
The game was conceived during Gearbox Software's lawsuit against Interceptor regarding the video game Duke Nukem: Mass Destruction. Shelly is then offered a new contract by a private military contractor and offered a second chance and a new mechanical arm. Her career is abruptly brought to an end after an event titled "the Washington Incident", which caused her to lose her arm and her team. The game allows the player to control Shelly "Bombshell" Harrison, a Colonel in the Global Defense Force.

The game was released on Janufor Microsoft Windows, with PlayStation 4 and Xbox One release dates to be announced later.

Bombshell is a top-down action game developed by Interceptor Entertainment and published by 3D Realms.
