[BLOG] Relic Pulls Plug On Dawn Of War 3 Development

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[BLOG] Relic Pulls Plug On Dawn Of War 3 Development

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Developer Relic Entertainment has pulled resources from Dawn of War 3, in order to dedicate them to other projects.



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The move effectively freezes the Warhammer 40,000-universe RTS/MOBA hybrid as it is now. In a statement to Eurogamer, Relic Entertainment said: “While Dawn of War 3 has a dedicated player base, it didn’t hit the targets we were expecting at launch, and it hasn’t performed the way we had hoped since. When a game underperforms, plans need to change. With Dawn of War 3, we simply don’t have the foundation we need to produce major content. We’re working in close partnership with Sega and Games Workshop to determine the best course of action, while shifting focus to other projects within our portfolio.”



While that statement stops far short of saying that Relic is abandoning Dawn of War 3, it’s clear that will not be any further races, or indeed content of any sort added to the game. Dawn of War 3 may have been the victim of falling between two stools, with existing Dawn of War fans put off by its MOBA elements, and those MOBA elements failing to appeal to new players.



But the move at least allows Relic Entertainment to dedicate further resources to the new Age of Empires game it is developing for Microsoft.



It is a real shame though, I personally really enjoyed Dawn of War 3 and you can check out my gameplay at release last year below


You can also find Dawn of War 3 on STEAM here - http://store.steampowered.com/app/285190/Warhammer_40000_Dawn_of_War_III/
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