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Dawn Of War II – Retribution Box Art, Pre-order Bonuses, Price Released

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by Adam Biessener on January 06, 2011 at 05:30 PM
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Pirates in space with chainswords and laser tanks. What, you wanted another reason to care about the second Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II expansion? Anyway, THQ has announced the price and released the final box art.

Retribution continues the recent trend of exclusive pre-order bonuses with its race packs, each of which include four abilities and items for use in the single-player game. The Ork pack is only available through Steam, while the bug-like Tyranid pack is exclusive to THQ.com. The other packs – Space Marine, Chaos Space Marine, Eldar, and Imperial Guard – are available through THQ.com and Steam as well as "other electronic distribution partners."

After launch, you will be able to purchase the four non-exclusive packs through Steam for "a nominal fee."

Pre-orders cost the same $30 as the game's base price, while another $10 gets you the Collector's Edition with all six race packs and some fancy art cards.

Warhammer: Dawn of War II – Retribution comes out March 1. The small-squad RTS/RPG hybrid continues the gameplay legacy of the base game while adding a new full-on campaign centered on a piratical Ork faction.

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  • by Thursday, January 06, 2011 at 05:33 PM

    Nice. I play 40k so I might get it.

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    by Thursday, January 06, 2011 at 05:45 PM
    The image reminds of the orcs from Warcraft 2
  • by Thursday, January 06, 2011 at 06:15 PM

    Cool stuff!

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    by Thursday, January 06, 2011 at 07:14 PM

    neatness :D

    big fan of 40k... cept i dont have a computer that can run it... darnit.

    meh... ill just preorder the collecters edition anyway and just hope for my new computer to arrive sooner xD

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    by Thursday, January 06, 2011 at 07:40 PM
    "Pirates in space with chainswords and laser tanks." I wouldn't care if that was the content of a freakin' Barbie game, I'd still buy it.
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    by Thursday, January 06, 2011 at 09:09 PM

    so why wouldn't you just shell out the extra 10 dollars to get all the races and little extras instead of paying 30 dollars each.

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    by Friday, January 07, 2011 at 12:04 AM
    Unless y'all know something I don't, I wouldn't say the single player campaign focuses on the ork freebooters. I'm under the impression that there is a single player campaign for each army in the game (as relic has been releasing trailers about for the past several weeks).
  • by Friday, January 07, 2011 at 09:00 AM
    Witch Hunters and Imperial Guard rollin' together. Good times. Theyre two of my favorite 'races'. and we finally get to go all inquisition on them fake blood ravens! woo! This is one expansion I just can't wait for.
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    by Friday, January 07, 2011 at 09:58 AM

    This is very cool, I will be getting the collectors edition of sure.

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    by Friday, January 07, 2011 at 09:23 PM

    Love the art, love this game, gonna need to get the special edition, gonna be worth every penny.