Dawn of War II just got a fairly sizeable multiplayer update. Know what that means? Means it's time for an even bigger multiplayer update.

Relic announced today the "There is Only War" update, which sometime "this summer" is going to introduce some new multiplayer features to the game, including eight new multiplayer maps, a spectator mode and a range of balance changes to the game's units.

Sadly, it doesn't appear any of the maps are truly "new" in the sense they feature new environments or terrain, but then, this update will be free. You can't argue with free. To test out the changes, existing DoWII players will be able to enter an open beta for the update, details on which will be released in a few weeks' time.

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