<s>
Warhammer	B-Application
40,000	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dawn	I-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
III	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2017	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
game	O
with	O
multiplayer	O
online	O
battle	O
arena	O
influences	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Relic	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
stand-alone	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
Dawn	B-Language
of	I-Language
War	I-Language
series	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
new	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
since	O
Dawn	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Retribution	I-Application
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
on	O
April	O
27	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Feral	O
Interactive	O
released	O
macOS	B-Application
and	O
Linux	B-Application
versions	O
on	O
June	O
8	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Linux	B-Application
version	O
uses	O
both	O
the	O
OpenGL	B-Application
and	O
Vulkan	B-Application
graphics	I-Application
APIs	I-Application
,	O
while	O
the	O
macOS	B-Application
port	O
uses	O
Apple	O
's	O
Metal	B-Library
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
"	O
catastrophic	O
weapon	O
,	O
"	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Spear	O
of	O
Khaine	O
,	O
is	O
discovered	O
on	O
the	O
lost	O
planet	O
Acheron	O
,	O
and	O
three	O
forces	O
converge	O
on	O
the	O
planet	O
–	O
the	O
Blood	O
Ravens	O
Space	O
Marines	O
under	O
legendary	O
warrior	O
and	O
Chapter	O
Master	O
Gabriel	O
Angelos	O
,	O
the	O
Eldar	O
led	O
by	O
Farseer	B-Language
Macha	I-Language
(	O
with	O
both	O
heroes	O
returning	O
from	O
the	O
first	B-Language
game	I-Language
)	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
Ork	O
horde	O
led	O
by	O
Warboss	O
Gorgutz	O
(	O
his	O
fourth	O
appearance	O
,	O
after	O
Winter	B-Application
Assault	I-Application
,	O
Dark	B-Application
Crusade	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Soulstorm	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
reasons	O
unknown	O
,	O
the	O
Imperial	O
Inquisitor	O
Holt	O
has	O
ordered	O
the	O
Imperial	O
Navy	O
to	O
blockade	B-Application
the	O
planet	O
and	O
denies	O
Lady	O
Solaria	O
's	O
Imperial	O
Knight	O
House	O
Varlock	O
any	O
reinforcements	O
planetside	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Blood	O
Ravens	O
under	O
Chapter	O
Master	O
Gabriel	O
Angelos	O
run	O
the	O
blockade	B-Application
to	O
help	O
Lady	O
Solaria	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
before	O
Varlock	O
Keep	O
is	O
looted	O
by	O
Lieutenant	O
Gorgutz	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Autarch	O
Kyre	O
,	O
the	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
Biel-Tan	O
warhost	O
on	O
Cyprus	O
Ultima	O
,	O
summons	O
Farseer	B-Language
Macha	I-Language
to	O
aid	O
him	O
against	O
the	O
Orks	O
there	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
seized	O
the	O
Spirit	O
Stone	O
of	O
Farseer	O
Taldeer	O
(	O
Dark	B-Application
Crusade	I-Application
)	O
from	O
her	O
twin	O
brother	O
,	O
the	O
Eldar	O
Ranger	O
Ronahn	O
(	O
Retribution	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Farseer	B-Language
Macha	I-Language
,	O
however	O
,	O
does	O
not	O
trust	O
Kyre	O
,	O
and	O
secretly	O
begins	O
to	O
build	O
an	O
insurgency	B-Application
with	O
the	O
aid	O
of	O
Ronahn	O
,	O
who	O
pretended	O
to	O
cooperate	O
with	O
Kyre	O
as	O
his	O
spymaster	O
,	O
and	O
Jain	O
Zar	O
,	O
Phoenix	O
Lord	O
of	O
the	O
Howling	O
Banshees	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Inquisitor	O
is	O
incensed	O
at	O
the	O
damage	O
done	O
and	O
Gabriel	O
orders	O
Chaplain	O
Diomedes	O
(	O
Retribution	B-Application
)	O
to	O
stay	O
with	O
his	O
detachment	O
on	O
Helios	O
to	O
defend	O
it	O
and	O
oversee	O
repairs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Farseer	B-Language
Macha	I-Language
and	O
her	O
forces	O
prepare	O
to	O
assault	O
the	O
Blood	O
Ravens	O
on	O
Cyprus	O
Ultima	O
and	O
nearly	O
kill	O
both	O
Librarian	O
Orion	O
and	O
Gabriel	O
Angelos	O
when	O
a	O
meteor	O
shower	O
interrupts	O
the	O
battle	O
,	O
heralding	O
the	O
arrival	O
of	O
the	O
planet	O
Acheron	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Farseer	B-Language
Macha	I-Language
and	O
Ronahn	O
manage	O
to	O
have	O
an	O
audience	O
with	O
Gorgutz	O
(	O
after	O
killing	O
many	O
of	O
his	O
troops	O
)	O
and	O
convince	O
him	O
to	O
fight	O
Kyre	O
in	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
derail	O
Kyre	O
from	O
getting	O
to	O
the	O
true	O
surface	O
of	O
Acheron	O
where	O
the	O
Spear	O
is	O
kept	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Farseer	B-Language
Macha	I-Language
tasks	O
Gorgutz	O
with	O
destroying	O
the	O
Chaos	O
Spires	O
that	O
are	O
powering	O
the	O
Daemon	O
and	O
generating	O
the	O
Warp	O
Spawn	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
May	O
2016	O
,	O
seven	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Dawn	B-Language
of	I-Language
War	I-Language
II	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
executive	O
producer	O
,	O
Stephen	O
MacDonald	O
,	O
elements	O
from	O
both	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
Dawn	B-Language
of	I-Language
War	I-Language
games	O
will	O
be	O
featured	O
in	O
Dawn	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
macOS	B-Application
and	O
Linux	B-Application
ports	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Feral	O
Interactive	O
,	O
while	O
able	O
to	O
play	O
in	O
their	O
own	O
network	B-Architecture
,	O
are	O
n't	O
able	O
to	O
communicate	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
Windows	O
version	O
,	O
which	O
resulted	O
in	O
a	O
divide	O
in	O
the	O
small	O
playerbase	O
shortly	O
after	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
other	O
games	O
by	O
Relic	O
,	O
also	O
running	O
on	O
the	O
Essence	B-Application
Engine	I-Application
and	O
ported	O
to	O
other	O
platforms	O
by	O
Feral	O
,	O
have	O
featured	O
a	O
separate	O
network	B-Architecture
for	O
Unix-based	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Relic	O
developers	O
confirmed	O
these	O
claims	O
shortly	O
after	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
,	O
while	O
promising	O
to	O
maintain	O
game	B-Application
servers	I-Application
and	O
forums	B-Application
online	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
awarded	O
Warhammer	B-Application
40,000	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dawn	I-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
III	I-Application
a	O
score	O
of	O
8.0	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
Dawn	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
III	I-Application
builds	O
and	O
maintains	O
an	O
organic	O
tension	O
that	O
yields	O
huge	O
pay-offs	O
,	O
and	O
there	O
’s	O
nothing	O
else	O
quite	O
like	O
it.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Destructoid	O
awarded	O
it	O
7.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
Not	O
everything	O
works	O
(	O
especially	O
the	O
strict	O
adherence	O
to	O
the	O
core	O
concept	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
's	O
still	O
very	O
much	O
both	O
a	O
Warhammer	O
and	O
a	O
Dawn	B-Language
of	I-Language
War	I-Language
joint.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Hardcore	O
Gamer	O
awarded	O
it	O
4.5	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
Warhammer	B-Application
40,000	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dawn	I-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
III	I-Application
successfully	O
takes	O
the	O
best	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
two	O
games	O
and	O
blends	O
them	O
with	O
traditional	O
RTS	O
mechanics	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
game	O
with	O
deep	O
strategic	O
gameplay.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
scored	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
7.6/10	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
"	O
Relic	O
deserves	O
credit	O
for	O
not	O
simply	O
remaking	O
the	O
same	O
game	O
with	O
prettier	O
graphics	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
hybrid	O
approach	O
does	O
n’t	O
feel	O
as	O
strong	O
as	O
Dawn	B-Language
of	I-Language
War	I-Language
2	O
’s	O
memorable	O
tactical	O
focus.	O
"	O
</s>
