GamesBeat: How long have you been at work now? Has it been more than four years? Lance Mueller and Sarah Tam of Blackbird Interactive. Here’s an edited transcript of our interview. After its founding, Blackbird began working on a game the team considered the spiritual successor to Homeworld, and then partnered with Gearbox (the now IP holder and game publisher) to release Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak. In addition to the campaign, Homeworld 3 will also have multiplayer and a separate mobile version of the game as well, dubbed Homeworld Mobile.īlackbird Interactive was founded in 2010 by former members of the Relic Entertainment Homeworld team, including Art Director Rob Cunningham and Lead artist Aaron Kambeitz. Now Imogen S’Jet, Karan’s successor, is the only one who holds the key to solving the mystery threatening the galaxy’s future. A new threat to the galaxy known as The Anomaly has started to spread its darkness and has begun to swallow gates and planets alike. I played a battle that takes place at the site of an ancient hyperspace gate network.

Mueller said the game will also have a strong storytelling element too. I’m hoping that will make the game a lot more fun than its predecessors. That could vastly simplify the staging of giant fleet battles in Homeworld 3. While it’s still complicated to send your fleet through three-dimensional space, the devs found ways to navigate more easily by allowing you to click on a 3D object - like a big space wreck - and navigate your ships to the target.

I saw the announcement, played a live demo and interviewed Mueller afterward at Gamescom. But this game, which was unveiled at Opening Night Live at Gamescom in Germany, will feature a lot of storytelling and easier navigation of 3D space.

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