THQ Ships Warhammer® 40,000™: Dawn of War® – Soulstorm™

AGOURA HILLS, Calif.-THQ Inc. (NASDAQ:THQI) today announced that Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Soulstorm, the next hybrid standalone expansion in Relic Entertainment's critically acclaimed Dawn of War Real-Time Strategy (RTS) franchise, has shipped exclusively for Windows PC to retail outlets worldwide. Featuring an intense interplanetary campaign along with the debut of air units, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Soulstorm delivers an immersive strategic experience with two new armies for an unprecedented total of nine playable factions. Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Soulstorm is now available for a suggested retail price of $39.99.

"As one of the best-selling RTS series, the Dawn of War franchise is renowned for its intense action oriented gameplay," said Brad Carraway, director, global brand management, THQ. "As the next Dawn of War chapter, Soulstorm takes it to next level, offering RTS gamers an unprecedented depth of gameplay with nine playable armies and air units, and the ability to play Soulstorm by itself, or extend their multiplayer experience if played with any of the other games in the Dawn of War series."

"In Dawn of War - Soulstorm, we're giving fans an incredible amount of new content with two all-new races and an extensive campaign across an entire star system," said Tarrnie Williams, general manager, Relic Entertainment. "With the debut of air units across all the armies and multiplayer achievements, we've given players of all levels a tremendous amount of strategic options to experience."

About Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Soulstorm

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Soulstorm is set in Games Workshop's (LSE:GAW) Warhammer 40,000 universe - a dark, futuristic, fantasy setting where armies of technologically advanced warriors, fighting machines and hordes of implacable aliens wage constant war - and is played by millions worldwide. Executive produced and co-developed by Relic Entertainment in association with Iron Lore Entertainment, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Soulstorm is a hybrid standalone expansion - enabling gamers to play Soulstorm by itself or expand their multiplayer experience when playing the game with any of the other titles in the Dawn of War series. Featuring two all-new armies - the malicious Dark Eldar and the fierce Sisters of Battle - Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Soulstorm offers an unprecedented total of nine playable races through the single player experience or expanded multiplayer experience. In addition to new units across each of the seven existing races, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Soulstorm will incorporate air units for the first time and introduce multiplayer medals, adding a whole new level of depth to online battles. The revolutionary meta-game introduced in Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade is further expanded to an interplanetary scale in Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Soulstorm, allowing players to battle across an entire star system. A downloadable single player demo is now widely available on fileplanet.com and other sites worldwide.

About Games Workshop

Games Workshop is the world's largest tabletop wargames company. Based in Nottingham, UK, it designs, manufactures and distributes its range of Warhammer and Warhammer 40,000 games, miniature soldiers, novels and resin models through more than 340 of its own Hobby centers, mail order, Internet and independent retail channels in more than 50 countries worldwide. Further details on the company can be obtained at www.games-workshop.com. Games Workshop, Warhammer, Warhammer 40,000, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Soulstorm, the foregoing marks' respective logos, and all associated marks, logos, places, names, creatures, races and race insignia/devices/logos/symbols, vehicles, locations, weapons, units and unit insignia, characters, products, illustrations and images are either®, and/or ®. Games Workshop Ltd 2000-2008. Used under license. All Rights Reserved.

About THQ

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