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Dawn of War: Retribution 'Launch' trailer prepares us for battle
, by Xav de Matos.
Feb 25, 2011 9:00pm PST
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Dawn of War: Retribution 'Launch' trailer prepares us for battle
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Summary: A very blood soaked, action-packed trailer for Dawn of War 2: Retribution. Game ships on March 1...
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XAVdeMATOS
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We really need a good, Mass Effect style, story driven RPG set in WH40K. THQ should cancel the WH40K MMO ...
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Dr_Cube
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Maybe it'll happen. Next up is the third-person action title, Space Marine. The universe is certainly big...
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XAVdeMATOS
Yeah but it all hinges on the success of Space Marine though. Space Marine has to do well.
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Dr_Cube
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it's such a shallow universe though. great for fighting and shooty bits, but not much else. I'm stari...
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hamachi
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I've never jumped into the lore. It will be interesting to see how Space Marine handles the story, that's...
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XAVdeMATOS
I'll buy the game for sure. but I just can't imagine there being anything in there besides entertainin...
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hamachi
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This isn't true at all. 40K may not be the deepest of fictional universes, but there is definitely depth ...
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thetangent
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yup. and its still shallow.
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hamachi
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Again, I've gotta disagree.
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thetangent
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just look at its fans. young single males. that's it. (or older married males who happened to have gro...
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hamachi
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The fan base has nothing to do with the potential storytelling depth. Look, I'm not claiming it's awar...
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thetangent
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I'd also like to point out that the fan base is growing: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horus_Heresy_%28no
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thetangent
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That's still only a few tens of thousands of copies though - not enough mass appeal. That will be tough ...
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Dessicator82
I think "tens of thousands" is conservative. They've sold over a million copies in the Horus Heresy serie...
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thetangent
Who the fuck cares.
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Godhatesfatpeople
The fanbase of 40k has little to do with how shallow the universe may be and EVERYTHING to do that it inv...
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drhazard
Please find me a sci-fi setting that this isn't also true of, and is at least the same relative size of t...
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BudgetMessiah
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40K did have a shallow setting for years. Its mythology has been getting a pretty good ret-con lately an...
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Discrete
Not to mention that first generation of players now read the books and play the video games. Thats peopl...
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Discrete
Have you actually read any of the novels or Lore? the 40k universe i about as fleshed out as it can get. ...
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kaliban
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I'd agree that it's shallow in general but I think the huge area of space that the Imperium of Man covers...
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Aldebrand
I'm an idiot, I totally forgot about the Rogue Traders, they would be awesome too!
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Aldebrand
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the only other way i could think of incorporating the other races and imperial factions would add them as...
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kaliban
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Good point! All this thinking of a WH40k RPG is making me want to go and buy the Dark Heresy books and t...
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Aldebrand
we've played using the rules in the first rulebook and thre games pretty good, played it a couple of time...
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kaliban
Let's get a Shack game going online or something! I've always wanted to play Dark Heresy but all my frien...
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The Grolar Bear
I'm married, in my mid thirties and with a kid on the way. I didn't grow up with the series. My friends...
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friedram
Oh god yes, sign me up for this!
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thetangent
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Fuck that, bring on Battlefield: 40K
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Arctic Fox
Hell yeah!
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Alco23
Now this I can get on board with.
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The Grolar Bear
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I call Titan Princeps!!!
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thetangent
:( too slow.
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ihya
Pretty much! That would be the end of my life.
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happynoodle
I came.
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Godhatesfatpeople
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Oh god yes. You filthy tart talk dirty some more.
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ihya
Mechwarrior: Titan Edition
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Arctic Fox
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this is the greatest idea ive ever heard
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eeeealmo
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especially if the designers didn't take the easy way out.
Easy way
: one side is Marines, the other Ch
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Arctic Fox
for clarity, that should read 1 Marine : 2 Tyranids
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Arctic Fox
You could also allow for weapons / abilities for the players of factions to call in AI spawns faster, or ...
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jimmy_legs
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I would love to see a really good L4D mod or custom map based on 40K. Can you imagine four Terminators st...
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The Grolar Bear
left4nids
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eeeealmo
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This is what I imagine the upcoming Space Marine game to be like.
If someone tried to make a mod of this
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Arctic Fox
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Yeah, hopefully.
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The Grolar Bear
Of course, following on from your original idea, someone should really make a L4D-esque Space Hulk game.
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Arctic Fox
Wow, I hope you can mod Space Marine, a map like this would be amazing :(
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exit button
A Chaos versus Marines game where the sides are basically equal would still be awesome though. Oh my ...
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Wisp!
Helllllllllllllll yes.
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jimmy_legs
Only if they bring back the squats for it right? ;)
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Arcath
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I still cant believe how screwed AU peeps are with this game, its twice the cost of the US version and cu...
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rosselt
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make friends in the US, get them to gift you the game on Steam, Paypal them the money.
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Arctic Fox
dont you worry there is no way in hell i pay the ripoff prices i always check out http://www.steamprices...
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rosselt
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Yeah, AU prices are ridiculous. Canada was at a point where it was $10 more for a long time... usually no...
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XAVdeMATOS
yeah its $30 more! you should make a story about the ripoff prices im sure the euro guys would be appreci...
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rosselt
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Fucking shit. I wasn't able to place the order for this until tonight. Turns out the collectors edition i...
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GrimmyD
so glad I pre-ordered the day they announced it. My copy should show up on Monday. Got overnight shippi...
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friedram
pre order on steam and just grab the DLC later
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theWhite
I accept. Will play this to death and be ready for Space Marine :)
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VictoriouSecret
I like how the narrator / Angelos says "Chaos" and there's a shot of the Imperial Guard. Great traile...
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Dontdrop
Is it just me or was the trailer not as badass this time around? Or maybe Im getting jaded
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bolneze
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Oh, a Balrog again. How unique...
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RageQuit
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that sir was a bloodthirster and the scene's yor refering to yes look similar but bloodthirster have been...
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kaliban
Queue Penny Arcade comic.
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ihya
Granted, I don't know about a bloodthirster. Anyway, that wasn't meant as a critique on the awesome Warh...
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RageQuit
Bloodthirster of Khorne.
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The Grolar Bear
Oh, a firey demon. How
biblical
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Moonbase Commander
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All wrong, it is a Demon Prince.
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hatchet165
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Yeah. After talking a look at it again, it's not a Bloodthirster. It's a reworked model of the Daemon Pri...
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Dr_Cube
there was no daemon prince in dow1, just the bloodthirster right?
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Disarray
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Pre-ordering this today. Chaos Rising campaign coop and the multiplayer beta sold me. A+ game.
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Poor Yurik
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Pretty sure this particular expansion/standalone doesn't have co-op campaign anymore, though. :(
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ChaosKenny
Yes, it does!!
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Rice-Rocketeer
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This is not true. I don't know why you would say this. http://www.co-optimus.com/article/5155/dawn-of-...
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Dr_Cube
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He's a heretic, that's why.
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Alco23
More like FP lurker...
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dedgecko
Yeah. "Chaos" in his name. I should have known.
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Dr_Cube
Incorrect, it actually is the first Dawn of War game with a co-op campaign for all 6 races.
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Poor Yurik
My apologies, everyone! I was shown to be wrong. This makes me happy!
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ChaosKenny
i've got a mancrush on gabriel angelos...
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Mandoca
Good news: http://www.vipstores.net ---- hello!love shopping friend-Welcome to my website please ...
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hyuiop1