THQ and Relic Entertainment officially announced a sequel to their popular strategy game. Warhammer 40.000: Dawn of War II will introduce a new co-op gaming mode and will run on Relic’s Essence Engine 2.0, used in Company of Heroes, with improved graphics. 

Customers who bought Soulstorm, the latest add-on for Dawn of War, should get a chance to participate in beta testing of Dawn of War II multi-player mode.

The game should hit the shelves in Q1 2009.