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CALABASAS HILLS, Calif. - Sept. 20, 2004 - Today THQ announced the release of Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War. The anticipated real-time strategy title, based on the popular universe of Warhammer 40k has shipped to retail today, much to everyone's delight.

"We are extremely proud that Dawn of War marks THQ's inaugural release with the talented team at Relic," said Jack Sorensen, executive vice president of worldwide studios, THQ. "With its epic, visually stunning combat scenarios, Dawn of War delivers a whole new level of action to the RTS genre." In Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War, players are provided the opportunity to command four highly unique races, including Humanity's finest - the Space Marines, the villainous traitors of man - the Chaos Space Marines, the savage beasts - the Orks, or the psychic and technologically advanced alien warriors - the Eldar. With each race it is vital to master their distinct abilities, weapons, and tech tree to eradicate the enemy and rule the known universe.

Featuring some excellent gameplay and interesting characters, you'll want to pick up Dawn of War as soon as it hits a store shelf near you.