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Gearbox Publishing

Last updated: May 8, 2026

Overview

Gearbox Publishing is the publishing arm of Gearbox Entertainment, founded in 2016 as a division of Gearbox Software. The publishing division handles third-party titles as well as games developed internally, including the Homeworld franchise which they acquired along with the broader Homeworld IP in 2013.1234

For information about the Gearbox development studio’s work on Sierra properties, see Gearbox Software (Developer).

Sierra Connection

Gearbox inherited the Homeworld franchise through their 2013 acquisition from THQ’s bankruptcy auction.5678 The Homeworld series was originally developed by Relic Entertainment and published by Sierra Entertainment in 1999.9101112 Gearbox has since published remasters and new entries in the series.131415

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Footnotes

  1. Wikipedia - Gearbox Publishing - Company overview ↩

  2. Steam - Homeworld Remastered Collection - Published title ↩

  3. MobyGames - Gearbox Publishing - Publisher profile and complete game catalog (replaces dead IGN /companies/ URL; IGN’s company-profile pages have been deprecated) ↩

  4. IGDB - Gearbox Publishing - Database entry ↩

  5. Gearbox Publishing - Official Site - Company information ↩

  6. GOG - Homeworld Remastered Collection - Digital release ↩

  7. Wikipedia - Embracer Group - Parent company ↩

  8. Gamasutra - Homeworld IP Sale - Acquisition details ↩

  9. MobyGames - Gearbox Publishing - Database profile ↩

  10. Steam - Homeworld 3 - New mainline entry ↩

  11. MobyGames - Relic Entertainment - Original Homeworld developer ↩

  12. Metacritic - Homeworld 3 - Review aggregator ↩

  13. Wikipedia - Homeworld - Franchise acquisition ↩

  14. PC Gamer - THQ Bankruptcy Auction - Homeworld acquisition ↩

  15. Polygon - Homeworld Remastered - Remaster coverage ↩

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