Relic Entertainment

=Overview=

Relic Entertainment is a game development company that specializes in 3d real-time strategy games and has released a number of innovative game. Relic has just released an expansion pack to Dawn of War, called Winter Assault.

=History=

Relic was started in and published by Sierra.

Their next title was Impossible Creatures , produced and released by Microsoft in 2002. It focused on a fictional environment during the 1930s, allowing players to design units from different anatomical parts of animals. The game was successful, though it did not receive the same attention as Homeworld .

In September 2003, a sequel Homeworld 2 was released. Although it boasted improved graphics and features and changed some elements of gameplay from the original, reviews cited some issues and did not score it as highly as its predecessor.

On April 27, 2004, publisher THQ announced it was acquiring Relic in an all-cash transaction, completing in early May, 2004.

=Dawn of War and Beyond=

Relic then released Dawn of War , an real-time strategy based on Games Workshop s popular Warhammer 40,000 franchise. The game was a success, receiving good reviews and in contention for game of the year in many magazines.

In early . Company of Heroes has received much attention from gaming press and has been awarded best of the show at E3 by many websites and magazines. The Outfit has received less attention.

=External Links=

*[http://forums.relicnews.com Official forums of Relic Entertainment] *[http://www.relicnews.com Relicnews Fansite] *[http://relicuniverse.com Relic Universe Fansite]