THQ today announced plans to release a multiplayer beta for Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II, the Real-time strategy (RTS) game from Relic Entertainment.

The beta will be hosted via Steam and offered exclusively to Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Soulstorm owners on January 21, followed by a worldwide public release on January 28. The beta will feature all four playable races, five multiplayer maps, and Microsoft’s Games for Windows - Live TrueSkill Matchmaking.