FarBridge, Inc., a leading game development studio, in partnership with Gearbox Entertainment, is excited to announce Homeworld: Vast Reaches, a bold new story in the beloved Homeworld saga that reimagines strategic space battles for Virtual Reality and Mixed Reality. This new game in the Homeworld universe is launching on the Meta Quest 2 and Meta Quest 3 headsets later this year. Players can now wishlist the game at HomeworldVastReaches.com
In the award-winning Homeworld games for PC, you play as Fleet Command, a human commander who controls a fleet of spaceships. Players will take on the same role in Homeworld: Vast Reaches in vicious combat against a mysterious new foe.
“We’ve taken care to make a new experience that both Homeworld and strategy game fans willenjoy,” said Richard Rouse III, Studio Creative Director at FarBridge. “It’sbeen an honor to take the amazing space battles and unique characters of Homeworld and let people play in anentirely new way with virtual and mixed reality.”
Famous for completely three-dimensional combat encountersand environments in deep space, the Homeworldmakes for the perfect setting for a VR/MR game, letting players view theaction from any angle and drag-and-drop their ships into formations for combat.Homeworld: Vast Reaches also takes it one step further with immersive 3D battles the size of a player’s room, or instantly scaled-down to fit on a tabletop.
“Our studio is thrilled to add a new chapter to the Homeworld storyline. Our partners atGearbox have been an absolute pleasure to work with – their passion for gamesand especially for Homeworld has beenan inspiration to us,” said Patrick Curry, CEO of FarBridge.
FarBridge was founded in 2017 by veteran game and film industry executives with a mission to bring people into one-of-a-kind virtual worlds. Homeworld: Vast Reachesrepresents a unique collaboration, where FarBridge has partnered with GearboxEntertainment to bring this beloved universe to players in an all-new way.FanBridge will handle development and publishing responsibilities and collaborate closely with Gearbox Entertainment, who are focused closely on ensuring the game’s story, characters, and lore remain true to the beloved franchise.
“We can’t wait for the community to get their hands on Homeworld: VastReaches and finally feel what it’s like to become Fleet Command,” saidErica Hollinshead Stead, Sr. Director of Licensing and Business Development atGearbox Entertainment. “VR brings a new dimension to the strategy gameplay of Homeworld, and I am excited for thecommunity to be literally immersed in the vast universe it offers.”
Homeworld: VastReaches is now available for wishlisting on the Meta Store.
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