LinkedIn photo sparks theories of Warhammer 40,000: Dawn Of War sequel or remakes

Fans already suspect a new Warhammer 40,000: Dawn Of War game is happening and a LinkedIn photo only further emboldens that theory.

While fans of real-time strategy games and Warhammer Fantasy have been able to enjoy Total War: Warhammer 3 and its various expansions over the last few years, those who prefer the more sci-fi Warhammer 40,000 universe haven’t been so fortunate.

Not counting a 2021 mobile only game that’s since been shut down, the last Warhammer 40,000 real-time strategy game was 2017’s Dawn Of War 3, which was developed by Company Of Heroes 3 studio Relic Entertainment and published by Sega.

Last year, Relic split from Sega and became wholly independent, but there’s some renewed hope that the studio could return to the Dawn Of War series. The reason for this? A single photo posted to LinkedIn.

For context, said photo was uploaded to LinkedIn by one Dominik Dolenec, a managing partner at Emona Capital, and shows him visiting the Nottingham headquarters of Warhammer company Games Workshop.

How is this related to Relic Entertainment? Well, when Relic went independent, it was able to do so by partnering with Emona Capital, securing funding to help keep its doors open.

Dolenec can also be seen wearing a shirt bearing Relic’s logo, which he confirmed in the comments section of his post, possibly indicating that he’s visiting on behalf of the studio.

Additionally, Dolenec thanks Games Workshop’s head of licencing Owen Rees for ‘sharing the magic of Warhammer with us’ (even tagging him in the post) and says, ‘Looking forward to deepening our partnership in years to come.’

All in all, it’s not unreasonable to assume that Emona and Relic intend to work on a new Warhammer project. Considering Emona previously expressed an interest in investing in Relic’s existing portfolio of games (via Game Developer), it’s possible the studio will return to the Dawn Of War series, either with a new sequel or remakes of the older games.

In fact, some fans believe a Dawn Of War 4 is already in the works. Last month, allegedly leaked screenshots from a market research survey made their way online, which Warhammer aficionados say depict terrain seen in other Warhammer 40,000 games.

If the sequel does exist, it begs the question of whether Relic will retain Dawn Of War 3’s MOBA elements or ditch them entirely for a more traditional real-time strategy experience.

At the time of its release, Dawn Of War 3 proved to be something of a mixed bag, scoring highly among critics but failing to resonate with most fans. 10 months after launch, Relic admitted that the game had underperformed and, as a result, the studio halted its development (via Rock Paper Shotgun).

If there was a time to bring back Dawn Of War, though, now is perhaps the best time to do it. Last year’s Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 shooter was enough of a hit for developer Saber Interactive to consider a sequel (via IGN) and Amazon is set to make a Warhammer 40,000 TV show, with Henry Cavill on board as a producer.

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