PALGN writes: "You have to feel sorry for the general public in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. No public holidays, trips to the beach or vegging out on the sofa with a brand new box set for them. Instead, they have a never-ending onslaught of tetchy aliens, crazed robot armies and the mucus splattered forces of Chaos kicking their door down at three in the morning. Talk about stressed. A typical Monday morning on the grim, battle-scarred front line with the titanic forces of galaxy-hopping species colliding in desperate battle for survival can't be much fun, now can it? Unfortunately, things aren't going to be settling down any time soon. Dawn of War - Soulstorm brings the sprawling slug-fest of W40K to the Kaurava system, traps nine increasingly shirty races in a Warp Storm and sees who's left standing at the end of it all.
Soulstorm is, of course, the standalone fourth installment of the Dawn of War series of real-time strategy games, following on from the original Dawn of War and its two subsequent expansions, Winter Assault and Dark Crusade. Two new factions, the Sisters of Battle and the Dark Eldar, are introduced, along with a new flying unit for every pre-existing faction. There's a campaign mode, featuring a non-linear, Risk-like map for you to scuffle over, more than a hundred skirmish maps, online multiplayer and a few other bits and pieces as well. There's no doubt that Soulstorm is a very full package, but the question remains: is there life left in the old dog yet?"
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"This week when I was scrolling through my Steam library for a game to play I was stumped, until I found a mod which brought fresh air to an old classic. The game was the legendary Dawn of War series by Relic. The Dawn of War expansions; Winter Assault, Dark Crusade and Soulstorm along with other stand-alone titles like Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine, give the universe the justice it rightly deserved."
The Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War franchise is free to play this weekend and to celebrate Relic have added some new content. From September 24 10AM PDT through to September 27 1PM PDT, Dawn of War I and II, plus all expansions, are free to play on Steam.
