A short time ago teamPixel started up a Kickstarter in an effort to purchase the Homeworld IP from THQ. The popular sci-fi RTS series is loved amongst fans and the funding was quickly met for teamPixel. They made a promise to refund everyone's money should the funding not be enough to acquire the rights.
Unfortunately for them, the $58,000 they raised was not enough. Another unnamed studio managed to pick up the Homeworld IP.
If you were a backer on the Kickstarter, you can head over to the teamPixel website to track your refund.
Unfortunately for them, the $58,000 they raised was not enough. Another unnamed studio managed to pick up the Homeworld IP.
The auction for the Homeworld license ended April 15, 2013, and while we reached qualified bidder status for the bankruptcy auction, we were unable to raise the necessary funds to remain competitive against the other parties at the auction. We hope you will join us in supporting Homeworld's new owners in building a future for the franchise. We anticipate an announcement of the new owner to be made within a couple weeks and for the sale to be finalized around mid-May. Words cannot describe how honored we are to have been supported by so many in the community.
As promised, we are offering full refunds to all of our generous donors. To facilitate this process, we've established a website where you can verify that we have properly recorded all of your contributions, supply us with any special instructions for your donation, and track your refund. As a special thanks, we would like to offer each and every donor a special credit in our upcoming space RTS game. Yes, this means we will still be moving forward with our own Homeworld-inspired space RTS, but under our own intellectual property. We hope all of you will stay in touch and follow us during the production of our game.
As promised, we are offering full refunds to all of our generous donors. To facilitate this process, we've established a website where you can verify that we have properly recorded all of your contributions, supply us with any special instructions for your donation, and track your refund. As a special thanks, we would like to offer each and every donor a special credit in our upcoming space RTS game. Yes, this means we will still be moving forward with our own Homeworld-inspired space RTS, but under our own intellectual property. We hope all of you will stay in touch and follow us during the production of our game.
If you were a backer on the Kickstarter, you can head over to the teamPixel website to track your refund.