Dawn of War III has probably made enough money to cover its development cost, but the weakest critical reception of the entire series and abysmal user scores may be indicators that Relic Entertainment has definitely lost its touch.

Relic's Dawn of War 3 has failed to hit the expected targets at launch, so the company made a decision to leave it behind and focus on the future. Dawn of War 3 has fans but too few to warrant any new content. Relic Entertainment is currently working on a new Age of Empires game.

Dawn of War III will be free on Steam for anyone interested in a quick look at the game during the coming weekend. The free trial is paired with the game's latest update adding new maps and units along with minor fixes.

Relic's Dawn of War III released for Windows PC about a month and a half ago, and Feral Interactive didn't take long to adapt the game for Linux and Mac operating systems. Dawn of War III is launching for these systems today.

Relic shared two videos detailing Dawn of War III and its multiplayer mode. The videos feature a glimpse into the action and a tutorial on assembling a perfect army.

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 3 open beta will start on  on Friday, 21 April, and run until Monday, 24 April. All three of the game's factions will be available, along with five elite heroes each. Masters of War skins will also be available for everyone.

Dawn of War's pre-order trailer was posted to Sega's YouTube channel

Dawn of War 3 has a brand new trailer

All pretensions aside, Da Boyz know what's up. The Eldar blabbering about prophecy, Space Marines about duty and the Emperor - Da Boyz, they know it's all about a good fight and the race for a mystical pointy stick is as good an excuse as any.

First proper Dawn of War III gameplay video form an Eldar perspective