The sequel to the legendary RTS series that players have been looking forward to for a long time
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Today, Homeland 3, the orthodox sequel to the legendary RTS series Homeland, is officially launched on Steam and Epic platforms. Homeland 3 was developed by Blackbird Interactive, Gearbox Publishing release. This classic cross era work combines strategy with depth of battle. In a dazzling 3D environment, players will participate in an epic battle that will change the future of the galaxy.
"It's hard to express in words what it means for Blackbird, team members and myself to deliver the latest chapter of the story of Home," said Rob Cunningham, CEO of Blackbird Interactive. "Players are about to embark on the next step of the journey we started together more than 20 years ago. We are forever grateful to all the players who believe and support us."
"It's a rare experience to be able to release such cross generational series games as Home with world-class developers like Blackbird Interactive," said Steve Gibson, president of Gearbox Publishing. "We are amazed by their work on Homeland 3, which is a model of game art and narrative level. Working with them is an unforgettable good memory for us."
Main features of Homeland 3:
● New storyline ——Homeland 3 expands the universe story of Homeland, which is set 100 years after Homeland 2. The new hero, scientist Imogen, Kalan's student, will become the fleet commander, solve the mystery behind Kalan's disappearance, determine the meaning of "abnormality", and solve the future threat of the galaxy.
● Amazing 3D space battle ——Homeland 3 takes the series' landmark fierce battle and the real simulation of trajectory to a new level. The game introduced innovative functions and opened a new dimension of strategic game play, including complex and changeable terrain, three-dimensional operation based on terrain shelters, and more authentic and shocking performances. The visual and audio effects of real-time damage to ships in the game create a very immersive game experience.
● War game mode ——The war game is a new cooperation mode that integrates the symbolic real-time strategy game playing method of Homeland with Roguelike elements. It enables players to accept a series of randomly generated combat tasks and face unique challenges. Up to three commanders (players) can manage their fleets in each battle, and then get rich rewards after each victory. Players will unlock powerful forces according to the results of these battles and bring them into the next round of the game.
● Battle mode ——In addition to the new narrative campaign, Homeland 3 also includes a classic battle mode for players to test their fighting skills. Players can conduct 1V1 confrontation and team confrontation with real or AI opponents, or conduct free confrontation with up to six players. Through the cooperation with Mod.io, the battle mode will support Mod and provide players with integrated tools for creating, sharing and playing new battle maps.
Players can choose different versions to purchase:
Blackbird Interactive and Gearbox Publishing will also continue to support Homeland 3 after the game is released, and provide additional updates to improve the war game mode:
About Homeland:
The original Home was developed by Relic Entertainment and launched in September 1999. It has achieved great success and won more than 50 awards, including the annual game award. The success of Home has promoted the popularity of 3D real-time strategic games. Home: HD Heavy Plate Making Collection was launched in 2015, including Home and Home 2, reviving the brand for fans and new players of the series.
Blackbird Interactive was founded in 2010 by former members of the Relic Entertainment Homeland team, including art director Rob Cunningham and chief artist Aaron Kambeitz. After its establishment, BBI started to develop a game that they thought was the spiritual successor of Homeland, and then cooperated with Gearbox (now the IP holder and game publisher) to release Homeland: Karak Desert.
About Blackbird Interactive (BBI):
Blackbird Interactive (BBI) is an independent studio driven by creativity and facing the future. Its works include Lost in the Deep Space: Shipwrecker, My World: Legend and the upcoming Homeland 3. The studio was founded in 2010 by Rob Cunningham and a group of former Relic Entertainment and Electronic Arts employees. This award-winning Vancouver studio has its own internal CG film department, led by the founder of Pixar Canada. BBI is redefining the production method of world-class games through its innovative Skunkworks game creation work plan and four-day work week.
About Gearbox Publishing:
Gearbox Publishing was founded in 2016 to help developers around the world bring their products to market while maintaining their unique creative vision. The first game released by Gearbox Publishing was the highly acclaimed PC game Home Remaking Collection. Later, it established good cooperation with many game titles and partners, including Gunfire Games' Relics 2, Adventures in the Rain 2 TinyBuild's Hello Neighbor System Era Softworks We Happy Few of Completion Games and PlayStation 5 of Counterplay Games' The Gods Fall. Gearbox Publishing has always been committed to its mission of providing happiness to the world and becoming one of the most developer friendly publishers in the industry.
