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Dawn of War IV Closed Beta
Deep Silver sets the closed beta for October 21–26, with 1v1 Skirmish against AI throughout and scheduled 1v1 Multiplayer; applying does not guarantee access.
What the official beta page confirms
Deep Silver says the Dawn of War IV Closed Beta will run from October 21 through October 26, ahead of the announced December 3 launch. The schedule follows the game’s earlier Community Playtests and Battlefield Reports, but it is a separate, newly announced testing window. The publisher describes this as an expansion of player testing; it does not publish the number of available places or a selection rate.
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The page names two ways to play. 1v1 Skirmish against AI will be available throughout the beta, while 1v1 Multiplayer will run only in scheduled sessions. Exact session times will be shared with selected participants. The announcement therefore does not promise continuous multiplayer access for the whole window, and it does not identify the selected factions, maps, match rules or balance changes.
How applications and access work
People who took part in earlier Dawn of War IV playtests are already on the testing list and should watch their inbox for the next steps. Existing Dawn of War IV newsletter subscribers should expect an application survey and more information by email. Everyone else must sign up for the newsletter before October 18 and confirm their email address; Deep Silver says application materials, a survey and next-step information will be sent from October 12.
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Selection is not automatic: the publisher says places are limited and an application does not guarantee a spot. Selected participants may discuss their Closed Beta experience only under the beta NDA. Recording, livestreaming, taking screenshots or sharing gameplay footage is prohibited, and there will be no private beta Discord. The source does not state the number of available places, a selection rate, exact multiplayer session times, or the selected factions and maps; selection is not guaranteed, and discussion remains subject to the beta NDA and footage restrictions.
At a glance
No cost, build time, hit points, range, damage or squad size here — none of it has been published, by anyone. The game has not shipped and no playable build has produced figures that can be checked. Those rows appear the day the numbers exist.