Slipgate Ironworks

Slipgate Ironworks ApS (formerly Interceptor Entertainment ApS and Slipgate Studios ApS) is a Danish video game developer based in Aalborg, founded in 2010 by Frederik Schreiber.

Slipgate Ironworks ApS
Formerly
  • Interceptor Entertainment ApS (2010–2017)
  • Slipgate Studios (2017–2019)
Subsidiary
IndustryVideo games
Founded2010 (2010) in Herning, Denmark
FoundersFrederik Schreiber
Headquarters
Aalborg
,
Denmark
Key people
Frederik Schreiber (managing director)
ParentSlipgate Holding ApS
Websiteslipgate-ironworks.com

History

Interceptor Entertainment was founded in 2010 by managing director Frederik Schreiber, at the time based in Herning.[1] The company's first project was Duke Nukem 3D: Reloaded, a fan remake of Duke Nukem 3D announced in October 2010 but put on hold in September 2011.[2] In February 2014, Interceptor teased a new game titled Duke Nukem: Mass Destruction. In response, Gearbox Software, the owners of the Duke Nukem trademark, filed a lawsuit against the company. The game's name was changed to Bombshell by May.[3] In March 2014, Interceptor part-owner SDN Invest acquired 3D Realms.[4]

In September 2016, Interceptor and 3D Realms announced Rad Rodgers, an action platformer game running on Unreal Engine 4 and starring the title character and his console-come-to-life friend Dusty (voiced by Jon St. John). The studio started a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign with an aim of $50,000, raising a total of $81,861 within 30 days.[5] In March 2017, Interceptor announced that it was restructuring, expecting to assume a new name within the following months.[6] The studio rebranded as Slipgate Studios and sold the Rad Rogers intellectual property off to THQ Nordic.[7] To avoid confusion with an eponymous company based in Las Vegas, Slipgate Studios changed its name to Slipgate Ironworks, the name of a defunct company formerly run by John Romero, in March 2019.[8]

Games developed
Year Title Publisher Platform(s)
Win PS4 XBO NS
2013Rise of the TriadApogee SoftwareYesNoNoNo
2016Bombshell3D RealmsYesNoNoNo
2018Rad RodgersTHQ NordicYesYesYesYes
2019Ancestors Legacy (port)1C Entertainment—YesYesYes
Daymare: 1998 (port)—YesYesNo
Wrath: Aeon of Ruin (port)1C Entertainment—YesYesYes
2020Kingpin: Reloaded3D RealmsYesYesYesYes
GhostrunnerAll in! Games—YesYesYes
SiN: ReloadedNightdive StudiosYesYesYesYes
Of Bird and Cage (port)All in! Games—YesYesYes
Paradise Lost (port)All in! Games—YesYesYes
Metamorphosis (port)All in! Games—YesYesYes

Cancelled
gollark: Yes, exactly, they're typically much much faster.
gollark: Perhaps "serious" computer systems on hardware when they were made never booted that quickly, but special-purpose devices easily take less than 5 seconds for bootup.
gollark: Don't?
gollark: However, UEFI is hilariously slow.
gollark: You can directly boot the kernel as an EFI binary.

References
  1. Mitchell, Richard (2 August 2012). "Rise of the Triad returns to PC this year, powered by Unreal Engine 3". Engadget.
  2. O'Connor, Alice (28 September 2011). "Duke Nukem 3D fan remake on hold". Shacknews.
  3. Pitcher, Jenna (14 May 2014). "Bombshell is 3D Realms and Interceptor Entertainment's action RPG for PC, PS4". Polygon.
  4. Yin-Poole, Wesley (3 March 2014). "Interceptor buys 3D Realms amid Gearbox lawsuit". Eurogamer.
  5. Perez, Daniel (6 September 2015). "Rad Rogers is the modern version of Commander Keen you secretly wanted". Shacknews.
  6. Interceptor Entertainment (7 March 2017). "The Future of Rad Rodgers + Boss Survey!". Kickstarter.
  7. Batchelor, James (31 March 2017). "THQ Nordic acquires Slipgate's Rad Rodgers IP". GamesIndustry.biz.
  8. Slipgate Ironworks (21 March 2019). "Slipgate Ironworks on Twitter: "We're now called Slipgate Ironworks!After some confusion between us and the "Other" Slipgate Studios - a VR focused company from Las Vegas - we've decided to take over @romero's name and trademark for Slipgate Ironworks.A name he established over a decade ago. It's an honor!". Twitter.
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