THQ Inc. announced that Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II marked its first week debut as the best selling PC game across major video game markets worldwide, including the US, UK, France, Germany, Spain and Australia. "We have built 'Dawn of War' into a PC gaming franchise based on the Warhammer 40,000 universe," said Brian Farrell, THQ president and CEO. 

Games Workshop is a tabletop wargames company. Based in Nottingham, UK, it designs, manufactures and distributes its range of Warhammer and Warhammer 40,000 games, miniature soldiers, novels and resin models through more than 340 of its own Hobby centers, mail order, Internet and independent retail channels in more than 50 countries."We are pleased with consumers' strong response to Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II across many of our key markets and believe the game's success clearly demonstrates our primary objective of delivering high quality games with strong global appeal. Warhammer 40,000 is a rich and growing universe and we look forward to expanding our offerings based on this brand in the future."