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)
Number of employees
>200[1] (2022)
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.[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
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 Phantom Fury Windows
Warpaws Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows Co-developed with 2B Games
Kingpin: Reloaded Windows Remaster of Kingpin: Life of Crime
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

Notes

    References
    1. 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.
    2. Mitchell, Richard (2 August 2012). "Rise of the Triad returns to PC this year, powered by Unreal Engine 3". Engadget.
    3. O'Connor, Alice (28 September 2011). "Duke Nukem 3D fan remake on hold". Shacknews.
    4. Pitcher, Jenna (14 May 2014). "Bombshell is 3D Realms and Interceptor Entertainment's action RPG for PC, PS4". Polygon.
    5. Yin-Poole, Wesley (3 March 2014). "Interceptor buys 3D Realms amid Gearbox lawsuit". Eurogamer.
    6. Perez, Daniel (6 September 2015). "Rad Rogers is the modern version of Commander Keen you secretly wanted". Shacknews.
    7. Interceptor Entertainment (7 March 2017). "The Future of Rad Rodgers + Boss Survey!". Kickstarter.
    8. Batchelor, James (31 March 2017). "THQ Nordic acquires Slipgate's Rad Rodgers IP". GamesIndustry.biz.
    9. 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.
    10. "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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