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Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War III: Our impressions show strong story but confusing introduction

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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I figured the first mission of Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III would be easy. But even on a normal setting, I had to play the mission three times before I beat it. It wasn’t particularly hard, but a mild difficulty level and my complete befuddlement about what to do contributed to the need to replay it.

The long-awaited real-time strategy game for the PC from Relic Entertainment and Sega Europe debuts when Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III hits April 27. And the companies are holding an open beta test from Friday, April 21 to 10 a.m. Pacific on Monday, April 24. (Here’s a video of how well I did).

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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.