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Press release:
Gearbox Publishing and Blackbird Interactive have released the full versions of a brand new documentary providing a never-before-seen behind-the-scenes look at the development of “Homeworld 3“, the highly anticipated new chapter in the award-winning sci-fi strategy series due out March 8, 2024.

Filmed on location at the studio in Vancouver, this documentary explores key moments during the game’s development, following the veteran team’s 20 year journey to bring a long-held vision for the game and the series to life. Find the link below to take a look behind the curtain of how music, art, narrative, and innovative game design are driving the development of 2024’s most epic space adventure.

Additionally, Blackbird Interactive and Gearbox Publishing just released a developer update blog which provides an in-depth update on the game including a deeper dive into the roguelike War Games mode, and a first look at longtime fan-favorite Skirmish Mode. You can check out the full text of the latest developer blog here and some additional information about Skirmish Mode in Q&A form here.

For the latest Homeworld 3 assets, please visit the official press kit here.

Homeworld 3’s launch is set for March 8, 2024 on PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store, which was recently announced at the PC Gaming Show’s Most Wanted showcase where it was selected as #8 on their most anticipated list. To view the game’s system requirements and various features available, please reference the blog post.

Additionally, pre-orders are available in Standard, Deluxe, Fleet Command and Collector’s Edition which come with a variety of digital skins and physical collectibles. Players can also pre-order the Fleet Command or Collector’s Edition to start playing the game early on March 5, 2024 and receive the Year One Pass which features new content expansions that will be released throughout the year crafted for the cooperative War Games roguelike mode.

Let us know if you have any questions or if you need anything to include this game in your upcoming “Most Anticipated” titles for 2024 list or any other end-of-year coverage.

For more information please get in touch with gearbox[at]diva.agency

About Homeworld:
The original Homeworld was developed by Relic Entertainment and launched in September of 1999 to critical success, winning over 50 awards including Game of the Year and was credited with popularizing the 3D real-time strategy genre. Homeworld Remastered Collection, consisting of the original Homeworld and Homeworld 2, was released more than a decade later, reviving the franchise for series fans and newcomers alike. Blackbird Interactive was founded in 2010 by former members of the Relic Entertainment Homeworld team, including Art Director Rob Cunningham and Lead artist Aaron Kambeitz. After its founding, BBI began working on a game they considered the spiritual successor to Homeworld, and then partnered with Gearbox (the now IP holder and game publisher) to release Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak.

About Blackbird Interactive:
Blackbird Interactive (BBI) is a creative-fueled, future-driven, independent studio – behind such games as Hardspace: Shipbreaker, Minecraft Legends, and the upcoming Homeworld 3 and Earthless. Founded in 2010 by Rob Cunningham and a team of former Relic Entertainment and Electronic Arts employees, the award-winning Vancouver studio boasts its own internal CG cinematics department led by the founder of Pixar Canada – and is reinventing how world-class games are made through its innovative Skunkworks game jam program and four-day work week.

BBI has also been involved in various game-adjacent projects over the years – such as Project Eagle with the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and other initiatives with the eatART Foundation and Sanctuary AI.

About Gearbox Publishing:
Founded in 2016, Gearbox Publishing was established with the goal of helping developers around the world bring their products to market while retaining their unique creative visions.

The mission began with the critically-acclaimed Homeworld Remastered Collection for PC and has since been followed by many titles and partnerships, including Gunfire Games’ Remnant II, Risk of Rain 2, tinyBuild’s Hello Neighbor, System Era Softworks’ Astroneer, Compulsion Games’ We Happy Few, and Counterplay Games’ PlayStation 5 launch title, Godfall.

Gearbox Publishing remains committed to its mission to entertain the world and become the most developer-friendly publisher in the industry. The Gearbox Entertainment Company is a proud member of the Embracer Group AB family of companies, which is publicly listed on Nasdaq Stockholm under the ticker EMBRAC B. (EMBRAC B). For more information, please visit www.gearboxpublishing.com.