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enTue, 19 Nov 2024 16:31:47 +0000Homeworld 3's last major update adds superweapons, campaign interludes and a new armour systemhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/homeworld-3s-last-major-update-adds-superweapons-campaign-interludes-and-a-new-armour-systemEdwin Evans-ThirlwellTue, 19 Nov 2024 16:31:47 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/homeworld-3s-last-major-update-adds-superweapons-campaign-interludes-and-a-new-armour-systemGearbox PublishingPCBlackbird InteractiveMultiplayer CompetitiveMultiplayer CooperativeThird personSingle PlayerBird view / IsometricStrategyHomeworld 3Strategy: Real-Time StrategySimulation

Mildly dissatisfactory space strategy game Homeworld 3 will receive its last major update this week, developers Blackbird Interactive have announced. Due to launch on 21st November, Update 1.3 will deliver "a gargantuan number of improvements, fixes, and some entirely new features". These broadly consist of combat and balance overhauls together with changes for the Skirmish & War Games modes, though they've shown the campaign a little love as well.

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Homeworld 3's coming paid DLC and free updates will now all launch in November, instead of running into 2025https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/homeworld-3s-coming-paid-dlc-and-free-updates-will-now-all-launch-in-november-instead-of-running-into-2025Graham SmithSat, 21 Sep 2024 21:51:50 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/homeworld-3s-coming-paid-dlc-and-free-updates-will-now-all-launch-in-november-instead-of-running-into-2025Gearbox PublishingPCBlackbird InteractiveMultiplayer CompetitiveMultiplayer CooperativeThird personSingle PlayerBird view / IsometricStrategyHomeworld 3Strategy: Real-Time StrategySimulation

Homeworld 3 is condensing its release schedule for post-launch updates. Instead of free and paid content arriving into 2025, it will all - three free updates, and two paid DLCs - arrive together in a "one major update" in November.

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Homeworld 3’s performance is uneven, but can be spared the worst of spacefight slowdownhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/homeworld-3-performance-best-settingsJames ArcherWed, 15 May 2024 15:00:23 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/homeworld-3-performance-best-settingsStrategyGearbox PublishingPCBlackbird InteractiveMultiplayer CompetitiveMultiplayer CooperativeThird personSingle PlayerBird view / IsometricSimulationHomeworld 3Strategy: Real-Time StrategyHardware

Nic reckons Homeworld 3, the long-awaited spacefaring RTS, is mostly pretty good. Qualified hoorays for that, as well as for the fact that it doesn’t make especially mad demands of your hardware: besides netting a Steam Deck Playable badge from Valve, its minimum PC specs only list the likes of the Intel Core i5-6600 and Nvidia’s GTX 1060. Easily doable, for most aspiring galactic admirals.

Once a battle gets underway, however, Homeworld 3’s performance can start tanking, turning an initially smooth engagement into a more stutter-prone light show. The good news? You can more than double your framerates with a relatively small handful of graphics setting changes, even if some these (including the DLSS and FSR 2 upscalers) can be a tad inconsistent in their own right.

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Homeworld 3 review: a lavish and often gripping RTS that is overly reliant on playing the hitshttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/homeworld-3-reviewNic ReubenFri, 10 May 2024 18:00:00 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/homeworld-3-reviewGearbox PublishingPCBlackbird InteractiveMultiplayer CompetitiveMultiplayer CooperativeThird personSingle PlayerGearboxBird view / IsometricWot I ThinkStrategyHomeworld 3Strategy: Real-Time StrategySimulation

Spacefaring RTS Homeworld 3 is good sci-fi. Monolithic structures scorched with plasma burns. Sleek spacecraft. Alien sunrises. It’s also good sci-fi because its characters converse through reams of inscrutable but cool-sounding space science, and at no point does a grinning quipster tell a scientist: “Whoa there, professor. Why don’t you try saying that again... but in English!” Basically, if your wishlist for Homeworld 3 has tone and atmosphere at the top, rest easy. At no point did I get the sense that Blackbird ever took making the first proper Homeworld in eight years lightly.

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Homeworld 3 DLC plans revealed alongside collector’s edition with model spaceshipshttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/homeworld-3-dlc-plans-revealed-alongside-collectors-edition-with-model-spaceshipsNic ReubenThu, 18 Apr 2024 10:40:07 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/homeworld-3-dlc-plans-revealed-alongside-collectors-edition-with-model-spaceshipsGearbox PublishingPCBlackbird InteractiveMultiplayer CompetitiveMultiplayer CooperativeThird personSingle PlayerBird view / IsometricStrategyHomeworld 3Strategy: Real-Time StrategySimulation

Blackbird Interactive, the team behind upcoming strategy game Homeworld 3, have released details on both the planned roadmap and the game’s chunky-looking collector’s edition, ahead of the game’s release next month, 13th May.

The roadmap details three pieces of paid DLC for the year ahead, plus an additional planned paid piece in 2025. This is alongside several free content updates. Together, they’re all targeted at fleshing out the game’s ‘War Games’ three player co-op mode. Specifically, the roadmap details new playable factions, starting fleets, challenges, emblems, and maps.

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Here's how the Homeworld 3 devs are improving the game after delaying release over demo feedbackhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/heres-how-the-homeworld-3-devs-are-improving-the-game-after-delaying-release-over-demo-feedbackAlice O'ConnorWed, 27 Mar 2024 18:05:53 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/heres-how-the-homeworld-3-devs-are-improving-the-game-after-delaying-release-over-demo-feedbackGearbox PublishingPCBlackbird InteractiveMultiplayer CompetitiveMultiplayer CooperativeThird personSingle PlayerBird view / IsometricStrategyHomeworld 3Strategy: Real-Time StrategySimulation

After delaying the launch of Homeworld 3 by two months to address criticism of the spacefleet shoot-o-strategy game's demo, developers Blackbird Interactive have now laid out what they're changing. Improved controls, tougher ships, more useful formations, better Attack Move command, more HUD options, and more types of War Games mode objectives are among the tweaks and improvements detailed by game director Lance Mueller in a 3000-word blogblast. "This past month, everyone was heads down discussing every post we saw from Steam, social, Reddit, Discord and beyond," he explained. They have plans.

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Homeworld 3 studio Blackbird Interactive hit with layoffshttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/homeworld-3-studio-blackbird-interactive-hit-with-layoffsAlice O'ConnorThu, 15 Feb 2024 11:19:47 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/homeworld-3-studio-blackbird-interactive-hit-with-layoffsGearbox SoftwarePCFocus Home InteractiveBusinessMultiplayer CooperativeSingle PlayerHomeworld 3SimulationGearbox PublishingBlackbird InteractiveThird personBird view / IsometricStrategyFocus EntertainmentHomeworld: Deserts of KharakHardspace: ShipbreakerMultiplayer CompetitiveLayoffsStrategy: Real-Time Strategy

The studio behind Homeworld 3, Homeworld: Deserts Of Kharak, and Hardspace: Shipbreaker have cut a number of jobs, explaining this is "part of a realignment plan that's necessary because of new projects that were shelved by some of our partners". Blackbird Interactive haven't confirmed the number of people who lost their jobs, nor have they said what the mystery projects were. It's been a grim year for people working in the video games industry, with thousands losing their jobs, and we're only halfway through February.

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Fantasy extraction game Dungeonborne was February's most played Steam Next Fest demohttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/fantasy-extraction-game-dungeonborne-was-februarys-most-played-steam-next-fest-demoKatharine CastleWed, 14 Feb 2024 12:34:22 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/fantasy-extraction-game-dungeonborne-was-februarys-most-played-steam-next-fest-demoFrost Giant StudiosPacific DrivePCAction AdventureMultiplayer CooperativeSingle PlayerDungeonbornePS5Ironwood StudiosHomeworld 3First personSimulationGearbox PublishingBlackbird InteractiveBackpack BattlesRacingPuzzleFantasyThird personBird view / IsometricStrategyKepler InteractiveSurvival & CraftingManagementArcadeIndieMultiplayer CompetitiveStrategy: Real-Time StrategyStormgate

February's Steam Next Fest demo bonanza officially concluded on Monday, and Valve have now revealed the 50 most played games you all tucked into across the week-long event. Ordered by the number of unique players that spent time with them during Next Fest proper (meaning all those early demo plays from earlier in the month haven't been counted), the most popular game of the lot was one that was only formally announced right at the end of January. So congratulations Dungeonborne - your blend of PvPvE dungeon crawling and fantasy skelly monsters clearly struck a chord with this year's Next Festers.

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Homeworld 3 delayed till May to incorporate player feedback to War Games demohttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/homeworld-3-delayed-till-may-to-incorporate-player-feedback-to-war-games-demoEdwin Evans-ThirlwellThu, 08 Feb 2024 11:22:25 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/homeworld-3-delayed-till-may-to-incorporate-player-feedback-to-war-games-demoGearbox PublishingPCBlackbird InteractiveMultiplayer CompetitiveMultiplayer CooperativeThird personSingle PlayerBird view / IsometricStrategyHomeworld 3Strategy: Real-Time StrategySimulation

Homeworld 3's release date has been pushed back from March 8th to May 13th 2024, in order to build on player feedback to this week's Steam Next Fest War Games demo, which will be available till February 12th, 10am PT or 6pm GMT. The associated joint statement from developers Blackbird Interactive and publishers Gearbox arrived within hours of me posting about said Homeworld 3 demo and saying that while I am fully onboard with many aspects of the new space strategy game, I do have reservations about its controls.

Naturally, and self-flatteringly, I'm now petrified that I'm single-handedly responsible for the delay. Please come back, Homeworld 3! I didn't mean it! I'm pretty sure I'll acclimatise to the control scheme with practice! True-3D starfleet management is always a bit fiddly! Besides which, I might not get to review it now!! I'm moving flat in May!!!

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Homeworld 3's new Steam demo has atmosphere, but I'm not sure about the controlshttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/homeworld-3s-new-steam-demo-has-atmosphere-but-im-not-sure-about-the-controlsEdwin Evans-ThirlwellWed, 07 Feb 2024 16:41:57 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/homeworld-3s-new-steam-demo-has-atmosphere-but-im-not-sure-about-the-controlsGearbox PublishingPCBlackbird InteractiveDemosMultiplayer CompetitiveMultiplayer CooperativeThird personSingle PlayerBird view / IsometricStrategySteam Next FestHomeworld 3Strategy: Real-Time StrategySimulation

Good news, star admirals with decent CPM! Gearbox and Blackbird Interactive's strategy escapade Homeworld 3 has a demo on Steam. It's been live for a few days, actually, but whether due to the bombardment of other Steam Fest goodies or my being led astray by the similar-but-nerdier Nebulous: Fleet Command, I didn't try it till last night. The demo includes a tutorial mission, four maps and the War Games mode, a one-to-three player affair which essentially turns Homeworld into a roguelike - pitching you up against unpredictable opposition while unlocking new fleets and doling out Artifacts that augment your vessels.

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Our 75 most anticipated PC games of 2024https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/our-75-most-anticipated-pc-games-of-2024Katharine CastleThu, 04 Jan 2024 15:30:00 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/our-75-most-anticipated-pc-games-of-2024SandboxHades 2Embark StudiosShared MemoryBandai Namco EntertainmentHauntiiXbox One11 Bit StudiosSelacoIronwood StudiosThank Goodness You're Here!AvowedEdmund McMillenHorrorThe Chinese RoomLike a Dragon: Infinite WealthLightyear FrontierBlackbird InteractiveExtremely OK GamesThird personGarden Life: A Cozy SimulatorDevolver DigitalNixxes Software B.V.NightingalePS4Prince Of Persia: The Lost CrownMoonloop GamesWorld of Goo 2CrimeSonyPanicSurvival & CraftingSquare EnixUltrosAra: History UntoldCapcomNinja TheorySaber InteractiveSerenity ForgeDragon's Dogma 2Massive EntertainmentThe Rise Of The Golden IdolGuerrilla GamesEarthbladeOpen WorldPhoenix SpringsVisions Of ManaPath Of Exile 2Science FictionArcadeNightmare OperatorPlatinumGamesMultiplayer CompetitiveHakababunkoLeximanFrost Giant StudiosGSC Game WorldPCMacMetroidvaniaMultiplayer CooperativeThe Plucky SquireBaby StepsTomorrow CorporationTextAtariXbox Game StudiosFromSoftwareVampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2GrunnMysteryRacingPuzzleRoman Sands RE:BuildUbisoft MontpellierHardsuit LabsLife by YouThe Mermaid's TongueUbisoftUbisoft EntertainmentObsidian EntertainmentSad Cat StudiosDread PilotsIsles of Sea and SkyKepler InteractiveWarhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2Nintendo SwitchDragon Age: The VeilguardArbitrary MetricShooterXbox Series X/SPlaystackXbox 360InterplayPuddleStrategy: Turn-Based StrategyConscriptPepper GrinderThrasherRoots Of YggdrasilUrban Myth Dissolution CenterCoal SupperStormgateElectronic ArtsHadoqueSide viewElden RingGrinding Gear GamesHollow PondsAction AdventureArc RaidersFocus Home InteractiveFunday GamesNo Rest For The WickedMesshofTiny GladeWhitethorn GamesPS5Knights Of BorriaFrostpunk 2MewgenicsHomeworld 3Loco MotivePlatformerAlone in the DarkDeep Rock Galactic: SurvivorFirst personEden StudiosSportsReplacedFlockAtlusStar Wars OutlawsCoatsink SoftwareColor Gray GamesLeague of GeeksGranblue Fantasy: RelinkAn English HauntingAnnapurna InteractiveStrategyHack & Slash2D BoyStory RichS.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of ChornobylRoguelikeFinal Fantasy XVIPoint and ClickTiny BookshopFrame BreakSegaKlei EntertainmentInflexion GamesSupergiant GamesMythwrecked: Ambrosia IslandParadox TectonicAmplifier Game InvestThe AltersPostmodern AdventuresVisual Novel & DatingZakonIndieLife SimulationPacific DriveNarrative / Story DrivenAce Attorney: Apollo Justice TrilogyRPGAkupara GamesPersona 3 ReloadSingle PlayerPS2ArcoMetaphor: ReFantazioRhythmSimulationGearbox PublishingShapez 2BigmodeGugamesFantasyCygamesSenua's Saga: Hellblade IIInfogramesParadox InteractiveBird view / IsometricBiowareManor LordsAnimal WellAll Possible FuturesGhost Ship GamesRPG: Turn-basedHydravision EntertainmentFocus EntertainmentHistoricalNintendo WiiSlavic MagicWheel WorldSolium InfernumKung Fu FactoryPounce LightCreatureThe ThaumaturgeSorry We're ClosedHorizon Forbidden WestShueisha GamesBlack Myth: WukongCrow CountryStrategy: Real-Time Strategy

Happy New Year, folks! Have you recovered from the all the 100+ hour RPGs that came out last year? Well, I have good news and bad news for you. The good news is that everyone seems to be taking a bit of a breather in 2024, because (at time of writing at least) the official "big'uns" calendar is looking remarkably slim at the moment. There are still some heavy-hitters coming our way this year, such as Avowed, Star Wars Outlaws and Path Of Exile 2, but 2024 looks like another year where it will be the smaller, independent games that shine the brightest. They certainly make up the bulk of our most anticipated games list for 2024, which the RPS Treehouse has been feverishly putting together over the last few days. The bad news is that there are still loads of great games coming out. So come, join us, and see what's on our personal wishlists for 2024.

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Space strategy sequel Homeworld 3 sets release date for March 2024https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/space-strategy-sequel-homeworld-3-sets-release-date-for-march-2024Graham SmithThu, 30 Nov 2023 22:44:09 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/space-strategy-sequel-homeworld-3-sets-release-date-for-march-2024Gearbox PublishingPCBlackbird InteractiveMultiplayer CompetitiveMultiplayer CooperativeThird personSingle PlayerBird view / IsometricStrategyHomeworld 3Strategy: Real-Time StrategySimulation

Homeworld 3 will launch on March 8th 2024, completing a development journey that began with crowdfunding back in 2019. To give some insight into that journey, developers Blackbird are going to release a documentary this December, a clip from which you'll find below.

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Blackbird Interactive used VR to sculpt Homeworld 3's new Mothershiphttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/blackbird-interactive-used-vr-to-sculpt-homeworld-3s-new-mothershipEdwin Evans-ThirlwellFri, 11 Aug 2023 14:19:27 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/blackbird-interactive-used-vr-to-sculpt-homeworld-3s-new-mothershipGearbox PublishingPCBlackbird InteractiveMultiplayer CompetitiveMultiplayer CooperativeThird personSingle PlayerBird view / IsometricStrategyHomeworld 3Strategy: Real-Time StrategySimulation

One thing I never tire of ranting about is the brilliance of the original Homeworld Mothership - both for its elegant crescent-moon design, and for its more practical function as a giant compass needle shoved into Homeworld's then-unprecedented 3D volumes, so that players can orient themselves and strategise. I admit, I was a little piqued by Homeworld 3's redesigned Mothership, which lies flat as a doormat - an act of blasphemy akin to flipping a crucifix upside down, or wearing a baseball cap backwards in your 50s. But I've come round to the new Mothership after reading Blackbird Interactive art director Karl Gryc's thoughts on its creation.

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Homeworld 3 developer update introduces the "flavor layer"https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/homeworld-3-developer-update-introduces-the-flavor-layerGraham SmithSat, 01 Jul 2023 21:49:34 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/homeworld-3-developer-update-introduces-the-flavor-layerGearbox PublishingPCBlackbird InteractiveSpace CombatMultiplayer CompetitiveMultiplayer CooperativeThird personSingle PlayerBird view / IsometricStrategyHomeworld 3Strategy: Real-Time StrategySimulation

Homeworld and its sequel were real-time strategy games that stuck in the memory mainly due to the atmosphere they managed to create via dialogue, music choices and striking ship designs. I had mentally labelled coming sequel Homeworld 3 as "more of the same, but better looking", without thinking much more about it.

A new development update from developers Blackbird Interactive doesn't so much prove me wrong as go into great detail about what "better looking" really means - while also making me excited about the new "flavor layer" of ship-to-ship communication.

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Psychonauts 2 and Homeworld 3 crowdfunding platform Fig goes offline tomorrowhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/psychonauts-2-and-homeworld-3-crowdfunding-platform-fig-goes-offline-tomorrowGraham SmithSat, 27 May 2023 22:18:28 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/psychonauts-2-and-homeworld-3-crowdfunding-platform-fig-goes-offline-tomorrowPCFigAction AdventureRPGVersus EvilMultiplayer CooperativePillars of Eternity II: DeadfireDouble Fine ProductionsSingle PlayerXbox OneCrowdfundingStarbreeze StudiosPsychonauts 2Homeworld 3Xbox Game StudiosPlatformerSimulationGearbox PublishingBlackbird InteractiveThird personBird view / IsometricPS4StrategyObsidian EntertainmentinXile EntertainmentMultiplayer CompetitiveStrategy: Real-Time Strategy

Crowdfunding platform Fig will go offline on Sunday, May 28th, and all pages related to previously funded campaigns will disappear along with it. That means that creators who were continuing to use the platform to communicate and deliver rewards to backers are currently scrambling to transition to alternative methods, including the likes of Double Fine and Gearbox.

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Homeworld 3 has been delayed to February 2024https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/homeworld-3-has-been-delayed-to-february-2024Kaan SerinFri, 26 May 2023 11:04:09 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/homeworld-3-has-been-delayed-to-february-2024Gearbox PublishingPCBlackbird InteractiveMultiplayer CompetitiveMultiplayer CooperativeThird personSingle PlayerBird view / IsometricStrategyHomeworld 3Strategy: Real-Time StrategySimulation

RTS threequel Homeworld 3 has been delayed to February 2024, flying away from its previous "first half of 2023" release window. The developers say they need more time to live up to the series’ standards, presumably with more epic spacefleet shootouts. For those missing the series’ galactic megastructures, the devs have promised to share their biggest “progress update” yet later this summer. Possibly at one of this year’s NotE3 showcases.

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Everything we know about Homeworld 3https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/homeworld-3-expected-release-date-gameplay-and-everything-we-knowHayden HeffordMon, 16 Jan 2023 14:25:33 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/homeworld-3-expected-release-date-gameplay-and-everything-we-knowGearbox PublishingPCBlackbird InteractiveMultiplayer CompetitiveMultiplayer CooperativeThird personSingle PlayerBird view / IsometricStrategyHomeworld 3Strategy: Real-Time StrategySimulation

Want to know the expected Homeworld 3 release date? After 20 years, the Homeworld franchise is back with a full sequel. Homeworld 3 continues the RTS series that's now remembered as a PC classic, but the long wait likely has fans feeling both excited and nervous. Fortunately, we're here to round up everything we know so far, so that you know what to expect.

Below, we'll break down everything we know so far about Homeworld 3, including the expected release date, a look at the announcement and gameplay trailers, a dive into what's new for the franchise, and any story details that are currently available. Rest assured that we'll keep this guide updated with the latest reveals as they come.

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Our 101 most anticipated games of 2023https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/our-101-most-anticipated-games-of-2023Katharine CastleFri, 06 Jan 2023 13:30:04 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/our-101-most-anticipated-games-of-2023Warhammer 40,000: BoltgunOctopath Traveler 2Hades 2Shadows of DoubtMars First LogisticsVenbaKnuckle SandwichThirsty SuitorsDredgeStarfieldThe Wolf Among Us 2NightingaleAtomic HeartStar Wars Jedi: SurvivorThe Great War: Western FrontEchostasisSchimNaiadSystem ShockBaldur's Gate 3The 22nd Is Serda. f0a178RomancelvaniaSilent Hill 2 RemakeWo Long: Fallen DynastyGossamer MatrixMask Of The RoseStorytellerAnger FootThe Plucky SquireLorn's LureDemonschoolLike a Dragon: IshinCompany Of Heroes 3Wild HeartsMinecraft LegendsWarhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2Cassette BeastsForever SkiesCyberpunk 2077: Phantom LibertyLittle Kitty, Big CityDordogneStreet Fighter 6The Texas Chain Saw MassacreResident Evil 4Silent Hill: TownfallInescapableLayers of FearBirthMen Of War IIPepper GrinderCoffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & ButterflySkate StoryGoodbye Volcano HighTerra NilDeliver Us MarsDreamsettlerBramble: The Mountain KingJumplight OdysseyDead Island 2Frostpunk 2Homeworld 3ReplacedLike a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His NameGranblue Fantasy: RelinkRedfallToroaStory Of Seasons: A Wonderful LifeS.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of ChornobylA Space For The UnboundThe Milk LakeSherlock Holmes: The AwakenedMythwrecked: Ambrosia IslandThe Pale BeyondWildfrostPlanet Of LanaPaper TrailIndieLies Of PFriends Vs FriendsGunbrellaVideoverseSnufkin: Melody of MoominvalleyTiny LifeSuffer The NightKerbal Space Program 2The Settlers: New AlliesAnemoiapolis: Chapter 1Assassin's Creed MirageSucker For Love: Date To Die ForAfter UsDead Space (remake)Himbo Harem HomicideTchiaCocoonReturnBlockbusterOPUS: Prism PeakElation For The Wonder Box 6000Bomb Rush CyberfunkSorry We're ClosedDead SpacePayday 3Another Crab's Treasure

Happy New Year, folks! Crikey, there are a lot of games coming out this year, aren't there? When I first asked the team to put together their most anticipated games for 2023, I was thinking we'd have a reasonably sensible number of things we were all looking forward to, you know, somewhere in the region of the 43 games we highlighted at the start of 2022. Very quickly, though, it became apparent that, actually, there are simply loads of games the RPS Treehouse is personally excited about this year, and cor, it would be rude not to include every last one of them. I'll be upfront: there are a fair number of TBA games on here that probably aren't going to come out in 2023, but as ever, we remain hopeful and optimistic all the same. So let's dive in.

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Homeworld 3 understands space battles are coolest around megastructureshttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/homeworld-3-understands-space-battles-are-coolest-around-megastructuresAlice O'ConnorTue, 23 Aug 2022 19:37:43 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/homeworld-3-understands-space-battles-are-coolest-around-megastructuresGamescom 2022Gearbox PublishingBlackbird InteractiveStrategyHomeworld 3

Nebulae are nice and black holes are dramatic, but I firmly believe that space battles are at their very coolest when whizzing around supersized ships and megastructures. I am therefore delighted by the new Homeworld 3 trailer showing a battle around sprawling technoruins in the long-awaited spaceship strategy sequel. And yes, absolutely it still has those cool Tron engine trails.

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Homeworld 3 has been delayed until 2023, but we'll see more of it in Augusthttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/homeworld-3-has-been-delayed-until-2023-but-well-see-more-of-it-in-augustGraham SmithSat, 11 Jun 2022 22:02:50 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/homeworld-3-has-been-delayed-until-2023-but-well-see-more-of-it-in-augustStrategyHomeworld 3Gearbox SoftwareBlackbird Interactive

Homeworld 3, threequel to the OG melancholy spaceship strategy series, has been delayed into the first half of next year. The developers say they need more time to make the engine trails glow just right, and to make the derelict megastructures mega enough. We will apparently see more of the game in action this August, though.

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Homeworld 3 and Hardspace studio switching to four-day working weekhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/homeworld-3-and-hardspace-studio-switching-to-four-day-working-weekAlice O'ConnorWed, 16 Feb 2022 18:55:44 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/homeworld-3-and-hardspace-studio-switching-to-four-day-working-weekBlackbird InteractiveHardspace: Shipbreakerfour-day weekStrategyHomeworld 3Simulation

Blackbird Interactive, the makers of Homeworld 3 and Hardspace: Shipbreaker, have announced plans to switch to a four-day work week for all employees. They join a small but growing number of game studios aiming to actively combat burnout by giving employees more time to themselves. Like many others who've tried a four-day week, they say that not only were people happier, productivity was not harmed. Cool. Who's next?

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Our 43 most anticipated games of 2022https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/our-43-most-anticipated-games-of-2022Katharine CastleFri, 07 Jan 2022 13:25:49 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/our-43-most-anticipated-games-of-2022Trek to YomiMarvel's Midnight SunsElden RingFar: Changing TidesTiny Tina's WonderlandsRumbleverseStrange HorticultureHomeworld 3PreviewsVampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2ReplacedCompany Of Heroes 3RedfallGranblue Fantasy: RelinkAvatar: Frontiers of PandoraGhostWire: TokyoStarfieldSomervilleVampire: The Masquerade - SwansongNightingaleDistant Worlds 2The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in MeS.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of ChornobylA Space For The UnboundHave A Nice DeathA Plague Tale: RequiemWarhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2Saints RowBlockbusterBear And BreakfastCult of the LambNaiadStranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy OriginLittle Kitty, Big CityTotal War: Warhammer IIIDordognePark BeyondForspokenPlanet Of LanaSiltTwo Point CampusVampire: The Masquerade - BloodhuntMen Of War IIDestiny 2: The Witch QueenIndieValiDate: Struggling Singles In Your AreaCoffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly

2022 is finally here and that can only mean one thing. We've got another year of hip new video games to look forward to, and we've been busy rustling up the ones we're most excited about. In truth, there are tons of games on the horizon that could easily sit on this list, and some of them are so close to release we can practically already see the pixels on our screens morphing into their lush, polygonal landscapes. Games like Monster Hunter Rise, God Of War and Rainbow Six Extraction. You won't find them here, but trust us, you'll be seeing a lot of them over the coming weeks.

There are always more games coming out than we have fingers to write about them, but the 2022 games we've listed below are the ones the RPS team are personally most looking forward to playing. We've got games big and small here, and they're all listed in alphabetical order. After all, release dates are increasingly slippery beasts these days. Think we've missed something? Why not take to the comments below and tell us all about it. You might just convince us to put it on our radars. But enough from me. Here are our 43 most anticipated games of 2022.

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Homeworld 3 looks lovely in Game Awards gameplay trailerhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/homeworld-3-looks-lovely-in-game-awards-gameplay-trailerAlice O'ConnorFri, 10 Dec 2021 01:00:20 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/homeworld-3-looks-lovely-in-game-awards-gameplay-trailerGearbox PublishingBlackbird InteractiveThe Game Awards 2021StrategyHomeworld 3

After 19 years, Homeworld 3 will arrive in 2022 to continue the sci-fi strategy series about leading an armada of spaceships. A new "gameplay" trailer arrived today during the Game Awards pre-show today and yes: absolutely the spaceships still leave those pretty engine trails behind them. The trailer also gives neat-o peeks at spacebattles raging through the ruins of derelict megastructures. See for yourself below.

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Homeworld 3 bins investment schemehttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/homeworld-3-bins-investment-schemeAlice O'ConnorWed, 09 Jun 2021 16:50:26 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/homeworld-3-bins-investment-schemeGearbox PublishingEmbracer GroupBlackbird InteractiveBusinessStrategyHomeworld 3

When Homeworld 3 launched a token crowdfunding campaign in 2019, it was through a site which not only lets people throw in cash, it lets some actually invest in the game and get paid if it does well. Well, that's off. While development continues, the investment aspect has been binned, presumably as a consequence of Homeworld owners Gearbox being bought by the ever-growing Embracer Group. But Homeworld 3 is still on. So that's fine.

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Homeworld 3 is coming, and it's crowdfunding nowhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/homeworld-3-is-coming-and-its-crowdfunding-nowAlice O'ConnorFri, 30 Aug 2019 21:17:45 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/homeworld-3-is-coming-and-its-crowdfunding-nowHomeworld: Deserts of KharakGearbox PublishingPAX WestBlackbird InteractiveHomeworldCrowdfundingStrategyHomeworld 2Homeworld 3Simulation

After almost 16 years, oh me oh my Homeworld 3 is finally happening. Gearbox Publishing today announced the spacefleet RTS will blast off again a full-on sequel. Homeworld 3 is being made by Blackbird Interactive, a studio who were founded by some of the folks who made the original Homeworld at Relic Entertainment then brought the series back with the recent spin-off Homeworld: Deserts Of Kharak. And it's crowdfunding. Now. Already. The actual release is yet a long, long way away.

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