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Dawn of War 2 Coming to Steam, New Trailer Shows Tyranids in Motion

by Nick Breckon, Aug 20, 2008 12:52pm PDT

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Yesterday brought the first screenshots of the much-anticipated Tyranid race in Relic's upcoming RTS Dawn of War II.

Today, the first footage of the insectoid race, and a little news to go with: Dawn of War II will be hitting Steam at release.

Dawn of War II is set for a PC release this coming spring.

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Let me get this out of the way first: I've never played a Warhammer game, tabletop or otherwise.

Ok, so, I gather from the other thread that this is yet another species that Blizzard ripped off from Warhammer. I'm just curious though....by how much do the Tyranids predate the Zerg? How about the physical designs and capabilities (the Tyranids burrow!)?

Also, oh my god, those things are frigging hydralisks and zerglings. That's terrible. Why have they not sued Blizzard? The only aspect you can give Blizzard credit for creativity is the name. Zerg is a much better name than Tyranids.

Aug 20, 2008 1:33pm PDT

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Let me get this out of the way first: I've never played a Warhammer game, tabletop or otherwise. Ok, ... : Strabo
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regardless of who copied who, making a trailer to show off something that is totally old news is not so great. okay you've made a game that looks like starcraft... not a good platform on which to sell your wares

Aug 20, 2008 2:37pm PDT

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regardless of who copied who, making a trailer to show off something that is totally old news is not so g... : Luminair
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This shit better be available in Australian steam store.

Aug 20, 2008 10:41pm PDT

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This shit better be available in Australian steam store. : aeg1x
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- Even if it is they'll probably charge twice as much as it would cost to buy from play-asia. : Bonestormm

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Bah, I'm unimpressed. The nids need to be displayed like an army in Total War - 150 units on screen at once - at least!

I'm really looking forward to seeing what they did with the biomorphs and what kind of combinations they'll allow if any.

Aug 20, 2008 2:38pm PDT

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Bah, I'm unimpressed. The nids need to be displayed like an army in Total War - 150 units on screen at o... : dedgecko
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  Agreed. That small number of troops could have easily been done in the original DoW. : natepalm
  - Easily... Hell even a squad of Ork shootas in DoW 1 had more units on screen than that pitiful looking... : dedgecko
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  http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2008/231/reviews/945727_20080819_screen005.jpg : Poor Yurik
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    Thats hot. : aznboysix
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      eh - show it to me in action as that looks incredibly PS'd : dedgecko
      
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      You do realize Relic intends this to be a "tactical" game right? Having hundreds of units may be cool, bu... : fatlazyhomer
      
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      That's the way a nid army plays though - it's a disservice to the spirit of 40k to have it any other way. : dedgecko
      
      From the initial screens, it looks like the number of Tyranids still outnumber the space marines by at le... : fatlazyhomer

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Infopost: The Tyranids first appeared in the Space Hulk board game in 1989, though they were written about previously in Rogue Trader, the first incarnation of what would become the Warhammer 40,000 tabletop war game. More info about Tyranids for people too lazy to type "Tyranids" into their search bar: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyranids The lack of this species is what kept me from getting into Dawn of War. Now I'm probably screwed :)

Aug 20, 2008 8:06pm PDT

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Infopost: The Tyranids first appeared in the Space Hulk board game in 1989, though they were written abou... : Medieval Barber
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- you missed out on a great game. don't be so limiting next time : hamachi

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By: molaughlen x Show Full Post

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ARGH the flash player middleware is awful.

Why does it show me that the movie needs to be counting down how much it's downloading in the friggin center of the screen of the screen as I watch the video continue playing in the background?

Aug 20, 2008 4:31pm PDT

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ARGH the flash player middleware is awful. Why does it show me that the movie needs to be counting d... : molaughlen
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- its a resource hog too. it used to be better before. : Sgt_Boomstick

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HOLY FUCKING SHIT

Aug 20, 2008 5:02pm PDT

HOLY FUCKING SHIT : SockMonkeh

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Became a fan after DOW, so I dunno about the Tyranid lore or anything but just seeing this game in action makes me feel warm and fuzzy.

Aug 20, 2008 3:49pm PDT

Became a fan after DOW, so I dunno about the Tyranid lore or anything but just seeing this game in action... : aznboysix

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Nids awesome, here's my bitch. I see basically the same squad arrangement in each race so far, with some base units, hero units and vehicle equivalents. I don't mind so much the small tactical groups, but I'm hoping for a different play style in each race. The way NIDS work together to achieve a goal as a single unit and then as a squad, shouldn't be the same as space marines. The behaviour just seems too bland right now, I hope this changes the closer we get to release.

Aug 20, 2008 2:38pm PDT

Nids awesome, here's my bitch. I see basically the same squad arrangement in each race so far, with some ... : massdev

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This is good. Steam does very well with the first person shooter crowd, but they need to branch out and cover other genres like strategy more extensively.

Aug 20, 2008 2:37pm PDT

This is good. Steam does very well with the first person shooter crowd, but they need to branch out and c... : Wisp!

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By: Sailor of Fortune x Show Full Post

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It's a good thing you can preorder and preload on Steam, but if the retail comes with something cool, then it'll be a toss up.

Aug 20, 2008 2:21pm PDT

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It's a good thing you can preorder and preload on Steam, but if the retail comes with something cool, the... : Sailor of Fortune
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- my thoughts exactly. This is the kind of game I would love to archive, and I am kind of paranoid when it ... : grayhouse

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By: dewdman x Show Full Post

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what a steaming pile of AWESOME!

Aug 20, 2008 1:53pm PDT

what a steaming pile of AWESOME! : dewdman

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By: nomaad x Show Full Post

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Oh yes buying this on the date.

Aug 20, 2008 1:28pm PDT

Oh yes buying this on the date. : nomaad

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By: d0gbert x Show Full Post

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Most definitely Bought'D

Aug 20, 2008 1:24pm PDT

Most definitely Bought'D : d0gbert

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By: ElPopo x Show Full Post

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Good decision. Instead of using your own, crappy online sale offer what people like and whats great. Steam is a small hope to save PC gaming!

Amen.

Aug 20, 2008 1:21pm PDT

Good decision. Instead of using your own, crappy online sale offer what people like and whats great. Stea... : ElPopo

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Well this is just Steamariffic.

Aug 20, 2008 1:02pm PDT

Well this is just Steamariffic. : noxv1