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Every Relic game titles on Steam are currently on sale at fifty percent off their listed price until the end of this weekend. Dawn of War II is now at a good price if you haven’t picked it up and the “There is Only War” update is now online.

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Tomorrow, There Is Only War!

Posted in Dawn of War by on July 29th, 2009

Tomorrow, the massive “There is Only War” patch is being released.

On Thursday, July 30th at 11:00 AM PST (19:00 GMT) all Dawn of War II owners will receive the massive ‘There is Only War’ update, complete with new features, new content, balance updates, and bug fixes.

The big features are, of course, observer mode, massive balance changes, a lot of bug fixes and 8 new maps.

News Post here. Release notes here.

Dawn of War II beta patch statistics

Posted in Dawn of War by on July 27th, 2009

Relic was collecting numbers during the patch beta. Looks like there were a good number of playing trying out the patch,

There was an average of 8,367 unique users playing Dawn of War II throughout each day of the beta. An average of 25,335 matches occurred between the 1st and the 14th of July. The greatest number of people playing Dawn of War II during the beta of ‘There is Only War’ was on July 3rd. There were 10,911 unique users playing over 35,340 matches. It was great to see such a high volume of players during the beta. The numbers obtained from the beta prove our ongoing development of Dawn of War II has increased the longevity and viability of the game, and shows our fans are just as interested in playing the game as they were with it was originally released. Thank you for your support.

Space Marines are definitely the most played race during the beta.

Some ‘There is Only War’ Beta Statistics

DoW2 Patch Beta Over

Posted in Dawn of War by on July 21st, 2009

Looks like the patch beta is over.

The beta period of “There is Only War” is now over. Thank you for your participation, feedback, and the bugs you have logged.


The beta has been successful due to the overwhelming amount of community feedback and support. We have received hundreds of balance suggestions, numerous bug reports, and countless suggestions to undoubtedly make Dawn of War II a stronger, deeper, and more balanced game.


The full release of “There is Only War” will be out soon. In addition to the new content and balance updates included with the beta, the full release of “There is Only War” is coming with even more bug fixes and balance updates.

I like how there’s additional balance and bug fixes that weren’t in the Beta :-D

Thanks to Bluesnews.com for the heads up.

The beta for ‘There is Only War’ update will commence this afternoon at 2:00pm PST and will last until July 13th. This includes all the balance changes, fixes and World Builder.

Here is a quick snip from their community page,
By participating in the Beta, you’ll get to play ‘There is Only War’ early, where you can play with new balance changes, new updates, and new features, all before the update is officially released. Steam will update your copy of Dawn of War II when you decide to participate. By playing the Beta and giving us feedback, you’ll also become an active contributor towards the game’s development. The more you tell us about your experience in the Beta, the better the game will be when ‘There is Only War’ is fully released.

Follow this link for instructions on how to participate.
Patch Notes

Edit: Delayed until Thursday, July 2nd, 2pm PST.
Edit 2: Now on steam.

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