Dawn of War 2 leads Steam weekend sale
by Alexander Sliwinski 
{ Jul 31st 2009 at 7:15PM } 
But wait, there's more! Since they're Relic games, Company of Heroes and the original Dawn of War are also included. Don't let the WWII theme turn you off from Company of Heroes; beyond its cliche setting is an enjoyably deep RTS experience and a long campaign -- definitely worth $10.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Captain Planet @ Jul 31st 2009 7:27PM
Dawn of War 2 is flipping awesome. I highly recommend everyone here at least give it a whirl, you will not be disappointed!
WiredKnight @ Jul 31st 2009 7:30PM
It's really just a reskin of Company of Heroes, the gameplay is almost identical just a different setting. I've played both and I still think CoH is the better game, but I guess it depends on what kind of style you're into.
Captain Planet @ Jul 31st 2009 7:33PM
You're way off WiredKnight. It's nothing like CoH "reskinned". The RPG elements and multiplayer are much deeper than CoH.
WiredKnight @ Jul 31st 2009 7:42PM
Oh that's true, I forgot about that. Don't get me wrong, they're both great, but I when I played DoW2, I couldn't help but feel like I had played it before.
Draken Stark @ Jul 31st 2009 8:09PM
Why isn't the homeworld series on steam with these relic titles?
Crusty Magic @ Jul 31st 2009 8:20PM
Was wondering the same thing.
I recently played the first one and liked it.
Breakerchase @ Jul 31st 2009 9:47PM
Homeworld 1 and 2 are owned by Sierra, which merged into Activision and you know the rest.
Even then, THQ bought the license for Homeworld back in 2007 so a third game is likely.
Random G (Wiizer Sweatshop Chief Bitchslapper) @ Jul 31st 2009 8:23PM
I wish my laptop could play games like DoW 2.
Damn you integrated graphics card!
Breakerchase @ Jul 31st 2009 9:47PM
I wish WWII games like Company of Heroes would focus on a larger scale of battle, like say operational scale that would allow for things like formations and macromanagement.
Note @ Jul 31st 2009 10:09PM
"There is Only War" is a generous free patch, not DLC. Please don't blur the lines between updates more than they have been already.
Expansions: Substantial (generally boxed) content.
DLC: Smaller, often poor value-for-money updates.
Patches: Free, often necessary, somtimes generous additions to the game.
WiredKnight @ Aug 1st 2009 1:07AM
The only one blurring the lines here is you. DLC = Downloadable Content, it has nothing to do with how big it is or how much it costs.
R (XBL: Esoteric Lord) @ Aug 1st 2009 2:37AM
Its deceptive wording. "There is only war" is free to anyone that bought DoW 2 at any point in time, from any source.
sk4r @ Aug 1st 2009 1:16AM
Retail is still cheaper for me, even after this discount.
Blank-Mage @ Aug 1st 2009 1:30AM
Sweet, I've been thinking about getting Dawn of War 2 for a while, this clinches it.