The Eldar were no doubt there to try and put a stop to it, or have the Farseer (the chick who got the chainsword to the chest) act as a beacon for something. The end of the Gamespot trailer is a Tyranid reveal, and that swarmy stuff is toxic gas swirling about. They then proceed through a number of subsequent steps, most of which involve murderous rampaging, all of which lead to the death of a world. Essentially, they're acclimatising the planet for themselves, which is not so pretty for the natural inhabitants or.invadees. The latest 40k rulebook clearly outlines, in handy-dandy chart form, that the first step of any Tyranid invasion is to release toxic spores into the atmosphere. I'm a little out of touch with Tyranid lore myself, despite having a small 'nid 40K army in the cupboard that I've never used or painted, so I'll hand you over to helpful RPS reader Nick Halme to explain all: Also, see beneath the cut for further, and very strong corroboration that 'They' are indeed our much-desired Big Uglies). And 'oh, it's Chaos again' just wouldn't seem to suit that sort of dramatic cliffhanger. (It may just be video blur, but I'm feeling wishful. Dawn of War II was released in North America on Februand in Europe on Febru. It is the sequel to the Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War video game series.

And what's that sky-swarm thingy at the end? Could it be? Could it really be. Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II is a real-time strategy/tactical role-playing computer game developed by Relic Entertainment and published by THQ for Microsoft Windows based on the fictional Warhammer 40,000 universe. This one, though, is oodles of bloody fun. Normally I have no time for cinematic trailers.

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