Civilization V also was a big seller as a PC exclusive, and the same goes for Metro 2033 and Warhammer.

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Over 700 boys and men, and one woman, crossed swords over eight games, including Counter Strike: Source, Warhammer and StarCraft Brood War.

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His work with Sascha Dikiciyan on Warhammer 40, 000: Space Marine Original Soundtrack proved to be one of the best soundtracks of that year.

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Despite this, it said, it had never claimed to have rights over the ways in which the terms "warhammer" or "space marine" were used in day-to-day speech.

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