Gearbox Will Soon Own the Rights to Homeworld

<p>Gearbox Software has revealed <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;gearboxsoftware&period;com&sol;community&sol;articles&sol;1029&sol;homeworld-acquisition-and-plans&sol;">in a post on their site<&sol;a> that they held the highest bid on THQ&&num;8217&semi;s <em>Homeworld<&sol;em> IP&comma; and as such&comma; will soon own the rights to it&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;Gearbox Software has prevailed as the highest bidder in the acquisition of the <em>Homeworld<&sol;em> franchise from THQ&period; Brian Martel&comma; Gearbox Software&&num;8217&semi;s Chief Creative Officer&comma; has great love and respect for Relic&&num;8217&semi;s brilliant&comma; fun and innovative game and personally spearheaded the acquisition&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The developer also stated that they intend to &&num;8216&semi;to preserve and assemble the purest form of the original acclaimed and beloved games&comma; <em>Homeworld<&sol;em> and <em>Homeworld 2<&sol;em>&comma; with the intent of making them accessible on today&&num;8217&semi;s leading digital platforms&period;&&num;8217&semi; Fans were encouraged to share what they think Gearbox should do with the IP in the future&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;