From Housemargue Blog: “It is quite remarkable to look back at the humble beginnings of Housemarque a quarter of a century ago and see where our journey has taken us. Twenty-five years ago, as a fledgling game studio, we started work on two PC titles, Super Stardust and Alien Incident, which were eventually published in 1996. Back in those days the only realistic option to get your game out there was to make a deal with a publisher, who in turn would make an order to print a DVD containing the game, put it in a box and then ship it to retailers. ”
Source: N4G PC Housemarque Celebrating its 25th anniversary, working on its "most ambitious and largest project"