Slipgate Ironworks
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 2010 in Herning, Denmark |
| Founders | Frederik Schreiber |
| Headquarters | , Denmark |
Key people | Frederik Schreiber (managing director) |
Number of employees | >200[1] (2022) |
| Parent | Saber Interactive (2021–present) |
| Website | 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.
History
Interceptor Entertainment was founded in 2010 by managing director Frederik Schreiber, at the time based in Herning.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4] In March 2014, Interceptor part-owner SDN Invest acquired 3D Realms.[5]
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.[6] In March 2017, Interceptor announced that it was restructuring, expecting to assume a new name within the following months.[7] The studio rebranded as Slipgate Studios and sold the Rad Rodgers intellectual property off to THQ Nordic.[8] 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.[9]
In August 2021, Embracer Group announced that they acquired the company through Saber Interactive, which will be the parent company.[10]
Games developed
| Year | Title | Platform(s) | Notes |
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| 2013 | Rise of the Triad | Windows | |
| 2016 | Bombshell | ||
| 2018 | Rad Rodgers | PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One | |
| 2019 | Ancestors Legacy | PlayStation 4, Xbox One | Port development |
| 2020 | Daymare: 1998 | Port development | |
| Ghostrunner | Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One | Co-developed with One More Level | |
| Metamorphosis | Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One | Port development | |
| Paradise Lost | Port development | ||
| 2022 | Of Bird and Cage | Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One | Port development |
| 2023 | Warpaws | Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows | Co-developed with 2B Games |
| Kingpin: Reloaded | Windows | Remaster of Kingpin: Life of Crime | |
| Phantom Fury | Windows | ||
| 2024 | Graven | Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S | In early access |
| Wrath: Aeon of Ruin | Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One | Port development | |
| Core Decay | Windows | Co-developed with Ivar Hill | |
| Tempest Rising | Co-developed with 2B Games |
Cancelled
- Duke Nukem 3D: Reloaded
- Devil's Hunt (ports)
Notes
References
- ^ Schreiber, Frederik [@Freschism] (17 September 2022). "Q5: How is @SlipgateIron involved in so many games?: Actually, we're comprised of over 200 people by now, split into 6-7 teams/ (you can almost call them "Studios within Slipgate"). All under the Slipgate Ironworks banner. All working on their own independent games 💪🏻" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Mitchell, Richard (2 August 2012). "Rise of the Triad returns to PC this year, powered by Unreal Engine 3". Engadget.
- ^ O'Connor, Alice (28 September 2011). "Duke Nukem 3D fan remake on hold". Shacknews.
- ^ Pitcher, Jenna (14 May 2014). "Bombshell is 3D Realms and Interceptor Entertainment's action RPG for PC, PS4". Polygon.
- ^ Yin-Poole, Wesley (3 March 2014). "Interceptor buys 3D Realms amid Gearbox lawsuit". Eurogamer.
- ^ Perez, Daniel (6 September 2015). "Rad Rogers is the modern version of Commander Keen you secretly wanted". Shacknews.
- ^ Interceptor Entertainment (7 March 2017). "The Future of Rad Rodgers + Boss Survey!". Kickstarter.
- ^ Batchelor, James (31 March 2017). "THQ Nordic acquires Slipgate's Rad Rodgers IP". GamesIndustry.biz.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Embracer Group acquires 3D Realms, CrazyLabs, Digixart, Easy Trigger, Force Field, Ghost Ship Games, Grimfrost, and Slipgate Ironworks". Gematsu. 4 August 2021.