It may look beautiful, but this floating rock is a battleground in Chaos Rising

The first developer diary has been released for Dawn of War 2's expansion pack called Chaos Rising.  The five minute video covers quite a bit about the game, giving us a good overview of what to expect when it hits the PC next March.

The corruption system, the in game mechanic to choose between good and evil, is explained in greater detail - showing you the benefits or negatives of choosing between one or the other.  Also detailed is a new hero unit named Jonah the Librarian, who not only has new weapons and armor, but offers the unique ability to morph spells into different types.

We get a glimpse at the new environments and a bit of the backstory as well.  Overall the expansion pack looks to be shaping up nicely, the only problem I see now is - it's not March yet.

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This is madness!  THIS IS CHAOS RISING!  

We just received a fresh batch of screenshots for the upcoming Dawn of War 2 expansion: Chaos Rising.  In it we see the demons from beneath planet Aurelia slaughtering our poor Space Marines in epic combat.

But screenshots are so 1990's.  Feast your eyes then on the bloody trailer for the expansion, and then cry to the heavens as you can't play this right now.  Just don't yell too loud, or one of those demons riding another demon might come and get you.

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Dawn of War 2's first expansion pack called Chaos Rising is set to hit the game in March of next year.  IGN was lucky enough to get their hands on it already, and so far it sounds like there's quite a few game changers here.

The game raises the unit level cap from twenty to thirty, and you'll be able to bring your old characters from the first campaign with you.  Sadly, you'll lose your unique items and armor in doing so.  The good news is Chaos Rising adds a ton of new items to acquire, including Chaos based ones.

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Dawn of War 2: The Last Stand is out right now, simply fire up Steam and you'll be updated to the latest version of the game and all the co-op goodness it contains.  Need the lowdown on just what you are getting?  Then check out this post on the official community blog.

As you may know, we're going to have a Games for Windows Co-Op Night this Friday Starting at 9PM EDT.  While Relic is holding their own contest, we thought we'd have a little contest of our own - courtesy of the Games for Windows team.

Dawn of War 2's free update goes live on Wednesday, and with it comes a brand new survival mode called The Last Stand.  If you read our preview from PAX and checked out the video, you know what to expect.  Three players team up and face off against 20 rounds full of enemies and surprises.  

What's more, players can level up their character and unlock unique items and bonuses for use in the game.   To celebrate the launch Relic is holding a contest where you can win a signed poster, a miniature, and a t-shirt.  The only thing you need to do is reach and complete wave 20!  And in the true spirit of co-op, each member of your team wins the same prizes.

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If you've visited the official Dawn of War 2 website in the past few days, you may have noticed a fresh facelift.  Hot on the heels of the Chaos Rising expansion announcement is a redesign that reflects the upcoming co-op expansion to Dawn of War 2.  

It appears that snow and ice are going to play a big part in the game, as the website and accompanying screenshots show plenty of the white powder - and I don't mean Ork crack.  THQ has also released a 30 second teaser trailer for the game, though there's little to no gameplay available.  

We're still waiting on official word of a release date, as of now we'd pin it in February or March, despite the lack of retail listings.  If all this Dawn of War 2 media gets you in the mood to play, you only have a two more weeks to wait for the upcoming Last Stand content pack.

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It looks like we were right on the money, as Relic and THQ have officially announced the first single player and multiplayer expansion pack for Dawn of War 2.  The expansion is called Chaos Rising, and it features Chaos Space Marines of the Black Legion as the main enemy.  

The expansion will deliver an all new co-op campaign as well as raising the level cap of your units from 20 to 30.  Players can use their existing squads from the first campaign in the second.  You can also expect to find all of the races gaining new units, as well as the Chaos playable in online versus.  

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Members of the Dawn of War 2 community, including Co-Optimus, have received a mysterious package from THQ.  In it is a Chaos Terminator Lord figure from the Warhammer 40k universe, the exact same one seen here from Games Workshop.  RelicNews think this points to an imminent announcement of an expansion.

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We broke the news last month that Relic would be unveiling their new co-op mode called The Last Stand at PAX 2009 this year.  Co-Optimus was there as Relic opened the curtains to the three player add-on for their game.  The mode can best be described as a survival mode with persistent progression and a focus on scoring for three players in co-op.

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Just like we previously discovered, Dawn of War 2 is getting a brand new cooperative mode to go along with it's most excellent co-op campaign.  Announced today, The Last Stand puts players in control of a hero unit against waves and waves of enemies.  Players choose between a Space Marine Captain, and Eldar Farseer or an Ork Mekboy for their character.  Each one will have their own unique advantages and disadvantages of play - and together they create a well balanced team.

We have the first teaser trailer of the mode as well as screenshots.  There's no word on release date, but when it's released you'll get two new maps and a bunch of bug fixes.  From what we can tell this content will be free.

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