The iconic and often-imitated-but-never-improved banger of a game, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War, has today been announced to be receiving a hot new Definitive Edition re-release to rocket it into the modern gaming sphere.
Not quite a remaster, absolutely not a remake, the Definitive Edition seeks to consolidate the games fractured existence into one simple client, with all the lovely modern trimmings one would expect for a game:
The award winning and genre-defining classic RTS game has not ceased to be available on online stores, it’s just become a bit unwieldly with regards to how it runs – the main issue this super edition hopes to solve.
As far as features and improvements go, it is a doozy of a list, so strap in:
- Four classic Dawn of War Campaigns
- Nine unique armies
- Over 200 maps
- Proper 4k support
- Upscaled textures
- Image-based lighting
- World lighting
- Unit reflections
- Improved shadows
- New unit gloss
- Emissive lighting
- Improved gameplay camera
- Upgraded HUD
- Optimised screen layout (for widescreen support, baby)
- Upgraded to a proper 64-bit platform
- Full compatibility with over 20-years of community mods
That’s a spicy meatball. Usually the word ‘definitive’ can feel a little mis-used – but in this case, it looks bang on.
Dawn of War as a series has had many highs (and lows) but the original has always held a special place in the hearts of many, so it is great to see a title like this act as equal parts celebration, and preservation. While no release date is set at this time, I am positively vibrating at the thought of getting my hands on this beauty.
Are you as excited as I am to see Dawn of War return? What faction is your favourite? Tell us all about it in the comments or on social media.
Known throughout the interwebs simply as M0D3Rn, Ash is bad at video games. An old guard gamer who suffers from being generally opinionated, it comes as no surprise that he is both brutally loyal and yet, fiercely whimsical about all things electronic. On occasion will make a youtube video that actually gets views. Follow him on YouTube @Bad at Video Games
