3D Realms Shuts Down

[Apoptosis]

Not sure if you guys heard or not, but 3D Realms (legal name Apogee Software, Ltd.) is no more. They were a video game developer and publisher based in Garland, Texas established in 1987. It is best known for popularizing the shareware distribution model and as the creator of franchises on the PC such as Duke Nukem, and also the publisher of other franchises such as Commander Keen and Wolfenstein 3D. 3D Realms was shut down on May 6, 2009 due to lack of funding.

If you go to their website it says goodbye now - http://www.3drealms.com/

They have made a ton of games over the years:

* Duke Nukem Forever (Vaporware)
* Duke Nukem 3D for Xbox LIVE Arcade
* Prey
* Duke Nukem Mobile
* Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
* Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project
* Max Payne
* Shadow Warrior
* Duke Nukem 3D Atomic Edition
* Blake Stone v3.0
* Commander Keen: Vorticons v1.31
* Commander Keen: Galaxy v1.4
* Cosmo's Cosmic Adventure v1.20
* Crystal Caves v1.0
* Death Rally v1.0
* Duke Nukem I v2.0
* Duke Nukem II v1.0
* Hocus Pocus v1.1
* Math Rescue v2.0
* Monster Bash v2.1
* Mystic Towers v1.0
* Paganitzu v1.02
* Planet Strike v1.01
* Raptor v1.2
* Realms of Chaos v1.0
* Rise of the Triad v1.3
* Secret Agent v1.0
* Terminal Velocity v1.2
* Wacky Wheels v1.1
* Wolfenstein 3D v1.4
* Word Rescue v2.0

[bubba]

'Duke Nukem Forever' could be the greatest vaporware ever.

[FZ1]

Wow...I wouldn't be surprised to see others go under as well - or merge with another. I think I heard Coleco is gone too?

[Darkstar]

bummer,they had been operating for a long time, Apogee is still around; http://www.apogeesoftware.com/ but it looks like someone already registered the 3d realms website....

[Skippman]

There goes my hopes of a Rise of the Triad sequal.

[DMB2000uk]

Did you also hear that Take 2 is suing 3D realms for all the money they pumped into DNF? Take 2 claimed it to be $12million USD.

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/gaming/200 ... over-dnf/1

3D Realms is now claiming that they haven't actually closed, and just let go the team working on DNF >_>

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/gaming/200 ... t-closed/1

Dan