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You read that right! BBI has re-acquired the Hardspace IP and we're excited to announce we've begun work to, alongside our wonderful community, grow Hardspace across multiple new projects.
Read below for details about how you can get involved 👇
ATTN SHIPBREAKERS!
Today, @BBIgames has announced its reacquisition of LYNX Corp and Hardspace. Going forward, BBI is now both developer and publisher of Hardspace: Shipbreaker!
We are also excited to announce work has begun on multiple new Hardspace games.
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HUGE NEWS, EVERYONE: We are moving to a four-day work week. Here is the Washington Post with an in-depth look at how we got there, and why we hope other studios join us: washingtonpost.com/video-gam…
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@ArtStationSunday Featuring Brennan Massicotte, Concept Artist and Art Director at BBI!
🎨🖌️
Check out some of his amazing artwork and personal ArtStation here: artstation.com/brennanpm
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Excited to announce we have been teaming up with the talented folks at @Mojang on a brand new, Action Strategy entry in the #Minecraft universe!
Discover the mysteries of #MinecraftLegends, a new action strategy game. Lead your allies in heroic battles to defend the Overworld from the destructive piglins. Coming 2023! #UnitetheOverworld redsto.ne/Legends-Announceme…
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#FanArtFriday Check out this super impressive Hiigaran Battlecruiser LEGO Build by Ryan Olsen!
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Blackbird commissioned @Valahor2, a skilled Ukrainian artist, to design this concept ship with the colors of the Ukrainian flag. This ship is a standalone design, not meant to come to any particular game, but to symbolize hope for the future of a free Ukraine.
#FanArtFriday
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#ScreenshotSaturday
Beautiful wide screenshot of Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak found on Steam.
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#ThrowbackThursday Looking back at some of Blackbird CEO, Rob Cunningham's beautiful concept art of Homeworld.
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#Homeworld returns with the next chapter of the legendary space-faring #RTS.
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Earthless is a riveting hybrid of FTL and Slay the Spire — tightly sealed in a retro sci-fi hull.
You can play a demo during Steam Next Fest on October 9!
Please RT, wishlist, and tell your friends!
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#FanArtFriday super detailed 3D print & hand painted SJet Baserunner by Keyojimbo on Steam!
See the full album and some of the WIP breakdown here: ➡️imgur.com/gallery/fePVG
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Homeworld 3 Collector’s Edition Revealed on Fig!!
Take a look at all the details on each and every element!
fig.co/campaigns/homeworld3/…
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Happy New Year!! Thank you for all your support in 2020, we wish you all a great year ahead!
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In celebration of the successful landing of @NASA #InSight probe on Mars we have released #ProjectEagle for free on @Steam.
Download it now!
store.steampowered.com/app/2…
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Thank you to @relicgames and Sierra for starting the journey, and to @GearboxOfficial for continuing the legacy! We at BBI are honoured to be a part of Homeworld’s past and future and can’t wait to see what the next 20 years brings. ❤️
It's hard to believe that #Homeworld has reached its 20th anniversary! Thank you to everyone at @relicgames & @insideBBI for bringing the universe of Homeworld to life, and to this amazing community for being on this journey with us! ❤ 🚀
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Thank you to everyone who has supported us! Homeworld wouldn't exist without your passion and dedication.
Now go forth, Commanders! 🫡
There’s no more time to prepare. Hyperspace has been weaponized and we are the only line of defense against this unknown threat, Commander.
It’s time to show them the strength of the Hiigaran fleet.
Homeworld 3 is available now: homeworlduniverse.com/games/…
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Check out these fantastic pieces of @HomeworldGame fan art for #FanArtFriday from Markus "Braxxy" Brackelmann and Codie Craig Morgan @inkingkodi
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Start your downloads!
@HomeworldGame #DesertsofKharak Patch 1.3.0 is now live on @steam_games
Ranked ladder season 2 starts today! Fight for your place in Kharak’s history.
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Check out this fantastic @HomeworldGame fan art by Geoffrey Ernault @exphrasis senior concept artists from @riotgames for #FanArtFriday
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Hey Shipbreakers, are you ready?! The 'Admin Oversight Update' releases tomorrow! 🤩
Remember the new warning sign LYNX shared yesterday? Well some of you guessed right... Do NOT lean on the windows!! ⚠️
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Look at this epic Javelin built on @SpaceEngineersG by Gen.Knowledge during the contest collab!
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#ThrowbackThursday Concept art from Project Eagle! Which is an interactive art demo that showcases what a future base on Mars could look like. Check it out, it's free on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2…
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It's overwhelming seeing so many fans finally experience Homeworld 3! We're feeling a bit sentimental and want to share the love.❤️
Quote tweet this with your first memory of playing Homeworld. We'll select three of our favorite responses and gift you a Fleet Command Steam key!
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Super stoked that @HomeworldGame and @Modiphius
are partnering up to create a pen-and-paper table-top RPG!
One company loves Homeworld enough to turn it into a tabletop role-playing game: polygon.com/2019/10/17/20917…
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Welcome to the team Jennifer!!
FINALLY!
As part of being selected for @thegameawards Future Class I’m excited to tell you that I have joined @InsideBBI to work as Lead Game Designer on @ShipbreakerGame!
I wanted to make sure my bio for the awards was updated 🥰#TheGameAwards
AND I’m giving away a game code!
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What better way to celebrate #Homeworld3's launch than by watching THE Adam Savage and the @testedcom crew build a Homeworld spaceship!? 🚀
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Happy Hardspace: Shipbreaker Anniversary 🥳
2 years ago today, @ShipbreakerGame was released in Early Access!
Here is our Lego Mackerel, designed by @alexeiberteig, at our studio celebrating this day. Thank you to all our shipbreakers for joining us in our journey to launch!
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Congratulations to @klei Entertainment for the well deserved Studio of the Year Canadian Game Awards!! ❤️🏆
"📢 Canadian Game Awards LIVE Update 📢
And the winner for Studio of the Year is...
@KLEI ENTERTAINMENT
#cgameawards
LIVE on twitch.tv/squadstate"
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#DidYouKnow 1 year ago Shipbreaker had a very different audio direction?
On this special day of April, we thought we'd share this #ThrowbackThursday with you!
- Watch with sound ON🔊-
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To celebrate 20 years of @HomeworldGame @InsideBBI will be joining @GearboxOfficial live on stage at #PAXWest2019 for a very special announcement. Tune in on August 30th during the Gearbox Main Theater Show at 1:30pm PT!
piped.video/I3dC_rgruwE
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Jennifer Scheurle @Gaohmee , Game Designer on Hardspace: Shipbreaker wrote this Polygon article on Valheim!
She also mentions a few other Devs on the #Shipbreaker team and their weekly design sync up in the article!
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"Stuck in 1999" Read this latest article on Homeworld by @pcgamer pcgamer.com/homeworld-is-sti…
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Hyperspace Jumping and a reworked tech tree in Skirmish mode are just some of the big changes coming to Homeworld 3 in the coming months.
Read more here: buff.ly/3wRuEFm
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It's a #Homeworld Attack Bomber drawn by @spacegooose, the graphic engineer & artist who transformed everyday objects Into spaceship designs!🚀
➡️boredpanda.com/spaceship-des…
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Art Director Karl Gyrc, gives an inside look into the development process at @InsideBBI during the development of #Homeworld3! Read the update on @PlayFig to see the process and a Q&A featuring questions from backers!
Read More: bit.ly/HW3_BeautifulCorner
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Absolutely amazing #FanArt shared in the Homeworld 3 Facebook fan page, created by kpr__sajuuk and posted in homeworld2 Tieba. #FanArtFriday #Homeworld
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😮 @HomeworldGame: Desert of Kharak has ranked 2nd for Best Video Game to Play with Dune's Aesthetic by @screenrant !! 🏜️Thank you so much, we're in great company on the list!
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Absolutely stunning 3D model paintwork from Latenz (@TechWorkshop on Instagram & FB)
#FanArtFriday @ShipbreakerGame
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Honoured to see @Shipbreakergame make it to the best 20 games of 2022 (so far) on @Metacritic.
Thank you to all who reviewed our game!
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#FanArtFriday Amazing player-made paper craft #Shipbreaker JAX & HAB, with a full on tutorial so you too can have your own displayed on your desk!!
TUTORIAL: imgur.com/a/Ys6LdeH
PRINTABLES: tinyurl.com/PaperJax
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Space Engineers is currently running a @ShipbreakerGame themed ship building community contest!
Take a look at the event details 👉spaceengineersgame.com/space…
@SpaceEngineersG
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Miguel Gallardo, 3D Artist on Hardspace: Shipbreaker, shares the Javelin, Atlas, Gecko, and Mackerel ship models and paintwork in full detail!
👉
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This masterpiece was built by JMR1998, inspired by @Homeworld Deserts of Kharak. Even the interior is incredibly detailed!
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"It represents hope, loss, ingenuity, determination and courage in the face of overwhelming odds."
Thank you @pcgamer for adding Homeworld's Mothership in 35th place on the 50 Most Iconic Characters in PC gaming! 🚀
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SURPRISE!
You can play a slice of Homeworld 3 right now!
Experience classic Homeworld strategy fused with the dynamic, replayable challenge of roguelikes in the War Games demo.
We can't wait to hear what you think!
Prepare to engage.
A demo for the all-new #Homeworld3 roguelike mode, War Games, is available to play today through February 12 for Steam Next Fest. Play it now!
🚀 store.steampowered.com/app/1…
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It is such an honor to see our little Shipbreaker standing tall next to Commander Shephard, Xenomorphs, and Isaac Clarke in @PCGamer's Best Space Games on PC list! 🤯
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This is incredible! 🤯
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New #homeworld 3 gameplay trailer!
Kesura Oasis is just the beginning.
Take a look at an early mission from Homeworld 3 and watch as the Hiigaran fleet turns the tables on a raider ambush.
Wishlist Steam: bit.ly/HW3Steam
Wishlist Epic Games Store: bit.ly/HW3Epic
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Happy Birthday Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak!
Two years ago today Deserts of Kharak Launched on Steam. Thanks to @GearboxSoftware and the incredible @HomeworldGame community for all your support!
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How Homeworld Almost Got Lost in 3D Space, Ars Technica interviews Rob Cunningham on Homeworld! #homeworld @HomeworldGame
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[MEET THE DEV]
Meet Jennifer Scheurle @Gaohmee
Jennifer is the Lead Game Designer on Hardspace: Shipbreaker at BBI.
Read some facts on her in this link! 👇👇
instagram.com/p/CKfa9TvDKs8/
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#FanArtFriday LEGO models of three units from @HomeworldGame ! Check out the ArtStation below, there are links for step by step building instructions to build your own!
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#FanArtFriday by Joseph Gonzales, Karan is made from recycled materials and the cruisers from paper crafting!
This beautiful artwork even works as a lamp light! 💡
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Here is our full press release discussing the change. We believe in this path. We believe it is better for not only the developers, but everyone who works at Blackbird helping to create the games we care about so much. If you have questions, please ask! mailchi.mp/0a07e200174e/blac…
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Hello, Collector.
This is @ShipbreakerGame's origin story, watch and listen as Game Director @Elliot_K_Hudson explains!
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#ThrowbackThursday Remember this epic pixel animated fanart? Created by @Weilard in 2016.
Original artwork found here: patreon.com/posts/4191180
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Happy New Year from Blackbird! 🎉
We want to thank you all for your support and playing our games in 2022! We can't wait to show you what we have in store for 2023!
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ICYMI, there was a @HomeworldGame Fig post this week, featuring the brand new design of the Hiigaran carrier and changes to the raider carrier! 🚀
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#FanArtFriday You must check out @Valahor2's absolutely gorgeous artwork!
@HomeworldGame
Original post ➡️teddit.net/r/homeworld/comme…
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#ThrowbackThursday to this pre-launch #Shipbreaker concept art!
Is this what you visualize yourself to be wearing when you're in the salvage yard? What stickers or accessories might you wearing?
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Happy April Fools from the BBI Team!
This here has been a meme internally at the studio for years, so we thought you'd appreciate it too. #AprilFools
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Happy Holidays and Merry X-Mas from everyone here at Blackbird Interactive!
Art by Aaron Kambeitz
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Sneak peek of the latest mackerel ship class from Hardspace: Shipbreaker!
@ShipbreakerGame #shipbreaker
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On a scale of 1 to 10, how happy are we that PCGamesN is calling Minecraft Legends "the next Game Pass co-op classic"?
A million. Hell, *two* million.
Read their hands-on preview here: zurl.co/jTP4
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Trans rights are human rights.
We're so proud to celebrate our trans developers, friends, and peers during #TransgenderDayofVisibility (and every other day, too)! It takes strength and spirit to be your authentic self. No matter what, #YouBelongHere!
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"If you like simulators and science fiction, this is a magnificent collision of the two. I've saved more galaxies than I can count, so it's nice to play a game that just lets me exist in one."
@thegamerwebsite wrote an article about their first impressions of @ShipbreakerGame !
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🥳@ShipbreakerGame won Best Game Design in the Canadian Game Awards!! 🏆
We are absolutely ecstatic!! 🎉🎉
Driving the strongest player experience, the Best Game Design goes to...
🏆 Hardspace: Shipbreaker 🏆
@InsideBBI
Watch LIVE: twitch.tv/squadstate
📺: @GINXCanada
#cgameawards #CanadianGameAwards
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A massive combat overhaul and total ship rebalancing, major Skirmish upgrades (tech tree revamp, resourcing changes, Hyperspace jumping), and so much more...
Update 1.3 is our swan song to Homeworld 3. We put everything we had into it and hope you'll enjoy it.
Thank you❤️
Update 1.3 is releasing on November 21, bringing with it a major overhaul to combat and balance! The Taiidan and Somtaaw Factions are joining War Games at that time as well.
Get all the info and read a message from the development team: homeworlduniverse.com/homewo…
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Today is Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak's 6th anniversary! 🎂
Let's revel this day by appreciating these unseen unit designs by Blackbird Art Director, Karl Gryc!
#ThrowbackThursday
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🎂23 years ago today!
On this day in 1999, the original Homeworld released and changed the starscape of real-time strategy games.
Since then we've fought empires, deployed fleets, explored galaxies, and soon: the story of the Hiigaran people will continue in both @homeworldmobile, and Homeworld 3
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"Minecraft Legends rewrites the rules of Minecraft to team you up with enemy mobs in a “fairytale” action strategy game spin on what is undoubtedly one of the best sandbox games of all time."
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Thank you @PCGamesN for the preview of @legends_game !!
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#FanartFriday Large nuclear battleship for a desert world, inspired by Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak by Freelance Concept Artist, Alex Jay Brady🎨
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Meet Jessica Klyne!
Jessica is the Lead producer on Hardspace: Shipbreaker and the collaborative project with NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab called Project Eagle!
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We love seeing custom builds inspired by Homeworld’s art, but the dematerialization illusion, also created as a practical LEGO effect, makes this one something special. Great job, @orion_builds! 🤩
#FanArtFriday
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#MinecraftLegends is live on all platforms!
Go forth and save the Overworld!
Welcome to #MinecraftLegends. Step into a lush and stunning Overworld to help fight against the piglin Nether corruption. Are you the hero the Overworld needs? Start your legend now!
aka.ms/LegendsDeluxe
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Blackbird Interactive, in conjunction with @VFS and @CoalitionGears, are proud to announce the Roberta Williams Women in Game Design Scholarship and Work Experience Contract. Check out the link for details! vfs.edu/BBI
#GameDev #Womeningaming #Gamedevelopment
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We're thrilled to see Hardspace: @ShipbreakerGame listed as an honorable mention at the IGF this year!
#IGF23 Honorable Mentions for Seamus McNally Grand Prize
Tinykin (@SplashteamDevs)
Terra Nil (@freelives; @devolverdigital)
RPG Time: The Legend of Wright (@DESKWORKS_ENG)
Roadwarden (@MoralAnxiety)
Hardspace: Shipbreaker (@BBIgames)
Citizen Sleeper (@JumpOvertheAge)
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Happy birthday, @Valahor2 ! We're so delighted with it!
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Take the helm of a starship and voyage into the dangerous unknown in search of a new home for the human race.
Draw a path through the stars, defend your people, and keep the hope of humanity alive.
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Homeworld was released 22 years ago today.
For me, it's still one of the best space games, one of the best RTS, one of the best game ever.
With fantastic, colorful Foss-like ship designs.
I can't wait to play Homeworld 3 that @InsideBBI has been working on for a few years now.
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We're so excited that #Homeworld3 is on the cover of @PCGamer this month that we had to buy a few...
Okay, we bought hundreds...
And spread them out on the floor...
And did a photoshoot...
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😮Beautiful hand drawn #fanart !!
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We wish you all a wonderful Happy Holidays!!
This is a card for you, from us at BBI!
#happyholidays #holidaycard
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#ThrowbackThursday Do you remember this Papercraft JAX from @ShipbreakerGame? You can try building one yourself by printing out the patterns. Please share a photo if you've made one!! #shipbreaker
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HUGE day for Blackbird Interactive, with Hardspace: Shipbreaker launching its full campaign and Crossfire: Legion heading into early access.
We're so excited to hear what you think!
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It's been an absolute pleasure collabing with you @KeenSWH ❤️
We are in absolute awe with the @SpaceEngineersG x @ShipbreakerGame ship building contest results!! 🤩
Take a look at Roni Dude's contest submission, they created a full-on cinematic of the Morrigan Station!
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From the @SpaceEngineersG x @ShipbreakerGame ship building contest, look at Digi's visually stunning creation with the laser cutting into the ship!
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Concept art done for upcoming Homeworld 3, super excited to have been part of it with this legendary team 🙏🤘@InsideBBI @HomeworldGame
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We're Hiring!!
BBI is currently looking to hire the following positions, see the links below to apply!
ART DIRECTOR
jobs.lever.co/blackbirdinter…
ART PRODUCER
jobs.lever.co/blackbirdinter…
Among many other open positions: blackbirdinteractive.com/ope…
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Did you see @legends_game in today's #NintendoDirect? We're partnered up with @Mojang to make #MinecraftLegends - coming to consoles and PC in 2023.
Experience the Minecraft Universe in a whole new way when Minecraft Legends comes to #NintendoSwitch in 2023!
Explore biomes, harvest resources, team up with (or against) friends, and defeat the ravaging piglins in this new action strategy game.
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Beautiful #Homeworld fanart of the Hiigaran Empire emblem by [DAH] O r a c l e on Steam. 👼
#FanArtFriday
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Hardspace: Shipbreaker is featured in the first chapter of the book 'Making Videogames'. One of the authors behind this book is Duncan Harris, the individual behind Dead End Thrills! 📖
@ShipbreakerGame #shipbreaker
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