THQ's exclusive license to publish video games based upon Games Workshop's grim tabletop wargame has received a multi-year extension, the two companies announced today.

THQ is the publisher behind Relic Entertainment's lovely 40k RTS series Dawn of War, which has shipped--not sold--6.5 million units to date. The most recent DoW title was Dawn of War II - Retribution - The Last Standalone, a $10 downloadable spin-off of the co-op survival mode from Dawn of War II - Retribution. Read more »

A new patch for the Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War expansion Dark Crusade has been released, updating version 1.11 to version 1.20. The patch offers a ton of balancing changes.

MMORPG.com post-GDC coverage continues with this Games Workshop interview. Erik Mogensen and Jon Gillard are asked about EA Mythic's Warhammer Online and the recently announced Warhammer 40,000 MMORPG from THQ (story).

Over at GameReplays.org you can find a Q&A with Relic's Jonny Ebbert who is asked about his own work, and the Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War expansion pack Dark Crusade.

3D Gamers picked up on the fact that the Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade 1.11 patch is now available. The patch adds subtitles to region specific releases, and also allows those different language versions to play against each other.

GameSpot has the latest Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade profile preview. This one offers info on Space Marines, Chaos Space Marines, and the Imperial Guard.

The latest Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War: Dark Crusade Profile Preview is up at GameSpot. This time we get info on the Eldar and the Orks.

A new Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War: Dark Crusade profile article has gone up at GameSpot. This one offers some info on the Necrons and the Tau.

According to a new THQ press release, the second expansion pack for Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War has gone gold. Dark Crusade will be in stores October 9. You can find a demo at FileShack.

IGN has been updated with a Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade preview, offering hands-on impressions. The expansion pack is due out soon.

There's a Warhammer: 40,000: Dawn of War: Dark Crusade preview on GameSpot, going hands-on with the strategy game expansion pack. New media is included.

Also at GameSpot is the latest Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War: Dark Crusade unit profile. This time we get a look at the expansion pack's Harlequin unit.

New at FileShack is a Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade demo, allowing you to try out this second expansion pack. The demo includes a tutorial and two singleplayer missions. Thanks 3D Gamers.

The latest Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade movie is now available, showing the Flash Glitz. Thanks GameSpot.

There hasn't been quite enough footage from the upcoming Dawn of War expansion pack Dark Crusade yet, so here is another movie. This time we get a look at the Daemon Prince.