Apogee Software, LLC is a video game publisher

Video game publisher

A video game publisher is a company that publishes video games that they have either developed internally or have had developed by a video game developer....

 based in Garland, Texas

Garland, Texas

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, established in 2008 as a spin-off of 3D Realms

3D Realms

3D Realms is a current video game publisher and former video game developer based in Garland, Texas, United States, established in 1987...

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History

The original Apogee Software was established in 1987 as Apogee Software Ltd. In 1994, Apogee established its 3D Realms

3D Realms

3D Realms is a current video game publisher and former video game developer based in Garland, Texas, United States, established in 1987...

 brand for publishing 3D

3D computer graphics

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 video games distributed by the company. By 1996, with 3D video games dominating the industry, the Apogee name was dropped and all games by the company were published under the 3D Realms brand, although the company's legal name remains Apogee Software, Ltd.

In July 2008, 3D Realms announced they would revive the Apogee Games brand to develop and publish new games, as well as help distribute older Apogee titles. The Apogee name, logo and library were licensed to a new company, Apogee Software, LLC., separate of 3D Realms. The new Apogee soon signed a deal with Deep Silver to co-publish a trio of Duke Nukem

Duke Nukem

Duke Nukem is a video game series focusing on its protagonist, Duke Nukem. Originally created by Apogee Software Ltd./3D Realms as a series of video games for the PC, the franchise expanded to games released for various consoles by third party developers...

 games for the Nintendo DS

Nintendo DS

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 and PlayStation Portable

PlayStation Portable

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 called Duke Nukem Trilogy. The company also released several Apogee and 3D Realms titles on the digital distribution

Digital distribution

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 platform Good Old Games.

Games

For games published by Apogee Software Ltd., see 3D Realms

3D Realms

3D Realms is a current video game publisher and former video game developer based in Garland, Texas, United States, established in 1987...

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• Duke Nukem Trilogy
  • Duke Nukem: Critical Mass
  • Duke Nukem: Chain Reaction
  • Duke Nukem: Proving Grounds
• Rise of the Triad
  Rise of the Triad
  Rise of the Triad: Dark War is a first-person shooter video game that was first released on February 17, 1995 and developed by Apogee Software . The members of the development team involved referred to themselves as "The Developers of Incredible Power"...
  
   for the iPhone
  IPhone
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