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)
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryVideo games
Founded2010 (2010) in Herning, Denmark
FoundersFrederik Schreiber
Headquarters
Aalborg
,
Denmark
Key people
Frederik Schreiber (managing director)
ParentSaber Interactive (2021–present)
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, a platform 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]

In August 2021, Embracer Group announced that they acquired the company through Saber Interactive, which will be the parent company.[9]

Games developed
Year Title Platform(s)
2013 Duke Nukem Mac OS, Microsoft Windows
Duke Nukem II iOS, Mac OS
Rise of the Triad Microsoft Windows
2016 Bombshell
2018 Rad Rodgers Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
2019 Ancestors: Legacy PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Rad Rodgers Mac OS
2020 Daymare: 1998 PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Ghostrunner Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Metamorphosis Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Paradise Lost
2021 Core Decay Microsoft Windows
Ghostrunner Linux
Kingpin: Reloaded Microsoft Windows
Of Bird and Cage Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
SiN: Reloaded Microsoft Windows
Wrath: Aeon of Ruin Linux, Mac OS, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
2022 Graven Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S

Cancelled

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.
  9. "Embracer Group acquires 3D Realms, CrazyLabs, Digixart, Easy Trigger, Force Field, Ghost Ship Games, Grimfrost, and Slipgate Ironworks". Gematsu. 4 August 2021.
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