Apogee Entertainment
Company typePrivate
IndustryVideo games
FoundedJuly 14, 2008; 15 years ago (2008-07-14)
FounderTerry Nagy
Headquarters
Rowlett, Texas
,
US
Websiteapogeeent.com

Apogee Entertainment, formerly Apogee Software, LLC, is an American video game publisher based in Rowlett, Texas. The company was founded by Terry Nagy in 2008 after he licensed the rights to the name and logo from Scott Miller and his company, 3D Realms, which had used both previously. After reorganizing as Apogee Entertainment in 2021, it hired Miller for its publishing operations.

History

The original Apogee Software was founded by Scott Miller in 1987 and utilized the Apogee name and logo until 1996, when the company adopted the trade name "3D Realms".[1] In 2008, Terry Nagy, a college friend of Miller, licensed the rights to the "Apogee Software" name and logo, as well as the rights to several games developed under that name, and established a company to publish further titles using the moniker.[1] The publisher's opening was announced at the Electronic Entertainment Expo on July 14, 2008.[2]

The company immediately announced the Duke Nukem Trilogy, three new games in the Duke Nukem series—Critical Mass, Chain Reaction, and Proving Grounds—to be released on Nintendo DS and PlayStation Portable.[3][4] A co-publishing deal was reached with Deep Silver to ensure wide distribution of the titles.[5] Critical Mass was released for Nintendo DS in May 2011,[6] however, its PlayStation Portable version, as well as Chain Reaction and Proving Grounds, ultimately stayed unreleased.[7] Apogee Software, LLC released Interceptor Entertainment's Rise of the Triad and the Apogee Throwback Pack in July 2013,[8] as well as Radical Heroes: Crimson City Crisis from Mad Unicorn Games in 2016.[9]

During 3D Realms' "Realms Deep 2020" event in September 2020, Apogee Software, LLC announced remastered editions of the original Rise of the Triad (co-published by 3D Realms) and Crystal Caves.[10][11]

The company announced it was rebranding itself to Apogee Entertainment in April 2021 and focusing solely on indie game publishing. Alongside this announcement, the company announced that they brought on Miller to assist in publishing efforts.[12]

Games published

Year Title Platform(s) Developer(s)
2011 Duke Nukem: Critical Mass Nintendo DS Frontline Studios
2013 Rise of the Triad Windows Interceptor Entertainment
2016 Radical Heroes: Crimson City Crisis Mad Unicorn Games
2020 Crystal Caves HD Emberheart Games
2021 Residual Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S OrangePixel
Secret Agent HD Windows Emberheart Games
Monster Bash HD
2023 Bread & Fred SandCastles Studio
Rise of the Triad: Ludicrous Edition Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S Nightdive Studios, New Blood Interactive
Turbo Overkill Windows Trigger Happy Interactive
TBA Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
Below the Stone Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S Strollart
Dead Fury Funder Studios
Elements WreckIt Games
Lucid The Matte Black Studio
Exocide Hellforge Studios
Vexlands Windows Apogee Entertainment
Quest Master Skydevilpalm
Wizordum Emberheart Games

Notes

References

  1. ^ a b Plante, Chris (October 26, 2017). "Apogee: Where Wolfenstein got its start". Polygon. Archived from the original on October 26, 2017. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
  2. ^ "Apogee Software reforms". MCV/Develop. July 14, 2008. Archived from the original on September 15, 2020. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  3. ^ Plunkett, Luke (July 14, 2008). "Apogee Return To Feast On The Living (And Duke Nukem)". Kotaku. Archived from the original on June 19, 2018. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  4. ^ Webster, Andrew (July 17, 2008). "Duke Nukem Trilogy announced for DS, PSP". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on March 4, 2018. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
  5. ^ DiMola, Nick (July 22, 2008). "Apogee and Deep Silver Announce Duke Nukem Trilogy for DS". Nintendo World Report. Archived from the original on March 4, 2018. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
  6. ^ Krupa, Daniel (May 20, 2011). "Duke Nukem: Critical Mass Release Date". IGN. Archived from the original on September 15, 2020. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  7. ^ Matulef, Jeffrey (August 7, 2014). "Library of Congress discovers unreleased Duke Nukem game". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on September 15, 2020. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  8. ^ Tach, Dave (July 1, 2013). "Rise of the Triad set for July 31 release, includes Apogee Throwback Pack with pre-orders". Polygon. Archived from the original on September 15, 2020. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  9. ^ Shive, Chris (August 28, 2016). "Apogee Software Teams Up With Mad Unicorn Games". Hardcore Gamer. Archived from the original on September 15, 2020. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  10. ^ Romano, Sal (September 6, 2020). "Rise of the Triad Remastered announced for PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, and PC". Gematsu. Archived from the original on September 15, 2020. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  11. ^ Prescott, Shaun (September 14, 2020). "Crystal Caves HD is a light remake of the 1993 shareware classic". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on September 15, 2020. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  12. ^ Kerr, Chris (April 20, 2021). "Apogee Software reboots as Apogee Entertainment, vows to 'boost the odds' for indies". Gamasutra. Retrieved April 20, 2021.

External links

3D Realms (list of games)
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