--- title: Homeworld 3 developer Blackbird Interactive announces... description: Blackbird Interactive, the developer behind Homeworld 3, has announced a second round of layoffs due to economic pressures and cancelled projects. The game... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/homeworld-3-developer-blackbird-interactive-announces-second-round-of-layoffs-tj5srz7vb twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Homeworld 3 developer Blackbird Interactive announces second round of layoffs | daily.dev og:description: Blackbird Interactive, the developer behind Homeworld 3, has announced a second round of layoffs due to economic pressures and cancelled projects. The game... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/homeworld-3-developer-blackbird-interactive-announces-second-round-of-layoffs-tj5srz7vb og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/tJ5SRz7vB.png og:image:alt: Homeworld 3 developer Blackbird Interactive announces second round of layoffs og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Homeworld 3 developer Blackbird Interactive announces second round of layoffs **[Collections](https://daily.dev/sources/collections)** · 1 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Blackbird Interactive, the developer behind Homeworld 3, has announced a second round of layoffs due to economic pressures and cancelled projects. The game industry has seen over 5 thousand job cuts in the past month. ## Content Blackbird Interactive, the developer behind Homeworld 3, has announced a second round of layoffs. The layoffs come as a result of economic pressures and cancelled projects. This news follows the recent delay of Homeworld 3's release date. Blackbird Interactive, known for their work on games such as Minecraft Legends and Hardspace: Shipbreaker, had previously laid off employees in 2023. The game industry as a whole has seen over 5 thousand job cuts in the past month. 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