Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 3 is real and in development at Relic

Seven years after the release of the classic real-time strategy game Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II, fans are finally getting a sequel. Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III is being developed by series veterans Relic Entertainment and published by Sega, the latter of which picked up the developer and the Warhammer 40K licence for $26.6 million (£18 million) at auction following the collapse of former publisher THQ in 2013.

Details on Dawn of War III are thin on the ground—there's no release date yet, not even a year—but Sega and Relic have dropped a CGI trailer, which shows Space Marines, Eldar, and Orks in the heat of battle. Sega promises that Dawn of War III will combine the large scale battles of Dawn of War with the in-depth customisation of Dawn of War II, although, without any gameplay footage, fans will have to take the publisher's promises with a large pinch of salt.

"Our biggest units ever? Check. Giant orbital lasers? Check. Base-building, epic heroes, huge battles, it's all in there," claimed Relic's Stephen MacDonald in a statement.

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