Homeworld Remastered Collection has a release date of February 25, 2015! It has been announced by Gearbox Software in order to bring the classic PC Realtime Strategy series to a whole new generation with updated graphics and the ability to play on modern PCs! What’s more, both Homeworld 1 & Homeworld 2 will be included in this sweet RTS set!
Check out the debut trailer for Homeworld Remastered Collection!
Homeworld Remastered Collection updates and introduces the landmark space strategy games to modern audiences.
The collection includes “Homeworld” and “Homeworld 2”, painstakingly remastered by Gearbox in cooperation with key members of the original development team and members of the series’ passionate fan community.
As a free bonus, this collection also includes the original versions of Homeworld and Homeworld 2 with compatibility updates, preserving the purest form of the original releases.
Anyone who purchases Homeworld Remastered Collection will also receive free access to the Homeworld Remastered Steam Multiplayer Beta when the collection releases on February 25, 2015.
The Homeworld series has a long legacy and is regarded by many as one of the best strategy series of all time.
Following its release in 1999 by publisher Sierra and developer Relic Entertainment, Homeworld received several Game of the Year awards and redefined the RTS genre.
Its sequel, Homeworld 2, launched in 2003, and was similarly praised by critics for its innovative controls and changes to multiplayer. Brian Martel, Gearbox Software’s Chief Creative Officer, has great love and respect for Relic’s brilliant, fun and innovative franchise and personally spearheaded Gearbox Software’s acquisition of Homeworld from THQ in 2013.
Check out this Homeworld Remastered video to see how the graphics in the new game are shaping up!
The first-ever gameplay footage highlights the extensive effort that has gone into updating the games for modern audiences. Homeworld Remastered Collection refreshes these tremendous games with new, high-resolution textures and models, the latest graphics-rendering technology, as well as a fully remastered score and new voice recordings from the original cast.
Gamers who purchase Homeworld Remastered Collection will also receive access to the Homeworld Remastered Steam Multiplayer Beta, which kicks off alongside Homeworld Remastered Collection on February 25, 2015.
Competitive multiplayer modes for Homeworld and Homeworld 2 have been joined to offer players access to races, maps and game modes from both games in one integrated multiplayer experience. This beta combines code from over 15 years ago with newly-written changes, and will be shaped by fan feedback as development progresses.
“Homeworld is among the greatest strategy games in history, and we’re very proud of the work our team has put into bringing this exceptional series to modern PCs,” said Brian Martel, Chief Creative Officer at Gearbox Software. “We received a lot of great feedback from the passionate Homeworld fan community, and we hope to deliver a game they – and new fans from around the world – can get lost in for countless hours to come.”
I owned a copy of Homeworld that I got from my cousin for the longest time. My cousin was a huge RTS fan and loved Homeworld, among many others.
I never played it myself, and I think I eventually sold it, but I had that “Big Box” PC title sitting in my colleciton for a very long time… I kinda wish I would’ve kept it.
I’m not an RTS fan and never have been, but I remember watching my cousin play Homeworld and thinking how cool it was. I’ve always been enthralled with outerspace…
It’s great to see titles like these two get remastered. I’m very happy about this turn in our industry where so many old games are getting updated for modern gamers to check out.
Are you excited about Homeworld Remastered Collection?