Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III is an upcoming real-time strategy title for the PC.
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Dawn of War III is Relic’s long-awaited return to Warhammer 40,000

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Space marines, Orks, and the Eldar about to clash again on a mysterious planet called Acheron. The combat will be beautiful and intense. Welcome, once again, to the Warhammer 40,000 universe and the latest real-time strategy game from Sega.

Sega’s Relic Entertainment is showing off Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III this week at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) trade show. Philippe Boulle, game director at Relic Entertainment, is breathing a sigh of relief that he is finally able to start talking about title. Relic has been making real-time strategy games on the PC for 17 years, and it last released a Dawn of War title, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II, in 2009. So, a lot of pent-up demand exists for something new, Boulle said. And it’s his job to make sure that those fans get what they want.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.