Posts Tagged ‘dawn of war 2’
25% off THQ Collector Pack this weekend on Steam
Valve has recently announced their latest weekend deal and next in line in the THQ Collector Pack. This weekend, Steam will cut a full 25% off the pack bringing the price from $99.99 to $74.99.
This pack includes games such as Company of Heroes, Dawn of War II, Warhammer 40,000, Frontlines and more.
Peep the full list of games after the break.
Dawn of War 2 ‘There is Only War’ patch tomorrow
The new Dawn of War II patch ‘There is Only War’, which has been in beta testing recently, now has a definite release date. Relic Entertainment posted on the official community site that the patch will be available starting tomorrow.
The developers also released a very extensive changelog, listing all of the improvements the patch has to offer. This changelog details numerous bug fixes and balance changes. These improvements differ from what you’ve seen in the beta, so it’s well worth a look.
Make the jump for the full changelog.
‘There is Only War’ beta now offline, more fixes and balance changes in launch
The “There is Only War” beta period for Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II officially ended yesterday night. Although the beta was scheduled to end on the 14th, Relic Entertainment decided to extend the beta to keep it playable for a bit longer, even though no more feedback would be accepted.
The developers mention that the beta was a success, receiving an “overwhelming amount of community feedback and support.” That being said, the retail launch of the patch will be rolling out soon, except this time with even more bug fixes and balance changes unseen in the beta.
“There is Only War” includes eight unreleased multiplayer maps, balance changes, bug fixes, and a map editor.
Read (Dawn of War 2 Community Site)
Huge Dawn of War 2 update coming
Relic has announced a huge update for the RTS Dawn of War 2. The update will bring new features, gameplay tweaks and new content, which is said to be a whopping 8 new maps, ranging from 1v1 to 3v3 player sizes. An open beta will be held for the patch early next month
Dawn of War II demo available, sale on Steam
THQ announces today that a new single player demo has been released for Dawn of War II. It clocks in at around a hefty 3.8GB.
In celebration of the new demo, Steam has also given the real-time-strategy game a 25% discount if you buy the game before Monday, which makes the price at $37.49.
Read (Steam)
Dawn of War II 1.2.1 patch tomorrow, patch notes
Relic has updated their blog with information regarding the next patch for Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II. The patch, 1.2.1, is scheduled to go live on the 13th, which is tomorrow. Content in the patch includes a new six-player Team Battle map known as Tiber Outpost, along with PVP gameplay changes, matchmaking fixes, etc.
All of the patch notes can be viewed after the jump.
Dawn of War 2 tops charts for 2nd straight week
Relic’s real time strategy game Dawn of War 2, or rather, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 2, once again tops the PC sales charts in the US, in addition to already being at the top of the charts all over Europe. NPD’s sales chart for the week of February 22-28 in the US:
1. Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War II
2. World Of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King
3. The Sims 2 Double Deluxe
4. The Sims 2 Deluxe
5. World Of Warcraft
6. World Of Warcraft Battle Chest
7. Spore
8. The Sims Carnival: SnapCity
9. The Sims 2 Apartment Life
10. World Of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade
It’s surprising that out of the ten best selling games, 4 are World of Warcraft titles and 4 are The Sims titles.
Dawn of War 2 to Get Lots of Free DLC
The first Dawn of War wasn’t up to expectations, admits Relic Entertainment in their interview with Strategy Informer, noting that they believe they have overcome those problems in the upcoming sequel.
Lead designer Jonny Ebbert explained that it took months for them to get patches out to the player, thus creating long waiting times and not enough interaction with the community. Their online play was also flawed, which they hope will be fixed in the sequel due to Games for Windows Live being integrated.
Most interesting, however, is the revelation that the studio plans on releasing a steady stream of free downloadable content for legitimate buyers.
“Free downloadable, regularly accessible stuff that enhances the game and then that’s an incentive for the people who didn’t buy the game to buy it,” he said. “So we’ve got a really bold, robust strategy for that and we’re going to be revealing more details in about a month, but I think players are going to like it.”
The action-strategy sequel is due out soon.