If you need a beta key for the Retribution Beta, you have a good chance to get it by registering at THQ.
just a short reminder.. for any1 interested in joining the beta of Retribution..
If you don’t have a previous game OR you want to play 1 week earlier you must register at this website: LINK
You have time until 25th Januray 2011.. Beta will start 1st and 8th February.
So, as reported on many website the dow 2 comunity is terrible, i my self never thought about registering on their forums, even if i like the games, coz of that, but since to enter the beta of retribution 1 week earlier i just registered.. good move, then since i was there i wanted to have a civilized discussion about retribution the game.. BAD MOVE.
It is ten years since the events of Chaos Rising and Sub-Sector Aurelia has been in a constant state of warfare with the Imperium struggling to retain control. The apparent betrayal of the chapter by Gabriel Angelos and his Space Marines has shaken the Blood Ravens and now the Imperial forces are beset on all sides by hostile aliens. Retribution allows the player to select the race of their choosing in a battle to determine the very survival or destruction of the entire sector. In addition to the multi race single player campaign, Dawn of War II – Retribution will also feature new multiplayer units, maps and the new playable Imperial Guard faction when it ships.
THQ today launches the Company of Heroes Online Open Beta for North America, with an exclusive in-game content package available for those creating accounts by September 8.
Developed by THQ’s Relic Entertainment studio, creators of the award-winning Company of Heroes and Dawn of War franchises, Company of Heroes Online is an online multiplayer Real-Time-Strategy game that is free to download and play. Building on the frenetic Real-Time-Strategy action of the original Company of Heroes, Company of Heroes Online offers army specialization, commander customization, and persistent progression. Players will enter each match with a unique selection of upgrades and hero units with new items and experience earned with every match played.
The Company of Heroes Online Open Beta features two different armies, the Allies and Axis, each with three different divisions offering players a choice of play style. The Open Beta features 17 different multiplayer maps, which will be split between 1v1, 2v2, 3v3 and 4v4 modes. Players of the Company of Heroes Online Open Beta will also be able to enjoy the single player campaign from Company of Heroes for free.
Users who register for the Company of Heroes Online Open Beta before September 8 will also receive an exclusive in-game item pack for free. This pack will include 3,000 free supply points to use in the shop, 500xp to level up the commander, one free hero unit and one free army item giving early adopters a head start on the competition.
Dawn of War 3 will be free to play and more mmo oriented a-la Company of Heroes Online, don’t hold your breath through since we won’t see anything before 2-3 years… Meanwhile they will release a new expansion for Dow 2 named retribution in march 2011.
The expansion will have new content, such as maps,units and the single player campaign will be playable by all the races not just space marines.. about the new multiplayer playable race.. speculation on the web point to a hybrid Inquisition-IG army..
Company of Heroes Online is an MMO real-time strategy computer game co-developed for Microsoft Windows by Relic Entertainment and Shanda. The game is to be released in China by fiscal 2010. Company of Heroes Online is going to be a completely persistent Company of Heroes campaign. Players will build their character up from private to general through new multiplayer cooperative missions, gameplay modes, and PvP combat across the battlefields of World War II. THQ has not disclosed any details about Company of Heroes Online being released outside Asia.
The game can be played in English by following simple instructions.
Note: Currently the game is in beta, dunno if it will be free to play after release.