in development while declining to elaborate further. In 2011 Relic confirmed that they would "like to develop Homeworld 3" but they did not confirm or deny working on it. In early 2013 THQ suffered financial difficulties and liquidated their assets due to bankruptcy; Relic was sold off to SEGA. The Homeworld IP was not part of this sale. Despite early speculation that SEGA would attempt to rescue the IP, ultimately the Homeworld IP was sold to Gearbox Software. Gearbox announced that their initial plans would be to bring the existing Homeworld games to multiple digital sales platforms, but also created a forum on their website specifically asking for fan ideas about how the series should proceed. Blackbird Interactive, a newer developer made up of many of the designers of the original Homeworld, later offered their support of Gearbox's purchase of the IP. Prequel In 2013, Blackbird Interactive announced the creation of a game titled "Shipbreakers". Originally, the game developers focused on a game that carried the "essence" of Homeworld, but not directly related. However, Gearbox made an arrangement with Blackbird to re-brand Shipbreakers into "Homeworld: Shipbreakers"; officially tying the game as part of the Homeworld universe. The game is a prequel to the Homeworld series. In December 2015 the title was revealed to be Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak. It was released on January 20, 2016. Remake On July 19, 2013 Gearbox announced the release of Homeworld HD and Homeworld 2 HD remakes, along with the original versions of the games, for 2014. In March 2014 Homeworld HD was renamed to Homeworld Remastered Collection. After missing the original deadline in 2014, Homeworld Remastered Collection was released on February 25, 2015. The collection includes the original (with LAN multiplayer gaming removed) and remastered versions of Homeworld and Homeworld 2. The Remastered versions are both built on the Homeworld 2 engine and have high resolution textures and models, new graphical effects, recreated cinematic scenes, and support for HD, Ultra HD and 4K resolutions. Multiplayer for both games has been combined into one centralised mode. The Homeworld Remastered Collection was released on February 25, 2015. Aspyr Media released the Homeworld Remastered Collection for OSX via the Mac App store on August 6, 2015. Sequel In August 2019 publisher Gearbox announced development of Homeworld 3, which is set to be a sequel to the original series of games. Development of the game was partially funded