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Duke Nukem Forever to be released next year by Gearbox
It appears that the CEO of Gearbox, Randy Pitchford, has confirmed that the development of Duke Nukem Forever has been transferred to Gearbox. Release date: next year. The news came from PAX though there were rumors by Kotaku before the convention.

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After having played Painkiller and being pumped up for good old school FPS, I'm eagerly awaiting for this!
And Bulletstorm of course!
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Always bet on Duke.
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Re: Duke Nukem Forever to be released next year by Gearbox
There's actually some in game footage at Kotaku!

Gotta love the plan for operation "Cockblock"
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Re: Duke Nukem Forever to be released next year by Gearbox
Live stream can be found here

It's unfair they got to play the demo and the rest of us haven't!
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lolwut :lol:

 

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Re: Duke Nukem Forever to be released next year by Gearbox
I hear rumors that the Duke has no hit points. Instead, his health system is based on ego.

i am so pumped for this game

 

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I hear rumors that the Duke has no hit points. Instead, his health system is based on ego.

i am so pumped for this game

If its done by the same folks that did Painkiller I suppose "a gun that shoots dogs" isn't out of the question :P 

Lets see if they deliver on mixing in "Cooking Mama" into the multi genre masterpiece.
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Re: Duke Nukem Forever to be released next year by Gearbox
Oh, hey, look, another FPS with a hypermacho protagonist! What an unbelievably new concept! I am quite certain that this WILL be the most important game EVER MADE. Nothing will ever be able to come near it!

In other news, hell just froze over. Seriously, now we're supposed to celebrate the rebirth of an IP that over the past few years has lost any shred of uniqueness or appeal? Give me a new TimeSplitters instead.
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Oh, hey, look, another FPS with a hypermacho protagonist! What an unbelievably new concept! I am quite certain that this WILL be the most important game EVER MADE

Actually, these days we mostly get sort of quiet conflicted hurt protagonists. Duke is a relic from another era.

I was disappointed to see retinal jam regenerating health, though.

 

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If its done by the same folks that did Painkiller I suppose "a gun that shoots dogs" isn't out of the question 

Painkiller is developed by People Can Fly. Duke is done by Gearbox.

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Oh, hey, look, another FPS with a hypermacho protagonist! What an unbelievably new concept! I am quite certain that this WILL be the most important game EVER MADE. Nothing will ever be able to come -near it!

In other news, hell just froze over. Seriously, now we're supposed to celebrate the rebirth of an IP that over the past few years has lost any shred of uniqueness or appeal? Give me a new TimeSplitters instead.

Duke is the first hypermacho first person shooter protagonist. And he is still rather unique - it is actually refreshing to see a protagonist that is so easily recognisable. And I didn't force you to read this thread.
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Re: Duke Nukem Forever to be released next year by Gearbox
Oh you mentioned Painkiller and Bulletstorm in the OP, my brain somehow leapt to that conclusion.  Well I guess the gun that shoots dogs is out but I'm still hopeful for the Cooking Mama sections though.
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Re: Duke Nukem Forever to be released next year by Gearbox
Oh, hey, look, another FPS with a hypermacho protagonist! What an unbelievably new concept! I am quite certain that this WILL be the most important game EVER MADE. Nothing will ever be able to come near it!

In other news, hell just froze over. Seriously, now we're supposed to celebrate the rebirth of an IP that over the past few years has lost any shred of uniqueness or appeal? Give me a new TimeSplitters instead.


It's worth mentioning that the game has been in development since 1998. Some of us fondly remember the original Duke 3D, from 1996, and therefore look forward to a sequel that kicks as much ass as the original.


And yeah. While Doom pioneered 3D gaming and the FPS in general, Duke pioneered giving it attitude. That's something we'll always be thankful for. Afterall, who can forget the awesome DukeTalk feature?
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Re: Duke Nukem Forever to be released next year by Gearbox
Oh, hey, look, another FPS with a hypermacho protagonist! What an unbelievably new concept! I am quite certain that this WILL be the most important game EVER MADE. Nothing will ever be able to come near it!

In other news, hell just froze over. Seriously, now we're supposed to celebrate the rebirth of an IP that over the past few years has lost any shred of uniqueness or appeal? Give me a new TimeSplitters instead.

As a player of Duke Nukem 1, 2, 3D and Manhattan Project I would be happy to see the return of the franchise, though I will still only believe they have actually finished it when i can pick a copy from a game shop shelf and it has a disk inside with the game on.
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Re: Duke Nukem Forever to be released next year by Gearbox
Yeah, I've heard Duke was going to be released next year before. :P
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Re: Duke Nukem Forever to be released next year by Gearbox
Yep, DNF is just like the new Dark Eldar Codex for Wh40k: rumors of a next-year release for over a decade.
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Re: Duke Nukem Forever to be released next year by Gearbox
Even if this actually comes out, I can't see how it would impress anyone today (aside from the fact that it was released). It seems like a fun game but will essentially be just another FPS. It had to have been released 10 years ago to stand out in any way. Duke himself won't be much of a selling point today, especially to all the console gamers. Many of them have only heard of Duke at all because of the delays on this game.

 

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Re: Duke Nukem Forever to be released next year by Gearbox
Even if this actually comes out, I can't see how it would impress anyone today (aside from the fact that it was released). It seems like a fun game but will essentially be just another FPS. It had to have been released 10 years ago to stand out in any way. Duke himself won't be much of a selling point today, especially to all the console gamers. Many of them have only heard of Duke at all because of the delays on this game.
Me and every body who i know and was a PC gamer or Duke Nukem fan back in the ninetees buy this.
This game is a pure cult, this is Chuck Norris of the game industry and when i saw press confernce with Jon St. John voice actor of Duke, he confirms that DNF  is close to be realased and people go nuts. So i think that Duke sells quite well mr Prophet.
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I'll believe it when I see it.
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Re: Duke Nukem Forever to be released next year by Gearbox
Even if this actually comes out, I can't see how it would impress anyone today (aside from the fact that it was released). It seems like a fun game but will essentially be just another FPS. It had to have been released 10 years ago to stand out in any way. Duke himself won't be much of a selling point today, especially to all the console gamers. Many of them have only heard of Duke at all because of the delays on this game.
Why does every game have to "impress" people?  Sometimes you just want to relax and blow **** up, and I imagine this game will provide that in spades.