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The multiplayer beta for Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II – Retribution will begin on January 31, publisher THQ has announced today.
The beta will feature all six multiplayer races including the new Imperial Guard faction, and is expected to run from January 31 through February 24. The beta is designed to test the new Steamworks networking and matchmaking features and to help balance the multiplayer mode.
All new units for each race will be available in the beta along with the new multiplayer maps which ship with Retribution.
Global press and community members will be given access on January 31, with the beta expanding to include everyone who has pre-ordered the game on Steam to date on February 1. Finally, anyone who has bought a Dawn of War game through Steam or has registered a Dawn of War II product on their Steam account will automatically receive an invite on February 8.
Feedback from the beta will be used to create a day-zero balancing patch.
Dawn of War II – Retribution will be released March 4 for PC.
