Last week, the rights to Homeworld, a beloved old RTS series by Relic, went under the hammer as part of an auction following the closure of former publisher THQ.
https://kotaku.com/thq-selling-off-darksiders-homeworld-red-faction-and-5987190
A winner was found. They now have the opportunity to create new entries in a series that’s lain dormant for a decade. It’s just…we don’t know who they are.
Several parties involved in the bidding have revealed that they tried, and failed, to get hold of the series. One of them was a group of fans, which got nowhere near it.
https://kotaku.com/thq-is-gone-now-what-the-hell-happened-to-homeworld-5978531
Finishing in third place was, sadly, hardcore PC publisher Paradox, who “would have loved to work on that IP but wish the winners all the best and hope for a great HW3”. Ahead of them was Stardock, the publisher behind Sins of a Solar Empire, the game that’s come closest to any other to matching Homeworld’s scale and ease of control in a 3D space.
So who came first? They’re staying quiet, for now, leaving us free to either hope for the best or prepare for the worst, depending on how nice a day you’re having.
