3D Realms is dead! poor Duke Nukem.

[PurpleDrink]

wonder if anyone will continue their work or start from scratch for DNF.

[SpiderChap]

At this point, I'm not sure anyone cares.

I know I don't.

[Ravenstein]

I care! I will never get to see if Duke Nukem will ever find true happiness.

[tijan99]

At this point, I'm not sure anyone cares.

I know I don't.

Yes u are correct.

[HamsterPunch]

At this point, I'm not sure anyone cares.

I know I don't.

oxymoron:

a figure of speech by which a locution produces an incongruous, seemingly self-contradictory effect, as in “cruel kindness” or “to make haste slowly.”

or

dun care but posts in subject

[PurpleDrink]

or down syndrome.

[Serps]

Duke Nukem Forever for Never.

[PurpleDrink]

those jokes are as old as this game. DIE!

[SpiderChap]

oxymoron:

a figure of speech by which a locution produces an incongruous, seemingly self-contradictory effect, as in “cruel kindness” or “to make haste slowly.”

or

dun care but posts in subject

I don't think that means what you think it means. I didn't contradict myself in my post. If I had said, "I don't know anyone that cares about DNF anymore, but my friend and I are eagerly awaiting news on it," that would be an oxymoron, as I obviously do care and I do, to the best of my knowledge, know myself and my friends.

I was simply stating that I don't care about Nuke Dukem Forever, nor do I know anyone (personally) that does. I then reinforced this by saying I don't care, which is my opinion on the topic. To my knowledge, these are not contradictory statements.

Also, if you're going to try and act all smart, maybe you should invest in capital letters and a period at the end of your third line after "subject," thanks.

[HamsterPunch]

^
i didn't read the above ....but i will say oxymoron again cause if you didn't care to begin with why did ya post again in the same thread you didn't care about ,never mind ..i dun care..:rolleyes:

any who

i remember somebody talking about a 12 year old preorder for duke nukem i thought it was a joke but it was real .

http://videogames.yahoo.com/events/plugged-in/gaming-s-oldest-preorder-may-go-unfulfilled/1312328

[SpiderChap]

Why does anyone post anything on an open forum? I was simply sharing my opinion. I responded to you, because of the way you responded to me. I was hoping for something of a small, pointless internet fight to brighten my boring night, but you seem to be a somewhat reasonable person. Ah, well...

As for the preorder thing... that has to suck. At least it didn't come out and prove to be a huge letdown, which I consider to be a much worse fate. This would be especially true of Duke Nukem, which was one of the first real computer games I ever played (and I don't mean the FPS, I mean the original platformer).

[Saikyo-RyuHatman]

Wow.

I was expecting the cancellation of Duke Nukem Forever before 3-D Realms.

[PurpleDrink]

Also, if you're going to try and act all smart, maybe you should invest in capital letters and a period at the end of your third line after "subject," thanks.

throughingz spellingz and grammer correctionz at another to avoid embarassment iz such a weak thing to do.

[Red_Jacket]

those jokes are as old as this game. DIE!

How can this game be old, it hasn't been finished.

[Blackjon_Bludd]

no, Duke Nukem Forever must come out.

we've already had Chinese Democracy, now DNF remains the only remaining 'long term' project left :D

[PurpleDrink]

How can this game be old, it hasn't been finished.

Thats why 3d realms is a joke.

[SenshiBat]

Proofs in the pudding.. They had the IP but then the Voice of Duke a Radio DJ dies..
The Company Looses focus.. they get in a competitive rivalry with ID and Doom. Loose ground in the modern age of 3D. Wolfenstein was solid fun.

Put out Shadow Warrior[kick] but regain with Max Payne then drift again.. Then sort out for Prey Sadly
the Company was too deliberate for the present market of Big Publisher Distribution Partners.. and ran short the funds to exist. You cannot wait 4-11 years to put a company saving Softwares title out.

They Like "Lord British"Garriott liked Texas,USA when an amazing number of talents were residing in California,USA. So grabbing and keeping talent.. not so easy
DEV not having fun became a grind of non fun.. turned DEV into business manager a role they did not prefer.

I still Have my Duke Nukem Mouse pad.. to remember them by.
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The never ending campaign to see the Heros get their Votes.. and Build a Statue to Iron Angel
that happens to look like the Angel of the North in Britain..http://www.icons.org.uk/theicons/col...el/image_large
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[PurpleDrink]

lets hope talented developers like VALVe try to make this game...

than again lets hope a 46 billion dollor check shows up at my doorstep.

[Samhain]

I will make a Duke tribute toon on champions. Duke will live one.

[Robota]

lets hope talented developers like VALVe try to make this game...

.

I'm not sure Valve could quite capture the Duke Nukem spirit.

[PurpleDrink]

I will make a Duke tribute toon on champions. Duke will live one.

omg that wouldnt even be hard. the only thing it would miss are the famous one liners. but you can just put a soundboard over your mic and annoy people.

[wodmarach]

ROBIN (spoken):
Bring out your dead! Bring out your dead!

LANCE (spoken):
Here's one.

Duke (spoken):
I'm not dead!

ROBIN (spoken):
Here, he says he's not dead!

LANCE (spoken):
Yes he is.

Duke (spoken):
I feel happy. I feel happy.
(sung)
I am not dead yet
I can dance and I can sing
I am not dead yet
I can do the Highland Fling

I am not dead yet
No need to go to bed
No need to call the doctor
Cause I'm not yet dead.

BODIES:
He is not yet dead
That's what the geezer said
No, he's not yet dead
That man is off his head

He is not yet dead
So put him back in bed
Keep him off the cart because he's not yet dead.

Well now he's dead
You whacked him on the head
Sure, now he's dead
It makes me just see red
You are such a brute
To murder that old coot
You homicidal *******, now he's really dead
Who is the knave who put him in his grave
And who needs to manage his anger?

LANCE:
My name is Lancelot
I'm big, and strong, and hot.
Occasionally I do
Some things that I should not.

ROBIN:
I want to be a knight
But I don't like to fight
I'm rather scared I may
Just simply run away

LANCE:
I'll be right with you
Robin, through and through and through
So stick with me
And I'll show you what to do

ROBIN:
We'll remain good chums
You can teach me how to dance

ROBIN & LANCE:
We're going to enlist

ROBIN
I'm Robin

LANCE
And I'm Lance

CHORUS:
Oh we're off to war
Because we're not yet dead
We will all enlist
As the Knights that Arthur led.

Duke:
I am coming too
My name will be Sir Fred
I'll be your musician
Cos I'm not yet dead

CHORUS:
Oh we're not yet dead
To Camelot we go
To enlist instead
To try and earn some dough
And so although
We should have stayed in bed
We're going off to war
Because we're not yet dead

FRED:
I am coming, too
My name will be Sir Fred
I'll be your musician
'Cause I'm not yet dead

LANCE:
To kill
I will
It gives me such a thrill

ROBIN:
To sing
And dance
And keep an eye on Lance

ALL:
We're going off to war
We'll have girlfriends by the score

Duke:
We'll be shot by Michael Moore!

ALL: Because we're not yet dead.

just my way of saying its just been announced 3DR is still open ;)

[MisterBrightside]

I just read that Take Two is suing 3D Realms and they're trying to get the DNF Source Code.

[Evil_Ghost_Artist]

and they will have the source code. they have no money for lawyers to fight back. now is the time to rob them. i mean sue them. i love this country.

[marach]

apogee does have money though and they announced a few days ago they only laid off those working on DNF (and not all of them either)

[KO_Gilligan]

I'd pre-order it today if I could :)
Always bet on Duke.

I just Purchased Rise of the Triad on GOG.COM
and there's a number of great Apogee titles available DRM free and WinXP/Vista ready
including Duke.

If you have a full version Duke 3D, they just released a new version

of the High Resolution Pack at the HRP site
and the controls and everything rock....

Anyhow.....

(Items may be closer than they appear)

I do have this link to footage that was leaked by one of the developers :D

I especially like "FAT COMMANDER"
(He's the one that tosses you up and dices you on the way down)

Caution: some blood and frontal nekidness and pig cops

http://kotaku.com/5247608/duke-nukem-forever-gameplay-footage

and for those who want to be the know:

Dallas, TX (May 18, 2009) - In light of recent press articles and statements by Take-Two (to the media and in a lawsuit), we want to set the record straight on some issues.

Despite rumors and statements to the contrary, 3D Realms (3DR) has not closed and is not closing. 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 6th, 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.

As some of you may know, Take-Two filed a lawsuit last week containing various accusations and claims against 3DR and the uncompleted DNF game. Take-Two never paid 3DR advances or any signing bonus or any other funds related to DNF, up until July 2008, at which time they paid $2.5m in connection with another agreement for an unannounced game. This is the sum total Take-Two has paid 3DR in connection with DNF. Take-Two claims that they paid $12m to GT Interactive/Infogrames to acquire the publishing rights for the DNF game. To be clear, 3DR was not a party to that transaction and did not receive any money from it. When the DNF game was originally signed with GT Interactive in 1998, GT paid 3DR a $400,000 signing bonus. Up until July 2008, this was the only publisher money we received for the DNF game. Meanwhile, 3DR put over $20m into the production of DNF.

Take-Two retains publishing rights for the DNF game, although 3DR retains certain rights to sell the game directly to the public. Late last year, 3DR began negotiations with Take-Two to provide funding to complete the DNF game. In the meantime, 3DR was hitting mutually-agreed milestones, despite not having a new agreement finalized. Take-Two was well aware that 3DR needed the funding to continue the DNF game development. Suddenly, after months of negotiations, Take-Two materially changed the parameters of the proposed funding agreement. 3DR informed Take-Two that it could not financially afford the changes Take-Two was suggesting and would be forced to release the team if an agreement was not reached. Take-Two made a last minute proposal to acquire the Duke Nukem franchise and the 3DR development team. Take-Two's proposal was unacceptable to 3DR for many reasons, including no upfront money, no guarantee minimum payment, and no guarantee to complete the DNF game. From 3DR's perspective, we viewed Take-Two as trying to acquire the Duke Nukem franchise in a "fire sale." Those negotiations fell through on May 4th, a deal never materialized, and the DNF team was sadly released a few days later.

Less than a week after the DNF team was released, Take-Two filed its lawsuit in New York, seeking immediate temporary injunctive relief. The court denied Take-Two's request for a temporary restraining order. While we cannot comment on the details of the ongoing lawsuit, we believe Take-Two's lawsuit is without merit and merely a bully tactic to obtain ownership of the Duke Nukem franchise. We will vigorously defend ourselves against this publisher.

[Evil_Ghost_Artist]

apogee does have money though and they announced a few days ago they only laid off those working on DNF (and not all of them either)



they revealed that they have only enough money to operate at a basic, bare-bones level. any extra expense, would, amke them what? lay off everybody? they can only surrender. or hire a cheap lawyer for a month, and hope they go away, before they lose it all.




its called private eyes to spy on people. do backround checks. all sorts of things that give you a edge. like information.