@74fa09d9 Actually, it’s not so cut and dry. The current Apogee isn’t the same Apogee that existed in the 80s and 90s. In fact, the current Apogee was founded in 2008.
Funny enough, 3D Realms is no longer even a trade name for Apogee. 3D Realms, the one that currently exists, was bought by the Embracer Group in 2021.
But I’m glad that a company called Apogee still exists in the video game industry for the same reason I’m glad Atari exists.
@Chris Trottier I'm 41; I lived through that era. And the current Apogee is headed by Scott Miller, who was the founder of the original Apogee which later became 3D Realms.
It may not be as big as it once was, but it's still just as indie.
EDIT: This should clear up the confusion: https://www.apogeeent.com/devblog/apogee-history
@74fa09d9 Haha! I talked something about this during my review of Rad Rodgers. Iron Slipgate bought 3D Realms so they could make a Duke Nukem title. But then they found out that Gearbox owned the rights to it—and there was a big lawsuit as a result. Rad Rodgers was their attempt to do a 2D Duke Nukem without calling it Duke Nukem (it even featured the voice talent of the man who voiced Duke Nukem).
Actually, the history of Apogee and 3D Realms is much more complicated than that blog post indicates. But if I were Scott Miller, id be salty about the whole thing too.
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