Homeworld: Shipbreakers Announced

During its PAX panel today, Gearbox announced Homeworld: Shipbreakers, a new game being developed in cooperation with Blackbird Interactive.

Blackbird was previously developing the game as a spiritual successor to Homeworld with the title Hardware: Shipbreakers, but Gearbox confirmed today that it will now be released as part of the franchise instead, and Gearbox will provide financial support to make sure the game can be completed and achieve Blackbird's vision.

God save us all. This sounds as nothing promising :?

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This is totally not what I expected or wanted.

Is that me or does that name sound kinda weird?

[QUOTE="Arach666"]Gearbox is just publishing it thankfully,the actual devs(Blackbird) are composed of several former Relic employees,many of them key mambers of the original Homeworld dev team,so if this shit is handled properly by Gearbox we may have something really great. IF Gearbox just finances and publishes,that is.AcidSoldner

Hardware Shipbreakers isn't seeing any drastic changes while being made into Homeworld Shipbreakers outside of the apparent drop of the free to play model, which I frankly consider fantastic news.

Gearbox isn't the one making it, Blackbird Interactive is, the game in question has been in development for several years and already has the style nailed down, see for yourself. blackbirdinteractive.com/media/

[QUOTE="Arach666"]Gearbox is just publishing it thankfully,the actual devs(Blackbird) are composed of several former Relic employees,many of them key mambers of the original Homeworld dev team,so if this shit is handled properly by Gearbox we may have something really great. IF Gearbox just finances and publishes,that is.AcidSoldner

Sega published A:CM, Gearbox was fully responsible for its development.

I am....afraid.

I've been waiting forever and day for Homeworld 3. But developed outside of Relic studios? Eeeeehhhhh.

And yes, I know Barking Dog did a good job with Cataclysm, but I don't trust good luck to be consistent.

Never played or had much of an interest in the Homeworld titles, but for the sake of the fans, hope it turns out well.

I am....afraid.

I've been waiting forever and day for Homeworld 3. But developed outside of Relic studios? Eeeeehhhhh.

And yes, I know Barking Dog did a good job with Cataclysm, but I don't trust good luck to be consistent.

Pariah_001

i think we should start an email bomb to gearbox to tell them to stay out of blackbirds hair and let them do their jobs; and to not gimp their funding again. also we should inform them that their CEO should recieve a b!tch slap for last time. i imagine they would listen to a few hundred emails in their feedback box (or a few thousand)

I am....afraid.

I've been waiting forever and day for Homeworld 3. But developed outside of Relic studios? Eeeeehhhhh.

And yes, I know Barking Dog did a good job with Cataclysm, but I don't trust good luck to be consistent.

Pariah_001

i forget that franchise.

is that a space trader/combat sim?

i was just looking at getting dark star one on the 360 yesterday but passed it up at the last min.

i am jonesing for a space sim.

i have not played one of those in years.

I am really hoping this turns out to be a good thing and not a bad thing.  :?