The Homeworld Remastered Collection will launch on February 25th, announces Gearbox Software, though development of the space strategy relaunch will evidently not be fully complete at that time, as they say saying that all customers "will also receive free access to the Homeworld Remastered Steam Multiplayer Beta when the collection releases." They offer a 90 second teaser trailer to celebrate the news, and the collection is available for pre-purchase on Steam with a 15% discount. Here's word on the new trailer and the multiplayer beta:

The first-ever gameplay footage – shown this weekend to a packed room at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio and available here on YouTube – highlights the extensive effort that has gone into updating the games for modern audiences. Homeworld Remastered Collection refreshes these tremendous games with new, high-resolution textures and models, the latest graphics-rendering technology, as well as a fully remastered score and new voice recordings from the original cast.

Gamers who purchase Homeworld Remastered Collection will also receive access to the Homeworld Remastered Steam Multiplayer Beta, which kicks off alongside Homeworld Remastered Collection on February 25, 2015. Competitive multiplayer modes for Homeworld and Homeworld 2 have been joined to offer players access to races, maps and game modes from both games in one integrated multiplayer experience. This beta combines code from over 15 years ago with newly-written changes, and will be shaped by fan feedback as development progresses.