teamPixel offering refunds to those who participated
THQ’s auction ofcertain remaining propertiestook an interesting turn when a group called teamPixel leveraged crowdfundingin an attempt to bidon the rights toHomeworld. In aKickstarter updatethis week, the company shared the outcome: “…we were unable to raise the necessary funds to remain competitive against the other parties at the auction.”
Those who contributed to the initiative can track their refundat a websiteset up specifically for that purpose. For what it’s worth, the developer will move forward with itsHomeworld-inspired real-time-strategy game using an original intellectual property.
This was unquestionably an ambitious endeavor and one that I can respect, but perhaps it’s for the best that Team Pixel wasn’t successful; there were too many unknowns for my liking. We’ll have to see who ends up withHomeworldand what their plans are before such a call can be made. teamPixel “anticipates an announcement of the new owner to be made within a couple weeks and for the sale to be finalized around mid-May.”
[ViaGames.on.net]
