTrailers), Big download now hosts high definition versions of each, so feast your eyes on some Dawn of War II goodness.Download the HD Dawn of War II cinematic trailer from Big DownloadDownload the HD Dawn of War II gameplay trailer from Big DownloadDownload the HD Dawn of War II "Watch for Ambush" trailer from Big Download...

"This planet is ours, witch.""No, this planet is theirs."Whose planet is it? View the included Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II cinematic teaser, courtesy of developer Relic and publisher THQ, to find out. The trailer, shown during this year's E3, shows a gory ambush portrays a gory ambush that shows two factions battling for dominion. Chainsaws, headshots, multiple stab wounds, and prime visual entertainment abound. ...

The newest wave of news about Dawn of War II is coming out of Relic and 1up.com has not only a three page interview with the game designers up, but a podcast discussing the game and even a short gameplay video. One of the biggest pieces of new information is that the strategy game will not feature base building. Instead players will control up to about five squads that stick with them throughout the singleplayer campaign. Of course Relic is keeping their lips sealed about whether or not a similar structure exists in the online mode.Another subject that they're not speaking on is additional races beyond Space Marines and the Orks. Relic has said in the past that they would consider doing Tyranids Zerg Tyranids for DoW2. We're sure that by this point fans of the "Great Devourer" have become an extremely vocal crowd considering their race was the only one never to be officially featured in the original Dawn of War, even after numerous expansions. Maybe we'll see a new playable race revealed at this year's E3 and if fans are lucky they'll finally get ....

On Monday we heard from Midway on their latest financial numbers. Today it's THQ's turn to the plate as it revealed its latest financial results for both its latest quarter and its full 2008 fiscal year that ended on March 31 For their last quarter the publisher recorded $187 million in revenue, up slightly from $172.1 million for the same period a year ago. However, THQ recorded a loss of $34.5 million for the quarter, which is a much higher loss than the $6.5 million that it got for the same period a year ago. THQ stated that while some games like Frontlines: Fuel of War either met or exceeded their sales expectations, other previously released games did not meet their expectations.For the full year THQ had revenues of $1.035 billion, up slightly from revenues of $1.026 billion for the fiscal 2007 time frame. THQ had a loss of $35.3 million for the full fiscal year, down from a profit of $68 million for the fiscal 2007 year. THQ has already taken steps to cut costs, shuttering a development studio and canceling games late last year. it is also rumored to have laid off workers at two more internal development studios. THQ's upcoming game line-up for the PC includes the third person shooter Red Faction: Guerrilla this fall and in 2008 the highly anticipated RTS sequel Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II from developer Relic....

No matter whether you fight for the glory of the Imperium, participate in a good Waaaaaaagh, or consume all in your path, Dawn of War 2 is bound to get you excited. The sequel to one of Relic's best games, it looks to up the ante with much better graphics, a bigger focus on squad-based tactical combat (similar to Company of Heroes) and an epic story. "Our mantra is that things can only go in if they're f*****g amazing," as Relic's Jonny Ebbert said.PCG got an exclusive preview of the game, including an interview, and it looks amazing. The parts that were most intriguing were the references to making it more like Company of Heroes, which was one of 2006's best releases. Catch the interview and preview at PCG's site....