Information: - 3D Realms (legal name "Apogee Software, Ltd.") is an American video game publisher and video game developer based in Garland, Texas, United States, 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". - Ristar, released as in Japan, is a platform game developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega for the Sega Genesis, which released worldwide in February 1995. A Sega Game Gear game, of the same name and genre, "Ristar", was also released, which shared similar themes, while possessing different level design and gameplay mechanics. - Duke Nukem II is a platform game developed by Apogee Software and released December 3 , 1993 . The game consists of four episodes ( of 8 levels each ) , the first available as shareware . Not to be confused with the second episode of Duke Nukem 1 , it is the second Duke Nukem game , following the 1991 Duke Nukem debut and being followed by Duke Nukem 3D in 1996 and Duke Nukem Forever in 2011 . - A Platform game (or platformer) is a video game which involves guiding an avatar to jump between suspended platforms and/or over obstacles to advance the game. The player controls the jumps to avoid letting the avatar fall from platforms or miss necessary jumps. The most common unifying element of games of this genre is the jump button, but now there are other alternative like swiping in touchscreen. "Jumping", in this genre, may include swinging from extendable arms, as in "Ristar" or "Bionic Commando", or bouncing from springboards or trampolines, as in "Alpha Waves". These mechanics, even in the context of other genres, are commonly called "platforming", a verbification of "platform". Games where jumping is automated completely, such as 3D games in "The Legend of Zelda" series, fall outside of the genre. - Duke Nukem 3D is a first-person shooter video game developed by 3D Realms and published by GT Interactive Software. The shareware version of the game was originally released on January 29, 1996, while the full version was released on April 19, 1996 as version 1.3d. It is a sequel to the platform games "Duke Nukem" and "Duke Nukem II", published by 3D Realms. The "Plutonium PAK", an expansion pack which updated the game to version 1.4 and added a fourth eleven-level episode, was released in November 1996. The "Atomic Edition", a standalone version of the game that included the content from the "Plutonium PAK" and updated the game to version 1.5, was later released; the original version of "Duke Nukem 3D" has since been discontinued. An official fifth episode was released on October 11, 2016 with "20th Anniversary World Tour" published by Gearbox Software. - Gearbox Software, LLC is an American video game development company based in Frisco, Texas. It was established in 1999 by developers from companies such as 3D Realms and Bethesda Softworks, with one of the founders, Randy Pitchford, as CEO. The company initially created expansions for the Valve Corporation game "Half-Life", then ported that game and others to console platforms. In 2005 Gearbox launched its first independent set of games, "Brothers in Arms", on console and mobile devices. It became their flagship franchise and spun off a comic book series, television documentary, books, and action figures. Their second original game series "Borderlands" was released in 2009, and by 2015 had sold over 26 million copies. The company also owns the intellectual property of "Duke Nukem" and "Homeworld". Given the information above, choose from the list below the object entity that exhibits the relation 'publisher' with the subject 'duke nukem ii'. Choices: - 3d realms - apogee software - gearbox software - gt interactive software - japan - sonic team - valve corporation
gt interactive software