As the third stand-alone title in the Dawn of War series, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III is an upcoming real time strategy game that is scheduled for release in 2017. Created by long-time series developer Relic Entertainment, the third entry in the franchise is being produced by Sega in partnership with Games Workshop - the creators of the Warhammer 40,000 universe. I spoke to Matt Kernachan (Producer, Relic Entertainment) in order to get more information about his game, what it's like working under the directive of Sega as opposed to THQ (the defunct publisher under which the previous two Dawn of War games were published), as well as how the series sits alongside Total War: Warhammer by Creative Assembly - another Sega owned studio. Enjoy!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3NmuuVym8o
What is your background in games development, and what have you done prior to Dawn of War 3?
My background goes quite far back. I began making games in 1996, I believe. I used to work for Electronic Arts making sports games. I left the industry for a little while... started with Relic, and have been with Relic for about 11 years now. I’ve since shipped the original Dawn of War, Company of Heroes 1, Company of Heroes 2, and Dawn of War 2. And now I’...