5/11/2023 0 Comments Will they make a homeworld 3![]() Blackbird also competed for the IP, but lost to Gearbox. Gearbox acquired the Homeworld property as part of THQ's bankruptcy auction in May with a $1.35 million bid. When acquired the property, it coincided with when we needed to find a partner." "It looked, sounded and felt the same, but we wanted to take that style and experience further. " Hardware, in all respects, was Homeworld," Cunningham told Polygon today. But what we're offering with Hardware is really a different kind of RTS experience that isn't found in Homeworld or any other RTS." " Homeworld was a fantastic game and we want to recapture that. " Hardware and Homeworld inevitably share much of the same DNA, and that's a good thing," Blackbird CEO Rob Cunningham said at the time. The game formerly known as Hardware: Shipbreakers was announced earlier this year as a spiritual successor - structured as a prequel, however - to Relic's Homeworld franchise. The deal, Pitchford said, was signed last Wednesday during PAX Dev, a developer-only event that precedes PAX Prime. Now, these guys are cooking and with the money they have now, they can grow the team." "We're giving them the brand and the resources to make this happen. "These guys have been funded by private equity, but it's clear it was going to take many millions of dollars more," Pitchford said. ![]() What's more, Gearbox Software will help Blackbird complete the game with the help of financial and production resources, CEO Randy Pitchford told Polygon today. The game will now be titled Homeworld: Shipbreakers as part of a deal signed by Gearbox and developer Blackbird Interactive at PAX. Hardware: Shipbreakers, the spiritual successor to the Homeworld franchise being developed by founding members of Relic Entertainment, is now, thanks to Gearbox Software, officially a Homeworld game. Gearbox lends Homeworld IP to spiritual successor Hardware: Shipbreakers developer
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