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"Brick by brick we continue to improve our operating groups and consequently Embracer as a whole."
Read More »Embracer Group acquires eight studios, including Ghost Ship Games and Crazy Labs
Voidpoint walks back apology and says it ‘will absolutely NOT be censoring Ion Fury’
"...Including but not limited to by removing gags such as gaming’s most controversial facial wash"
Read More »Voidpoint and 3D Realms apologise for offensive comments by dev team
Studio will patch out unacceptable language in-game, too
Read More »3D Realms co-producing Kickstarter Apogee revival Rad Rodgers
Nineties-style side-scrolling action platformer being developed in Unreal Engine
Read More »3D Realms delays Bombshell to January 2016
3D Realms’ Duke Nukem spiritual successor Bombshell has been delayed to early next year, the publisher has announced. A post by developer Interceptor Entertainment’s Frederik Shreiber on the game’sSteam community boardsexplains the game has been pushed back from its original release this month to January to give the studio the …
Read More »Gearbox declared full Duke Nukem owner as 3D Realms dispute is put to bed
The long running feud between Gearbox and 3D Realms is officially over. Rumours of a settlement surfaced in May but now the pair have officially declared their truce, with Gearbox emerging as the full owner of the franchise. Gearbox Software has voluntarily ended its litigation against Interceptor Entertainment and 3D …
Read More »Gearbox and 3D Realms settle Duke Nukem legal dispute
Lawsuit over game rights resolved via mediation
Read More »Now 3D Realms reckons it still owns the Duke Nukem license
The farcical legal fracas between 3D Realms and Gearbox has taken another twist. It was revealed last month that Gearbox is suing 3D Realms following the latter’s confirmation that it intends to release a new Duke Nukem title. Gearbox says that the IP transferred into its ownership when it bought …
Read More »[Update] Interceptor acquires original Duke Nukem developer 3D Realms
Deal goes through despite legal battle with Gearbox
Read More »3D Realms acquisition detailed as SDN Invest swoops in
It has been confirmed that Duke Nukem and Wolfenstein developer 3D Realms has been acquired by Danish investment firm SDN Invest, SDN in the part-owner and main investor in Danish Rise of the Triad developer Interceptor Entertainment, whose chairman Mike Nielsen (also SDN’s founder and former Coolshop CEO) has now …
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