Developers do listen, you know. If you thought Relic were consciously ignoring the common complaint that Dawn of War 2 was too lightweight, its maps and challenges too relentlessly similar, you're wrong. Of course, they might get Chaos Rising, the first expansion (albeit standalone), wrong in new and interesting ways, but by all accounts they're very conscious that, largely speaking, DOW2 didn't net the same sky-high review scores most of their previous oeuvre has.
"This week when I was scrolling through my Steam library for a game to play I was stumped, until I found a mod which brought fresh air to an old classic. The game was the legendary Dawn of War series by Relic. The Dawn of War expansions; Winter Assault, Dark Crusade and Soulstorm along with other stand-alone titles like Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine, give the universe the justice it rightly deserved."
The Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War franchise is free to play this weekend and to celebrate Relic have added some new content. 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.
Stephen Fournier writes:
"So Relic, one of my favorite developers in the industry has just turned 15 today."
Happy Birthday! Love the Company of Heroes franchise and am eagerly awaiting the sequel!
I'll never forget Homeworld 1 (the overall experience) and the intro cinematic for Dawn of War 1. It's like embedded into my brain!
