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Games for Windows Co-Op Night March 2009 - Dawn of War 2

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March 17th, 2009 at 8PM Eastern 

 

This month's Games for Windows Co-Op Night features a brand new title on the PC, one that we thought very highly of.  Dawn of War 2 from developer Relic is an Action/RTS that puts players in the role of gritty space marines as they take on three different aliens in an epic battle for survival.  The entire campaign is playable in co-op - and we have the perfect night to meet up with friends to do just that.

We'll be playing on March 17th at 8PM Eastern on Games for Windows Live.


Amazon currently has the game for $39.99!

The Co-Op Experience:  Dawn of War 2 allows players to drop in and out of the hosts game, though they'll be required to start from the beginning of the mission.  Each player controls two squads of the four total.  

Two player co-op is supported over Games for Windows Live.  While the host player saves all the progress, both players can unlock achievements.

Dawn of War 2 has you creating a hero to lead three squads of space marines into battle.  Each squad is led by a hero unit who has their own unique personality and part in the story.  Some squads are better at carrying heavy weapons and laying down cover fire, others are assault marines capable of using jet packs to launch into battle.  Your hero, like these squads, is also flexible with his type.  He can be ranged with heavy guns, or up close and personal with a chainsaw.  Whatever your squads speciality is, you'll find yourself with a choice of deciding which ones to bring into a particular mission.  The missions are launched from a strategic map which players pick and choose battles.  These battles are time sensitive, meaning that choosing one battle over another may cause you to miss a unique item or resource.

 

Interesting Articles about Dawn of War 2:

 

Giveaway:

To celebrate we are giving away some goodies to you - our readers.  First up we are giving away 4GB of OCZ Platinum DDR2 RAM.  All you need to do is a leave a comment on this post and you'll be entered to win!  We'll draw the winners the night of the event!

We'll be updating this post soon with more prizes as they become available - so check back!

 

Update:  More Prizes added!   We'll be giving away 3 Func 1030 Gaming mousepads courtesy of Microsoft and the Games for Windows Live team!  Reply here or play with us on Tuesday night to automatically be entered!



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Jackel
4:37 PM
3/10/2009

Assuming my copy arrives from GoGamer in time, I'll be there for sure. Looking forward to giving this one a go.


bapenguin
6:00 PM
3/10/2009

It's a lot of fun, you won't be disappointed!


Anonymous
1:57 AM
3/11/2009

The coop campaign is simply amazing.


phrozenfearz
3:10 AM
3/11/2009

Wow, thanks for pointing out the Amazon.com deal! I've been wanting to pick this up...


markusmrkl
1:44 PM
3/11/2009

Absolutely great co-op game with RPG elements; very addicting! I love the Warhammer universe.


Zecon
5:14 PM
3/11/2009

Man this game has me tempted to finally go out an upgrade from my Nvidia geforce 6150, which really blows.


Jackel
5:47 PM
3/11/2009

Damn it.. Apparently GoGamer didn't ship the game until today. I doubt it'll even arrive here in time for Tuesday.


decyx
6:16 PM
3/11/2009

I've been playing through the co-op campaign and it's fantastic. Wish there was mod support though.


trifuzion
8:39 PM
3/11/2009

Dawn of War 2 is awesome! I think they're still being sold for $35.90 at GoGamer.com.


SquidLord
7:23 AM
3/12/2009

This might be enough to get me to play with random strangers!


dbat
12:15 AM
3/13/2009

I hope co-op is as good as they say =).


thatboyranin
4:26 AM
3/14/2009

i wont make it to the event, but can i still enter for the drawing?


Rogue_hunter
1:43 PM
3/14/2009

Almost done with the single player campaign, can't wait to finish it up with a buddy!


Leon
5:51 PM
3/14/2009

The game looks amazing! I really should upgrade my computer to play it


Jackel
5:41 PM
3/15/2009

I really hope my copy gets in. It should be at the Post Office here, but it takes them forever to sort the packages as they are tremendously overstaffed.


COG_Network
11:23 PM
3/15/2009

Ravenlock says...
Will try my best to make it to the co-op night. Probably shouldn't even enter the contest seeing as I just got that nifty pool cue (and I'm probably ineligible anyhow)... but I like RAM! ;)


COG_Network
12:43 AM
3/16/2009

MrBibbz says...
Dammit! I might be working that day ( can I haz chance to win the ram still? lol


MelbaToast
6:35 AM
3/16/2009

This game is amazing, I'll try my best to make it.


ragnar235
10:04 AM
3/16/2009

I have beaten the game in Seargent difficulty and am currently working on Captain. I have not yet tried the game in co-op, but I bet it is extremely fun. I will see if I can find a buddy to bring along.


Veregon
11:23 AM
3/16/2009

Sounds great, I haven't gotten a chance to try co-op yet so I'm in!


darkape
12:12 PM
3/16/2009

Hail Cooptimus for free stuff ^^


madjackal964
7:16 PM
3/16/2009

Cant Wait this is gona be amazing


Jackel
9:30 PM
3/16/2009

Sweet. My copy just arrived in the mail today. Installing it now, and I'll definitely be around for tomorrow night as long as the patches aren't too big.


JustinKase
10:59 PM
3/16/2009

Just picked this up - can hardly wait to try out co-op with my friends - looks AWESOME!


Prydefalcn
11:56 PM
3/16/2009

Excellent idea!


Rodzilla
1:41 AM
3/17/2009

Fun game. Been playing the single-player campaign and I hope I get a chance to try co-op.


COG_Network
3:14 AM
3/17/2009

mightbe says...
Great game! Can't wait to give it a whirl in co-op.


Aero
5:30 AM
3/17/2009

nice i wanna play


turls
11:52 AM
3/17/2009

darn it, I've got a meeting. Maybe I can show up later.


AditZza
1:22 PM
3/17/2009

wow,great game,i played a little of the co-op campaign and i wanna more!i just like it very much!cant wait to play more!


Moonshadow
3:15 PM
3/17/2009

Have to admit, the game was amazing. Lacked the skirmish and multilayer maps I was expecting, but the engine and game play was spectacular. I can't wait to see this game a few expansions in.


mightbe
5:23 PM
3/17/2009

So is there anything in particular we need to do to be added to the list of folks looking to play? Or just log into steam/live and host a game?


bapenguin
5:30 PM
3/17/2009

--- Replying to mightbe -----

Yup - pretty much. You can also send a friend invite to cooptimus, though it appears the friends of friends feature isn't on GFWLive.

I guess if you are looking to play, and need a partner, post your GT here.


Jackel
6:32 PM
3/17/2009

I'll be needing a partner....so maybe i'll steal Mightbe.

GT is: Jackel09 (I think I already added you as a friend Mightbe).

Just send me a msg on steam when you're ready to play


mightbe
8:41 PM
3/17/2009

Had a great time with Jackel tonight! I'll be back on in about 90 minutes looking for more of the hard mode co-op campaign.


Jackel
8:47 PM
3/17/2009

Yeah. I had a lot of fun playing this with Mightbe. Now if only the constant struggle of being a parent wasn't around....daughter kept deciding she wanted attention mid-game. Good luck to keeping your playing time up Bap once yours is here.


madjackal964
9:15 PM
3/17/2009

Yeah!!! completed on primarch with immunity...that was crazy fun.. good team work make this game a blast to play.


Jackel
1:20 PM
3/18/2009

Any word on who won the ram ?


bapenguin
1:27 PM
3/18/2009

--- Replying to Jackel -----

Gotta figure out how I'm going to do it first, some of the GFW Live stuff last night put a kink into my plans.


mightbe
12:41 PM
3/19/2009

Yeah, while it seems like DoWII did the GFW Live stuff *perfectly* (god I love you relic bitches), Live itself may not have all its ducks in a row.

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Release Date: 02.19.2009
Genre: RTS
ESRB: Mature

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