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Home News App Developer Launches Crowdsourcing Campaign To Buy Homeworld IP From THQ

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App Developer Launches Crowdsourcing Campaign To Buy Homeworld IP From THQ

Posted on Thursday, January 24 @ 12:14:21 Eastern by Keri_Honea

TeamPixel isn't going to wait for the rest of THQ's bankruptcy chips to fall. Since the Homeworld IP was not included as part of Sega's purchase of Relic Entertainment, teamPixel has decided to try to take matters into their own hands and purchase the IP themselves, thereby ensuring that the series will be loved and continued. What's the best way to do that if you're low on funds? Why, you start a crowdsourcing campaign, of course.

The campaign is only asking for $50,000 from Homeworld fans, and the developer is seeking private funding with other investors. The purpose of the campaign is to simply raise enough money to acquire the IP, and with any funds they raise that exceed their $50,000 goal, they will put that toward developing their plans for the Homeworld series. They even go as far as to say that if they raise $750,000, all contributors will receive a free copy of Homeworld 3 upon completion.

As of now, their plans include:
  • bringing the original Homeworld to Steam and GOG.com,
  • bring the original Homeworld to mobile devices with touch controls, and
  • develop a Homeworld 3.
If you're hesitant about donating money for an auction where it's possible teamPixel won't win, don't worry. The developer has assured all backers that if they do not procure the IP, everyone will get their money back, as that is what the money was raised for.

Straight from the Save Homeworld campaign site, the developer assures, "If we are unable to secure the rights to the Homeworld franchise during the THQ bankruptcy auction or through negotiations with the auction winner, we will refund your donation. TeamPixel will cover any campaign fees so you don't have to. Without the Homeworld franchise, we have no way to act on our ideas, and so you deserve your money back."

Do you love Homeworld enough to back teamPixel and their plans? Or would you rather remember Homeworld fondly and see it quietly pass away?
Related Games:   Homeworld
Tags:   THQ


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  • MootCoffee
    MootCoffee
    Joined: Jan 2007
    Posted: Jan 24th, 2013 at 1:06 pm
    I had no idea THQ owned the IP. I remember the first Homeworld, it was an interesting setting and the gameplay was solid, if incredibly unforgiving. Never got a chance to play Homeworld 2, but I do think the setting's worth saving. Hell, I'm hard pressed to think of another decent space RTS.
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  • Ranim
    Ranim
    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: Jan 24th, 2013 at 1:12 pm
    Homeworld 2 had a hard campaign, but it was inferior to the original and cataclysm. It is pretty much damned by the fact that it was completely rushed by Sierra. Dust Wars was going to be the Homeworld 2 story but it never was, they can segway into it with the way things are I suppose. My impression with this kickstarter is that they don't make a compelling enough argument, and they probably don't have the skills to accomplish the task.
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  • omega711
    omega711
    Joined: Aug 2012
    Posted: Jan 24th, 2013 at 2:38 pm
    well they have my vote, i for one, think it's high time someone brought around a new rendition of the game.
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  • moretokes
    moretokes
    Joined: Apr 2011
    Posted: Jan 24th, 2013 at 3:06 pm
    Never played this game but I like team pixel story. Time to hit YouTube and search homeworld
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  • sandineyes
    sandineyes
    Joined: May 2008
    Posted: Jan 24th, 2013 at 3:27 pm
    I would like nothing more than more Homeworld games, but I wonder who these teamPixel people are, and if they can actually make a decent game. After all, I'd consider Relic to be one of the best RTS game making studios out there (whenever they actually deign to make RTS games). Still, worth supporting in order to bring Homeworld to digital distribution.
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  • Longo_2_guns
    Longo_2_guns
    Joined: Jun 2003
    Posted: Jan 24th, 2013 at 3:54 pm
    Yeah, I would be all for a Homeworld 3, but a mobile game developer isn't exactly my first choice of teams to make it. I'll look into their portfolio a bit before I agree to invest.
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  • WILLS_COOL_MODE
    WILLS_COOL_MODE
    Joined: Oct 2010
    Posted: Jan 24th, 2013 at 4:50 pm
    I can't even find any games this company has made. Just because you buy the name for a franchise doesn't mean you're going to make a game that fits into that franchise. As far as I'm concerned, once the team that made the originals moves on, the franchise may as well not exist anymore. It's the same reason Diablo 3 was so drastically different from 1 and 2.
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  • Kassen
    Kassen
    Joined: Aug 2012
    Posted: Jan 25th, 2013 at 7:05 am
    This is one of the things im think thats wrong with todays gaming market. Why does it HAVE to be Homeworld? I loved homeworld 1 and 2. But whats preventing them from getting creative, making their own sci-fi universe and own story but with a similar gameplay mechanic?

    I do enjoy sequels alot, but it seems like the market is more and more about how it HAS to be a sequel rather than something new.
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  • PineappleUltra
    PineappleUltra
    Joined: Jan 2013
    Posted: Jan 25th, 2013 at 8:13 am
    I used to love playing this franchise on my rig back in the day, but I wish someone with a little more experience picks this up. Imo this is a AAA franchise that deserves more than a cell phone app.
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