THQ Announces Warhammer 40,000: Dawn Of War II Multiplayer Beta

January 8, 2009

THQ ANNOUNCES WARHAMMER 40,000:
DAWN OF WAR II MULTIPLAYER BETA

Exclusive Beta Offered to Dawn of
War – Soulstorm Owners; Public Beta to Follow

THQ Inc. today announced plans to
release a multiplayer beta for Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II, the award
winning Real-time strategy (RTS) game from Relic Entertainment.

The beta will be hosted via Steam
and offered exclusively to Warhammer® 40,000™: Dawn of War – Soulstorm owners on
January 21, followed by a worldwide public release on January 28. The beta will
feature all four playable races, five multiplayer maps, and Microsoft’s Games
for Windows – LIVE TrueSkill Matchmaking.

Warhammer® 40,000™: Dawn of War® II,
developed by THQ’s internal studio, Relic Entertainment, is a Real-time strategy
(RTS) game set in the grim, war-ravaged world of Games Workshop’s Warhammer
40,000 science fiction universe. Featuring vicious front-line combat,
destructible environments, a fully cooperative multiplayer mode, four unique
playable races, and a non-linear single player campaign with branching
storylines, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II delivers the ultimate sci-fi
fantasy RTS experience. The game is scheduled for release on February 23, 2009
for Windows PC, and will be available through worldwide retail and online
outlets. For more information on Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II, please visit
www.dawnofwar2.com.