Retribution is a standalone expansion and opens up the universe depicted in Dawn of War II. As you’d expect, it’s been ravaged by war and all factions are trying to stamp their authority over the sector to bring it under their control. A new campaign is available with the highlight of it being the ability to play through it with a number of different races. Orks are first to be announced but my money would be on Tyranids, Eldar and Chaos also joining the fray before too long.
WARHAMMER® 40,000®: DAWN OF WAR® II – RETRIBUTIONTM ANNOUNCED
New multi-race expansion coming for the critically acclaimed RTS from Relic Entertainment
AGOURA HILLS, Calif. August 17, 2010 – THQ Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI) today announced that a second stand-alone expansion for its genre redefining real time strategy game, Warhammer® 40,000®: Dawn of War® II, is scheduled for release in the first quarter of 2011.
Taking place years after the events in Dawn of War II: Chaos RisingTM, this title allows players to choose their perspective with the first multiple-race single player campaign in the Dawn of War II series. The first race to be revealed is the savage Orks, but no matter which race is chosen players will be taken on an epic journey through each story arc, revealing the answers to many questions left open in previous Dawn of War titles.
As well as the single player campaign, RetributionTM will feature new multiplayer units, maps and an entire new playable faction when it ships.
Jeff Lydell, Producer of Dawn of War II – Retribution commented: “We all love the Blood Ravens here at Relic Entertainment, but there are also a lot of fans of the other races and armies out there so we decided that Retribution should allow the player the freedom to experience the campaign from the perspective they select.”
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II – Retribution is scheduled to be released for Windows PC in the first quarter of 2011.
About Retribution
It is ten years since the events of Chaos Rising and Sub-Sector Aurelia has been in a constant state of warfare with the Imperium struggling to retain control. The apparent betrayal of the chapter by Gabriel Angelos and his Space Marines has shaken the Blood Ravens and now the Imperial forces are beset on all sides by hostile aliens. Retribution allows the player to select the race of their choosing in a battle to determine the very survival or destruction of the entire sector.
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