Apogee Entertainment, formerly Apogee Software, LLC, is an American

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based in

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. The company was founded by Terry Nagy in 2008 after he licensed the rights to the name and logo from Scott Miller and his company,

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, which had used both previously. After reorganizing as Apogee Entertainment in 2021, it hired Miller for its publishing operations.

History

The original Apogee Software was founded by Scott Miller in 1987 and utilized the Apogee name and logo until 1996, when the company adopted the

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". In 2008, Terry Nagy, a college friend of Miller, licensed the rights to the "Apogee Software" name and logo, as well as the rights to several games developed under that name, and established a company to publish further titles using the moniker. The publisher's opening was announced at the

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on July 14, 2008. The company immediately announced the '' Duke Nukem Trilogy'', three new games in the ''

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'' series—''

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'', ''Chain Reaction'', and ''Proving Grounds''—to be released on

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and

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. A co-publishing deal was reached with

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to ensure wide distribution of the titles. ''Critical Mass'' was released for Nintendo DS in May 2011, however, its PlayStation Portable version, as well as ''Chain Reaction'' and ''Proving Grounds'', ultimately stayed unreleased. Apogee Software, LLC released

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's ''

Rise of the Triad ''Rise of the Triad: Dark War'' is a first-person shooter video game, developed and published by Apogee Software (now 3D Realms) in 1995. The player can choose to play as one of five different characters, each bearing unique attributes such a ...

'' and the ''Apogee Throwback Pack'' in July 2013, as well as ''Radical Heroes: Crimson City Crisis'' from Mad Unicorn Games in 2016. During 3D Realms' "Realms Deep 2020" event in September 2020, Apogee Software, LLC announced remastered editions of the original ''

'' (co-published by 3D Realms) and '' Crystal Caves''. The company announced it was rebranding itself to Apogee Entertainment in April 2021 and focusing solely on indie game publishing. Alongside this announcement, the company announced that they brought on Miller to assist in publishing efforts.

Games published

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