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Space Marines CGI Trailer
The official September 30 announcement brings Blood Ravens and Dark Angels together on Kronus and confirms the December 3 launch, while leaving the trailer’s gameplay details unverified.
What the official announcement confirms
The official Steam announcement published on September 30 presents a new Space Marines CGI trailer for Dawn of War IV. Its body states that the Blood Ravens and Dark Angels finally stand united in the battle for Kronus. That is a publisher announcement about the trailer’s subject and setting; it does not by itself establish a new multiplayer rule, unit statistic or balance change.
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The same source confirms the current launch plan: Dawn of War IV launches on December 3, 2026, while Commander Edition players can play three days early, from November 30. The date and early-access window are the concrete release information in the announcement. The linked video is referenced as a trailer, but it has not been treated as watched evidence in this report.
What remains outside the source
The announcement does not publish a shot-by-shot account, a complete Dark Angels roster, faction costs, campaign mission list or competitive matchup guidance. The Warhammer Community article published the same day adds narrative framing and names units visible in its text, but it remains a limited A6 announcement source; it does not replace KING Art or Deep Silver as the authority for gameplay values and balance.
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The reliable conclusion is therefore narrow: an official trailer announcement puts Blood Ravens and Dark Angels together on Kronus and repeats the December 3 launch with three-day Commander Edition access. Claims about what the CGI sequence shows, how the sub-faction plays or which army is stronger remain unverified until a source publishes those details in text or the game can be checked directly. The announcement confirms the trailer subject and dates but does not publish gameplay rules, a roster, balance values or a shot-by-shot account; the video was not treated as watched evidence.
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.