Relic Says Dawn of War 3 Underperformed, Shifting Focus to Other Projects

Relic Entertainment has halted further development of Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War III and has shifted its focus to other projects.

Relic released a statement to Eurogamer, noting that although the game has a dedicated player base, the game did not hit the team's sales targets. The title has not picked up enough steam post-launch for Relic to justify further development.

"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," Relic explained in its statement. "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 the statement suggests the studio is still sorting out the game's future, as far as Eurogamer understands, Relic has no plans for additional content. This means no new expansions and no additional races will be added to the game in the future.

For more on Dawn of War III, be sure to check out IGN's review of the RTS/MOBA hybrid.

In addition to an unannounced project, Relic is currently at work on Age of Empires IV, which was announced last year at Gamescom.

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