Boba Rhett Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 no.... n..nn-NO!! LINK Like many others here, I grew up with the promise of a new Nukem being "done when it's done." Now that it's gone I... I just don't know what to do with myself. If anyone needs me I'll be sitting in my closet drinking peach schnapps, naked and unabashedly micturating on myself, for the next four or five days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Down Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 .. I just don't know what to say, that's horrible news. I was so happy that we finally got some footage from Duke, and now they are closing! So unreal.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
True_Avery Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 Take-Two owns the Duke rights now I believe. Also, with 3D Realms out of the war it might actually be made one day. They obviously did a terrible job, and while Forever has been cut funding and a crew that doesn't exactly mean it ends there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chevron 7 locke Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 I believe shouts of despair and rage are appropriate in this situation. I heard about the trailer and I thought they were finally gonna finish it! Now...this happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 I gave up on it years ago. It had basically become an experiment in internet trolling (kind of like... nah, never mind), so I really don't feel any sense of loss at it's passing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totenkopf Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 Well, hopefully someone will pick up the pieces and move forward. Otherwise... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabretooth Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 My thoughts exactly. Exactly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mur'phon Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 *agrees with Avery's conclusion and Q's ()'s* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Char Ell Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 So ends Duke Nukem Forever jokes. Well, for the time being anyway. What was 3D Realms most recently developed game? I don't recall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aash Li Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 I believe they should call this Promiseware. "It will be out soon, we promise!" *goes out of business* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miltiades Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 So... nothing changes, then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 Raise your hand if you didn't see this coming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bimmerman Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 I gave up on this one a while ago. I kept hearing "when it's done, when it's done, etc" and am now not terribly surprised to hear this. It does suck, but not surprising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Avlectus Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 I'm gonna be skeptical and say this might just be a poking with a stick to get some action out of them...as opposed to just reacting to the news...but I'll be livid if this turns out to be the case... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ctrl Alt Del Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 Finally Duke's can RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynk Former Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 Whatever, I have Duke 3D on XBLA... I just wish I had a copy of Duke Nukem Zero Hour though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnderWiggin Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 I'm gonna be skeptical and say this might just be a poking with a stick to get some action out of them...as opposed to just reacting to the news...but I'll be livid if this turns out to be the case... What are you even on about? How can you be "skeptical" about a company going out of business? It's a direct quote from their forums (posted by their forums webmaster, no less ) _EW_ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Avlectus Posted May 8, 2009 Share Posted May 8, 2009 ^^^ Goes and checks..... Dammit. >_< That sucks. EDIT: What was I on about? I actually thought it was another hype campaign--or one of those intentional jab in the butt with a cane attempts to get the company to working on it and quit slouching off. A little mass public deception to stir it up and get the ball rolling again. Happened before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
True_Avery Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 I think we still got some gum! http://www.gamespot.com/news/6209901.html?tag=latestheadlines;title;1 LIVE DAMN YOU! LIVE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabretooth Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 Hell yeah, DUKE NUKEM FOREVER The world had already begun to feel a little empty when I learnt that no one was developing Duke Nukem Forever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Avlectus Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ .......looks at above article............. "Despite rumors and statements to the contrary, 3D Realms (3DR) has not closed and is not closing," reads the statement. "3DR retains ownership of the Duke Nukem franchise. Due to lack of funding, however, we are saddened to confirm that we let the Duke Nukem Forever (DNF) development team go on May 6, while we regroup as a company. While 3DR is a much smaller studio now, we will continue to operate as a company and continue to license and co-create games based upon the Duke Nukem franchise." So no Duke Nukem forever, but the studio is going to still be in business. Just much smaller now. What a way to revive it. Delving deeper: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=a5LJCCRIwYg0 Take-Two Sues Apogee Over ‘Duke Nukem’ Game Sequel Take-Two Interactive Software Inc., the maker of the “Grand Theft Auto” video games, sued Apogee Software Ltd.’s 3D Realms over the failed development of a sequel to the “Duke Nukem” game called “Duke Nukem Forever.” Take-Two, owner of the publishing rights to the game, said Apogee breached an agreement to design the latest installment of Duke Nukem, a game in which the player “shoots” enemies. The new version has been under development since 1997, the company said yesterday in a complaint in a state court in Manhattan. 3D Realms, which was based in Garland, Texas, never produced the game and instead closed its studio on May 6, terminated development of the game and fired employees who had been involved in the Duke Nukem project, Take-Two said. “Apogee continually delayed the completion date for the Duke Nukem Forever,” Take-Two said in the complaint. “Apogee repeatedly assured Take-Two and the video-gaming community that it was diligently working toward competing development of the PC Version of the Duke Nukem Forever.” Take-Two said in 2000 it had an agreement with Apogee and paid $12 million for publishing rights to the forthcoming game. In 2007, the two companies entered into a second agreement. The case is Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. v. Apogee Software Ltd. 601457/2009, New York State Supreme Court, New York County (Manhattan). Interesting little thing about midway, the Mortal Kombat producer, right below that in article also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JediAthos Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 I don't know...it seems to me that there shouldn't really be a shred of hope about any thing that has been in development for 12 years. Summer blockbuster films don't take that long to develop... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Avlectus Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 ^^^Didn't you read the part of even though the studio is back in business, DN forever is still being dropped? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jae Onasi Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 Duke's dead, end thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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