“This is truly a historic day for both EA and Mythic as we prepare to send more copies of WAR to retailers than any other newly launched MMORPG in North America and Europe. Over the course of our beta, over a million gamers throughout the world sent a clear signal to us - they want WAR, and we are more than happy to oblige them,” said Mark Jacobs, co-founder and general manager of Mythic Entertainment. “In three days the real battle begins – we have declared September 18th the ‘Day of Reckoning,’ and WAR will soon be upon us!”

WAR set a company record for the most retail pre-orders placed by consumers for a PC title in EA’s 26 year history. Overall, the company has sold 1.5 million units of WAR to retailers.

The information trickle has become, well... less trickle-ish.

For those of you, like myself, slavishly devoted to the Warhammer IP and following the development of Warhammer Online like some sort of digital messiah, WAR's website has finally been updated with the first two of six race descriptions: Dwarves and Greenskins.

Expanding on the "tanking classes" update, the army pages provide more Warhammerish-fluff on the available races, and a better idea of the flavor involved in the game.

So named because of the color of their waxy skin, the greenskins are savagery personified. They are ill-tempered, primitive, and live only to fight. In the absence of another foe, greenskins will eventually turn on one another for want of violence. In their culture, might makes right and the weakest members of society are one false step away from being dinner.

The greenskins have no homeland to speak of. They capture other race's settlements and then make those places their own, decorating them with tribal graffiti, wood and scrap materials fashioned into crude symbols, and oftentimes, the bones of those they have slain. This leads to a very unique form of architecture that is distinctively ramshackle.

Periodically, a powerful Orc Warboss will unite the greenskin tribes into a single swarming mass called a "Waaagh!", named for the common greenskin battle-cry. In a Waaagh! , the greenskins unite into a stampede of frenzied Orcs, Goblins and Snotlings bent on destroying everything they encounter. Save for pure Chaos itself, there is no force in the Warhammer world as devastating as a Waaagh! set in motion.

Ah, the savagery that is the Waaagh. My eyes mist up at the memories.

We'll keep you updated on all the newest happenings of this greatly-anticipated challenger to the Warcraft hegemony.]]> Tue, 08 Aug 2006 08:15:00 -0500 Shiva Stella http://www.gamebump.com/go/new_warhammer_mark_of_chaos_screens http://www.gamebump.com/go/new_warhammer_mark_of_chaos_screens http://www.gamebump.com/go/new_warhammer_mark_of_chaos_screens# This article was originally published on Gaming Horizon, GameBump's predecessor. Certain formatting, imaged, and embedded content may have been lost in the transition process.

"We're extremely proud of the world-wide critical acclaim that the million-unit-selling Dawn of War franchise has received to-date," said Ron Moravek, general manager, Relic Entertainment. "With this latest expansion, we've taken feedback from the players to create a powerful, action-orientated single- and multiplayer experience that is enriched by the quality and depth of the Warhammer 40,000 universe. Dawn of War will be forever reforged for the Greater Good!"

The expansion pack name is currently unannounced, but expect more information later down the road. It is expected to hit retail stores in fall.