It comes out on January 20, but we've seen next to nothing of Blackbird Interactive and Gearbox's upcoming prequel to the classic Homeworld real-time strategy games... until now. Blackbird CEO Rob Cunningham and Lead Designer Rory McGuire stopped by IGN to show it off in action, and what I saw went a long way toward reassuring me that despite taking place on the ground instead of in full 3D space, this game definitely has a Homeworld vibe to it. Watch my two-part preview below.

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In part one we check out the opening cinematic and some of the introductory gameplay, as Rob and Rory give us some background on the concept of bringing Homeworld down to earth.In part 2 we skip ahead in the campaign to get a glimpse of some late-game heavy units, including aircraft and artillery that launches from your sand-crawling carrier.Stand by for our Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak review, which we'll shoot to have available close to launch.

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