Relic Entertainment

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Relic Entertainment is the game development company responsible for the Homeworld series, Impossible Creatures, The Outfit, Company of Heroes, and the Dawn of War series.

1 History
2 Dawn of War and Beyond
3 Location
4 Staff
5 Games
6 External links

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History

According to Relic's overview of the company, Relic was started in 1997 by Alex Garden and Luke Moloney in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Their first title, Homeworld, was released to critical acclaim and successful sales. Though they did not immediately continue working on the franchise (Sierra Entertainment, the game's publisher owned the rights), the game did have a spin-off, Homeworld: Cataclysm, developed by Barking Dog Studios 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 27th April, 2004, publisher THQ announced it was acquiring Relic in an all-cash transaction, completing in early May, 2004.

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Dawn of War and Beyond

Relic then released Dawn of War, an RTS 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 2005, Relic announced a new PC RTS game, Company of Heroes, as well as an expansion for Dawn of War entitled Dawn of War: Winter Assault. This expansion has since been released. A second Dawn of War expansion, Dawn of War: Dark Crusade, is due for release in the third quarter of 2006. Soon after, Relic also announced a new Xbox 360-based action game titled The Outfit. Both new games are set in World War II Europe. 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.

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Location

Relic Entertainment's current Base of Operations.

Relic is located in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, the actual building being occupied has changed, since Relic usually operate in a more Ninja-like fashion then some less hip game companies, and so need a new hideout every so often.

A top down view of thier current situational location is located on the right.

Be warned! one "Pike" may be located in the vicinity. Going too close to the building may be hazardous!

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