Gearbox clearly meant business when they acquired the rights to Homeworld. Instead, Gearbox is planning to integrate both multiplayer components of Homeworld and Homeworld 2, to create an ultimate suite of Homeworld multiplayer and optimize the experience for a large number of players. The multiplayer component of Homeworld is not going to available at launch because much of the netcode and programming had to be scrapped for the new remastered collection. For fans of the original titles, an unadulterated classic mode will be included as well, to experience the game as it was back in 1999. Also to be included will be new cinematic effects and support for HD and UHD 4K resolutions. The new remastered version will feature improved graphics, sound and mechanics, all updated to account for modern advances in hardware. Although incredible for its time, a lack of digital release and poor management of its IP ownership are largely to blame for Homeworld remaining dormant following the release of its sequel. Which is saying a lot for a game that garnered multiple Game of the Year honors and perfect scores from numerous publications. I have never been shy of my adoration of Homeworld and consider it one of the most incredible and under appreciated games of all time. To this day, it is one of the most satisfying games to play, even in defeat, merely because it is such a joy to play. It was an absolute orchestration of beauty, commanding small fighters, frigates and the incredible mothership in unique skirmishes. While 2D RTS games like StarCraft and Command and Conquer were the bread and butter of those days, it was Relic Entertainment who dared to create a fully three dimensional RTS, with complete vertical flight control, in its space RTS Homeworld. Picked up by Gearbox Software after THQ closed its doors in 2013, Homeworld is largely seen as one of the defining RTS titles of its era. Homeworld Remastered will launch on Steam for a price of $34.99 Announced at the inaugural PAX South in San Antonio, Gearbox Software will release a remastered collection including Homeworld, Homeworld 2 and access to the beta of the games improved multiplayer mode. The groundbreaking classic Real Time Strategy game Homeworld will finally see its long awaited Remastered debut as a digital release on February 25. It is a game whose mechanics have aged remarkably well, with proper visuals built to allow the stellar gameplay to thrive. The Gearbox team took a calculated approach to Homeworld, attempting to meet what players’ memories and imaginations recall when thinking about the original PC game.Ĭompared side by side, Homeworld has certainly come a long way and I adore all the new textures and new details that can be found throughout the remaster. The visuals have been overhauled to support modern, high definition displays with plenty of new textures. ![]() Homeworld Remastered is of course, Gearbox’s love letter to the often requested 3D Real Time Strategy title created by Relic Entertainment. It is, after all, a game that is often associated with Barber’s Adagio for Strings in one of the most orchestrated, thoughtful openings of the late ’90s. The trailer feels more at home with their flashy, boldly fonted videos they create for their Borderlands franchise than it does with the traditionally more thoughtful Homeworld franchise. In commemoration of the launch, Gearbox unveiled a launch trailer set to the tune of Sail by AWOLNATION. ![]() ![]() Homeworld Remastered Collection, Gearbox Software’s high definition remaster built for modern PCs, launched today, Wednesday February 25 to the tune of $34.99.
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