ION MAIDEN will release under a new title to avoid legal issues with a certain popular heavy metal band. ION FURY fires out of Early Access and 1.0 bursts onto PC August 15, with Nintendo Switch™, PlayStation® 4 and Xbox One coming later. To celebrate, PC Big Box-style physical copies are now available for pre-order!

https://youtu.be/zjnhRz_GP3c

“After careful consideration, we’ve decided to rename our first-person-shooter “Ion Maiden” to “Ion Fury,” said Mike Nielsen, CEO of 3D Realms. “A lot of thought went into this, but most importantly it would be a disservice to our loyal fanbase and the fantastic developers, to drag out a long lawsuit. The amazing gameplay, interactivity and pure fun, is what makes Ion Fury a great game. Not the title.”


To celebrate the sheer madness of a modern shooter made in the Build engine, Shelly’s getting a brand new big box.

This edition includes a Bowling Bomb-shaped USB Drive loaded with a DRM-Free version of the game and Soundtrack, a poster, a keycard based on the ones Shelly finds in-game, a making-of booklet, a Bowling Bomb sticker set, and of course Ion Fury, all for $59.99.

GET IT HERE



Shelly “Bombshell” Harrison finally has a deadly date on her calendar with Dr. Jadus Heskel and his army of cyber-cultists. With signature weapons including her Loverboy revolver and Bowling Bombs, every cyborg she sees is about four seconds away from being nothing but gibs n’ gore.



Lovingly crafted in the Build engine which powered ‘90s classics such as Duke Nukem 3D, Blood and Shadow Warrior, Ion Fury fuses nostalgic looks with today’s technology to create the ultimate shooter. Modern features like auto-saves, improved physics and map interactivity, headshots, and widescreen functionality simply weren’t possible back then, but Ion Fury brings the best of both worlds.





Haven’t played yet, and find that trigger finger is getting itchy? The Digital edition of Ion Fury is available now on Steam Early Access in English, for $19.99. As the game has doubled in planned scope since its unveiling, the price will rise to $24.99 one week from today on July 18. Now’s the perfect time to pick it up and start blasting.

We’ve recently heard about a lawsuit filed in California by the band Iron Maiden, claiming our old-school first-person shooter Ion Maiden is infringing on their trademark.

From what we’ve heard, the suit claims our main character, Shelly Harrison, originally debuting in 2016’s Bombshell, is based on their musician Steve Harris; our skull bomb icon found in-game is based on their skeleton mascot Eddie; our logo in itself is based on theirs; and other frivolous claims anyone who has played Ion Maiden would find more over the top than Shelly’s “Loverboy”, her signature 18-round triple-barreled revolver.

We at 3D Realms, our co-publishers 1C Entertainment, and developer Voidpoint will review our options once we receive official notice of the lawsuit and will make any necessary decisions at the appropriate time.

Regardless, everyone continues to work diligently on Ion Maiden to deliver the best possible experience later this year.

We had a fantastic trip to the PAX East gaming convention in Boston, with thousands of people attending, seeing old friends and making new ones! It was great to see long lines of people wanting to try out both Ion Maiden and WRATH, for 4 days straight!

We're heading back to the studio with tons of positive feedback and an outstanding reception from the press.

You can check out the full 3D Realms at PAX Album on IMGUR here!
https://imgur.com/a/sfEllC4

See you next year!

Ion Maiden will be playable at PAX East 2019!
Come pick Voidpoint Programmer Evan "Hendricks266" Ramos' brain for all the juicy details, and check out the life-size Ion Bow Prop!

We'll be at the 3D REALMS BOOTH # 19115

The 4'th Dev. Blog from Ion Maiden is up!



Join Jarkko Rotstén aka Roz / Fit ^ Byterapers, as he talks about how the Music in Ion Maiden was made, and his passion for old-school tracker based music for the Amiga.

Check it out!

https://t.co/4GGYuH3ZSA

Some of you might have spotted it at PAX South.
If not, here's the Glorious Life-Size prop of the Ion Bow!

Missed the brand new playable Ion Maiden level at PAX South?
Fear not! We got you covered:

https://youtu.be/OYmMPo6ckqY

Ion Maiden "Heskel's House of Horrors" update is available on Steam NOW!
Now go play with your new toys!

NOTE: This new update includes tons of new features and additions.
One of these is a new Secondary Firemode! If it's not already bound, PLEASE bind your Right Mouse Button to "Alt Weapon Mode".

WE HAVE A WINNER (+ TOP 5!) OF THE FAN ART CONTEST!
Thank you all so much for participating (and voting) in this contest.

We've received fantastic submissions all around, and every one of you deserve a HUGE round of applause!

Now, down to business.
We've combined the votes for the top 5 from both Facebook and Discord.
The Top 5 will ALL receive a physical Poster of their submitted artwork, signed by the 3D Realms founder, Scott Miller.

The Winner will also receive a signed Poster, included in the extremely rare "Ion Maiden Founders Edition" big-box.


5th Place with a total of 105 votes goes to @Bunticus ! Congratulations!



4th Place with a total of 108 votes goes to @The_Individualist ! Congratulations!



3rd Place with a total of 122 votes goes to @BlurrySquids ! Congratulations!



2nd Place with a total of 158 votes goes to @Ardat Lilitu ! Congratulations!



And the WINNER with a total of 161 votes goes to @Szary ! Congratulations!

IT’S A WRAP!

Thank you so much for the incredible Ion Maiden Fan Art submissions. You guys are incredible!

Today we start the public voting, where all of you will be able to vote for your favorite piece of Fan Art.

You can vote for your favorite on Facebook by using the <3 reaction,
https://www.facebook.com/official3dr/posts/2180595488861059

- OR in the Fan-Art channel on our Discord channel
http://www.discord.gg/3drealms

On January 12, we will pick a winner among the Top 3.

The winner will receive a Founders Edition with his/her very own artwork included as an A3 poster, signed by the 3D Realms Founder, Scott Miller.

The second and third place winners will also receive their respective submissions as A3 posters, also signed by Scott Miller.

Let the voting begin

It's the Holiday season and the creative juices are flowing!
We thought we wanted to do something really special for the Holidays -
We just happen to have an extra SOLD OUT Ion Maiden Founders Edition laying around.
And it could be yours!

But Fred, how do I win this magnificent glorious box?

Simple! Show us your best piece of artwork, featuring our heroine, Shelly "Bombshell" Harrison.
Hand-drawn, photoshopped, illustrated, modeled... You choose!
The only rule is that we want to keep this relatively SFW (safe for work = no nudity).

Participate in the contest by posting your (or your friends') piece of Fan-Art in the "Fan Art" channel on the 3D Realms Discord Server (Psssst... Join here! https://discord.gg/3drealms).
OR send it directly to us on good'ol fashion e-mail by using fanart@3drealms.com (we'll post it on Discord for you).

The finalists will be chosen by YOU!
The Deadline for submitting your Artwork is:


On that date, you'll be able to jump into the Fan Art Channel on our Discord server, and vote for your favorite piece of Fan Art by using the :bombshell: emoji. You are welcome to post your piece of Fan Art any time you'd like, but voting will be disabled until January 7.



On January 12, we'll pick a winner amongst the 5 higest rated pieces of Fan Art.

So what are you waiting for? Christmas?!