List of Relic Entertainment games

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Relic Entertainment is a Canadian video game developer based in Vancouver and founded in June 1997 by Alex Garden and Luke Moloney. [1] After its debut title Homeworld (1999), the company developed two more games, Impossible Creatures (2003) and Homeworld 2 (2003), and signed a contract with publisher THQ for an additional two games. [2] Before either game was released, however, Relic was bought by THQ in May 2004 for US$10.2 million in cash; [3] the company was renamed THQ Canada, with "Relic Entertainment" used as a marketing brand by the studio. [4] THQ published the next five games by the company. A few months after being purchased, Relic released its first licensed title, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War (2004). It released two more original titles in 2006, The Outfit and Company of Heroes , before transitioning to focus on further titles and expansion packs in the Warhammer 40,000 and Company of Heroes franchises.

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In December 2012, THQ declared bankruptcy and began selling off its properties and subsidiary companies; THQ Canada was auctioned to Sega in January 2013, for US$26.6 million, along with the rights to the Company of Heroes franchise. [5] [6] [7] The studio was then renamed back to Relic Entertainment. [6] [8] Since joining Sega, Relic has released one more title in both the Warhammer and Company of Heroes franchises, both published by Sega, as well as Age of Empires IV . It is currently developing Company of Heroes 3 , to be published by Sega. [9]

Games

List of games
TitleDetails
Homeworld

Original release date:
September 28, 1999 [10] 		Release years by system:
1999 – Windows [10]
2015 – macOS (Homeworld Remastered) [11]
Notes:
Impossible Creatures

Original release date:
January 7, 2003 [14] 		Release years by system:
2003 – Windows [14]
Notes:
Homeworld 2

Original release date:
September 16, 2003 [17] 		Release years by system:
2003 – Windows [17]
2004 – macOS [17]
Notes:
  • Real-time strategy game
  • Published by Sierra Studios [17]
  • Part of the Homeworld series
  • Remastered versions of the game and Homeworld released as Homeworld Remastered Collection (2015) by Gearbox Software [13]
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War

Original release date:
September 20, 2004 [18] 		Release years by system:
2004 – Windows [18]
Notes:
The Outfit

Original release date:
March 13, 2006 [22] 		Release years by system:
2006 – Xbox 360 [22]
Notes:
Company of Heroes

Original release date:
September 12, 2006 [23] 		Release years by system:
2006 – Windows [23]
2007 – Mobile phones [24]
2012 – macOS [25]
Notes:
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II

Original release date:
February 19, 2009 [29] 		Release years by system:
2009 – Windows [29]
2016 – macOS, Linux [30]
Notes:
  • Tactical role-playing game
  • Published by THQ [29]
  • Part of the Warhammer 40,000 series
  • Two standalone expansion packs published by THQ: Chaos Rising (2010) and Retribution (2011), as well as smaller downloadable add-ons [31] [32]
  • Original game and expansion packs included in Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II Master Collection (2011), and with additional add-ons in Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II Grand Master Collection (2011) [33] [34]
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine

Original release date:
September 6, 2011 [35] 		Release years by system:
2011 – Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 [35]
Notes:
  • Third-person shooter
  • Published by THQ [35]
  • Part of the Warhammer 40,000 series
Company of Heroes 2

Original release date:
June 25, 2013 [36] 		Release years by system:
2013 – Windows [36]
2015 – macOS, Linux [37]
Notes:
  • Real-time strategy game
  • Published by Sega [36]
  • Part of the Company of Heroes series
  • Three expansion packs published by Sega: The Western Front Armies (2014), Ardennes Assault (2014) and The British Forces (2015) [38] [39] [40]
  • Original game and expansions included in Company of Heroes 2: Master Collection [41]
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III

Original release date:
April 27, 2017 [42] 		Release years by system:
2017 – Windows, macOS, Linux [42] [43]
Notes:
  • Real-time strategy game
  • Published by Sega [42]
  • Part of the Warhammer 40,000 series
Age of Empires IV

Original release date:
October 28, 2021 [44] [45] 		Release years by system:
2021 – Windows [44]
Notes:
Company of Heroes 3

Proposed release date:
February 23, 2023 [9] [47] 		Proposed system release:
2023 – Windows [9] [47]
Notes:
  • Real-time strategy game
  • To be published by Sega
  • Part of the Company of Heroes series

Cancelled

TitleDetails
Company of Heroes Online

Cancellation date:
March 31, 2011 [48] 		Proposed system release:
N/A
Notes:
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2

Cancellation date:
January 22, 2013 [49] 		Proposed system release:
N/A
Notes:
  • Part of the Warhammer 40,000 series
  • Planned sequel to Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine [49]
  • Project cancelled before development officially started when THQ sold Relic and abandoned rights to the Warhammer 40,000 franchise [49]

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