[www.dawnofwar.com]After years of secrecy, we’re finally ready to confirm that the game you’ve been waiting for will soon be a reality. It’s been so hard to hold in our excitement and we can’t wait to show you everything we have in store.
For now, check out the Official Dawn of War III Trailer for your first look!

We hope you’re as excited as we are, and we’re sure you have a lot of questions. Make sure you go to our Official Website [www.dawnofwar.com] for all the latest news and updates from the Dawn of War III team. Follow along as we slip deeper into the darkness of endless war on our social channels, and let us know what you think on our our brand new forums! [community.dawnofwar.com]

Today is only the beginning. Get ready for the biggest Dawn of War yet…

The Last Standalone, the popular cooperative survival game mode from Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II, is now available to play for FREE on Steam until December 14th at 10AM, and is also on sale for 75% off!

Suit up and control a single hero to face off against waves of enemies with up to two other teammates. Play as one of the six available heroes and gain experience to level up and unlock new wargear and abilities. Customize your character’s abilities to create the ultimate build and fight off twenty waves of increasingly devastating enemies!

Have you ever been playing Dawn of War II - Retribution and thought to yourself, ‘you know what this game needs more of? Blood.’? No. Neither have we but here at Relic we like to indulge in the unexpected, especially when it gives us an excuse to make the Ridiculously Bloody Blood Pack just in time for Halloween!

Even at more than 10 years old, the Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War franchise still has a strong, passionate player base, and we at Relic would like to celebrate and show our thanks! From September 24 10AM PDT through to September 27 1PM PDT, Dawn of War I and II, plus all expansions, are free to play on Steam. As well, for new recruits, or veterans looking to complete their collection, both titles and all expansions are 75% off until September 28 at 10AM PDT. As a special thank you to all our loyal players, and as a welcome to anyone new to the franchise, we’ve also added some bonuses to DoW I and II.

• The Temple of Cyrene is a brand new, official multiplayer map we’re adding into the Dawn of War I rotation. This map will be playable in DoW the Dark Crusade and Soulstorm expansions. The Temple of Cyrene sits on the blasted landscape of a world scoured clean by the Exterminatus of the Imperial Inquisition. Homeworld of Gabriel Angelos, Cyrene is now a ghost-world of ruined cities and ashen fields. Fight for supremacy amidst the remains of Cyrene’s once-mighty temples. Claim the three critical locations at the heart of the ruins or drive into enemy bases and deliver annihilation.

• In Dawn of War II, we’re giving away four free sets of Wargear; The Vanguard, Sniper, Sternguard, and Destroyer, to equip in the main campaign that were previously only available as pre-order DLC, or as rare loot drops. Now everyone will be able to equip items like the Veteran’s Grenades, Blade of Ulyus, Armor of the Destroyer, and many more to complete your sets!

We’re very pleased to announce that one of Relic Entertainment’s flagship titles, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II has introduced Steam Trading Cards to the experience, and is having a massive sale to celebrate! As players take up arms in the campaign or multiplayer modes, they will unlock Steam Trading Cards, chat emoticons, Steam profile backgrounds, and more! To celebrate, Dawn of War II will be on sale for 75% off until July 20 at 10AM PST. We can’t wait to usher in a new generation of Dawn of War players, as well as show veterans some love with new unlockables.

Developed by award winning Relic Entertainment, Dawn of War II ushers in a new chapter in the acclaimed RTS series - taking players to the brutal frontlines of war to lead an Elite Strike Force on a mission to save the galaxy.

Prepare yourself for the grim, dark future of the 41st millennium, where alien races battle mankind for galactic domination in a universe of unending war.

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War has been updated to include Steam Trading Cards to enhance your experience! As players explore through the campaign and multiplayer modes they’ll unlock Trading Cards along with new badges, chat emoticons, and Steam profile backgrounds! To celebrate, Dawn of War will be 75% off until July 13th at 10AM PST.

Warhammer fans, good news!

The Space Marine Collection is on sale for 75% off on Steam from April 27-May 4.
The game has also been updated to now include Steam Trading Cards! Collect cards, earn badges, and do it all FOR THE EMPEROR!

A quick notice for all of our players: our Dawn of War servers will be down for maintenance from 3 pm PDT until 3:30 pm PDT. This downtime is for maintenance only, and does not include new content or a patch. As always, we have specifically scheduled this maintenance to fall outside of our peak player hours. We thank everyone for their patience during this time!

Hello, fans! I wanted to take a quick moment to address our Dawn of War community and provide an update for you all!

First off, I'm very happy to announce that a minor patch that will be going out today. This update addresses a few technical issues, corrects some statistical anomalies and adds minor button functionality to our automatch completed game page.

In addition to this update, we also wanted to let everyone know that we will be building out our community team this year. We've shrunk in size here at Relic - from three people to one - and recognize that we need more assistance to better serve our Dawn of War community! We ask our fans for patience during this time, and are looking forward to introducing you to new staff as they come on!

Patch notes for today's update are as follows:

Dawn of War 2 Titles

Updated build:

ver. 2.6.10236 Dawn of War 2

ver. 2.6.10236 Dawn of War 2 Chaos Rising

ver. 3.19.1.10235 Dawn of War 2 Retribution



1. WorldBuilder

• Resolved crash issues with the Worldbuilder when creating user generated maps.

2. Automatch

• Can now click “continue” after a ranked game is complete.

3. Statistics

• Corrected issue where stats were only being recorded when a player conceded or ended a game.

4. Statistics

• Corrected issue where some achievements would not unlock.
  
  • i.e. Primarch and other difficulty achievements.
  
  • i.e. Unlocking Last Stand war gear progression items.

5. Pause

• Pause/Break Key now functions for Single Player.
  
  
• Pause/Break Key during Replays now function.

6. Lobby/Chat

• Some behavior with Party Chat and General Chat have been adjusted.
  
  • i.e. Party Chat isn't automatically selected when entering a party/lobby if the general chat is already open.

Dawn of War 1 Titles


Updated build:

ver. 197807 Dawn of War Game of The Year / Winter Assault

ver. 197806 Dawn of War Dark Crusade

ver. 452 Dawn of War Soulstorm


1. Misc.

• Resolved some server exception issues.

This update will go live at approximately 11am pacific standard time.

We look forward to a bright year for both the Dawn of War 1 and Dawn of War 2 communities!