Relic (and Sega) have announced you can play the entire Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War franchise for free this weekend on Steam. Until Sunday, September 27 at 9pm BST, players will be able to play both Dawn of War titles for free with all expansions (Dark Crusade, Soulstorm, and Winter Assault for Dawn of War; Chaos Rising and Retribution for Dawn of War II), via Steam. Moreover, until September 28, you can buy both titles and all expansions with a 75% discount.
Relic has also announced two bonuses (The Temple of Cyrene, a brand new multiplayer map for Dawn of War, but also on 4 free bonus sets of Wargear for Dawn of War II), you can catch up on all the details below:
"The Temple of Cyrene is a brand new, official multiplayer map we're adding into the Dawn of War I rotation. This map will be playable in DoW I, as well as the Dark Crusade and Soulstorm expansions. The Temple of Cyrene sits on the blasted landscape of a world scoured clean by the Exterminatus of the Imperial Inquisition. Homeworld of Gabriel Angelos, Cyrene is now a ghost-world of ruined cities and ashen fields. Fight for supremacy amidst the remains of Cyrene's once-mighty temples. Claim the three critical locations at the heart of the ruins or drive into enemy bases and deliver annihilation.
In Dawn of War II, we're giving away four free sets of Wargear; The Vanguard, Sniper, Sternguard, and Destroyer, to equip in the main campaign that were previously only available as pre-order DLC, or as rare loot drops. Now everyone will be able to equip items like the Veteran's Grenades, Blade of Ulyus, Armor of the Destroyer, and many more to complete your sets!"
Sega has recently registered a domain for Dawn of War III. Is this promotion a prelude for some upcoming announcements?