Our Long National Nightmare Is Over? Duke Nukem Has A Release Date?
from the i'll-believe-it-when-i'm-playing-it dept
The video game Duke Nukem Forever has been a perpetual joke in video game circles. A decade ago it was already being mocked as Vaporware. At some point, Wired had to "retire" it from its annual vaporware list, giving it a "lifetime achievement award." But that was back in 2003, and after strong demand, it was added back to the list later. Finally, in 2009, we thought it had gone into permanent vaporware mode, after the developer, 3D Realms, shut down. There was a fascinating post mortem of the effort, which talked about the rather perfectionist views of 3D Realms boss, George Broussard, who kept having the team effectively start over to avoid being "behind" the state of the art.However, Take Two got into a bit of a legal fight with what was left of 3D Realms, and finally cleared the way for Take Two to release a game called Duke Nukem Forever, though I imagine many won't feel it's the "real" Duke Nukem Forever (because that game is a myth). Either way, Peter Suderman noticed that Duke Nukem Forever actually appears to have a release date on Amazon of May 31st of this year. I'm not sure I really believe it, but considering it's not the old team involved any more, perhaps it can actually happen. Either way, in my head, Duke Nukem Forever will always be vaporware.
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"Official pricing and release date have not been announced by the publisher. These are estimates only and subject to change."
Until I see the box in my hands, it will still be vaporware to me.
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Deak Cyborg is a episodic game(meaning it will be launched in parts), that is donation based and using open source game engine(Blender Game Engine). The graphics look ok, but I didn't play it so if any of you get your hands on it please tell me about it.
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Game Stop
I don't doubt that Take Two will release it. After twelve ****** years, it better be.
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some errors in the article
Second, the core team is the same guys that worked on the game at 3D Realms. In fact they kept working on it through out the legal battle even though they didn't know if the game would ever be released. So its also the same game and not just dnf in name.
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Not the real Duke Nukem?
Not really, you should read the extensive Wired article that talks about how this release actually came to pass, this is the same game they were working on, and the old developers were in general consensus that the game would be largely what they had envisioned. Granted that Take Two will put a few of their own tricks in the bag.
Also from reading the Wired article, its pretty apparent that George Broussard is an idiot who does not know how to run a company. They recreated the game like 4 times, imagine being at Duke 4 by now!
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But all is well, since we have a new perpetual vaporware game to take DNF's place: Half Life 2 Episode 3.
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I have a friend who still has it on pre-order at a gamestop.
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Apparently, it's being put out by Gearbox. They were able to step in and settle the suit between 3D Realms and Take Two.
The game is the same one the 3D Realms crew has been working on for a while now (sometimes in secret). Gearbox has modified it, but only the "finishing touches."
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It will either be too short, too easy or too buggy (or all of the above). And on top of that, it probably won't have a COOP mode (the main attraction of D3D for me).
To be an Epic game (in my opinion), DNF would have to be on par with F.E.A.R., Clive Barker's Undying, Half-Life and DooM (yes, the original one/DooM 2, not that crap they call DooM where you throw around magic cubes to kill bosses, and where the shotgun feels like it is made of paper).
I doubt DNF can come any close to those.
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Why would a game have a chicken coop?
OH! You mean CO-OP. Gotcha.
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Sequel?
Duke Nukem Forever II
That way it can keep the title of King Of Vaporware
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Duke Nukem on my iPod
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It's True
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Too bad because 3D had a promising future and may still once the battle is over on the basics for the video cards.
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The current gen consoles have been out for 5 years (Xbox) or 4 years (PS3, Wii doesn't count for graphics). Video cards are typically released on a 6 month cycle, the only problem with this picture is that console gaming is hugely profitable. Since it is so profitable developers develop their games with the console in mine, they are developing for hardware that is 4 and 5 years old now! A modern PC simply destroys anything a console can do, if you have a decently modern video card (4 years old or less) you can run any current game at at least console resolutions (720p, 1280�720).
If you are buying new video cards every time a new game comes out could you send some of the old ones my way? Yours must be way newer than mine!
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Think a little bigger...
Duke Nukem enjoys international fame. In fact, you would be hard pressed to find a more recognized video game personality with exceptions to perhaps Mario, Donkey Kong and Pac-man.
Duke Nukem is an absolutely American character, however he is loved by people around the globe, and not for the generally perceived low brow appeal of partial nudity and a liberal use of profanity. Beneath his testosterone drenched, hard boiled exterior lies a hero that is every bit if not more patriotic than Captain America, every ounce as chivalrous and compassionate as Sir Gawain, and as adventurous as Odysseus. Duke Nukem is an amalgam of every hero that ever existed. In his world and his reality though, which is but a slightly twisted reflection of our own, Those characters barely existed. Duke is the only symbol of all that is heroic and masculine in his 3D realm. He alone sits atop that throne, and he alone accepts the glory. Hail to the King baby!
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Made up release dates so they can start taking pre-orders
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Old news
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Let's hope...
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Borderlands
Choose from an arsenal of hundreds of thousands of weapons, each with their unique manufacturers, specifications and advantages; a revolutionary new content generation system provides for near infinite tools of destruction
[[[this part --->]]]Borderlands is built from the ground-up to be an exciting and intuitive co-operative multiplayer experience that rewards you for executing advanced strategies and tactical maneuvers
Earn experience and gain proficiency in a number of specialties as you do battle with enemies
Get behind the wheel of and engage in intense vehicle-to-vehicle combat, complete with extensive damage modeling and spectacular explosions
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Randy Pitchford, one of Gearbox's founders, worked for 3D Realms on and on the expansion packs of Duke Nukem 3D. He and George Broussard of 3D Realms remained friends. After Duke Nukem Forever was killed by a legal fight between Take 2 and 3D Realms a group of unpaid former 3D Realms developers who were housed at Gearbox's offices continued to work on Duke Nukem Forever. Gearbox negotiated to take over the entire Duke Nukem franchise including the code for DNF. Gearbox gave money to 3D Realms and Take2 backed off it's lawyers because Gearbox promised to have the game out in 2011. Gearbox and Take2 have a good relationship because of their work together on Borderlands and a currently unannounced project.
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Factoid-
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But I've seen it, and it exists! See all things DUKE at
http://www.duke4.net/
Can't wait? Go to the "Duke3D Reloaded" (AKA Duke - Next Gen) website for an appetizer!
http://www.dukenukemreloaded.com/
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http://techreport.com/discussions.x/20276
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