Duke Nukem Forever out on June 14, 2011 (international release June 10)... or when pigs fly

[TheGreenMan]

Because 3d Realms has shut down, taking Apogee with it.

http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/58519

Too bad. Many good games out both companies.

[ADC]

Raise your hand if you think this game was ever coming out.

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Not too many hands. I know mine's down.

[broodwars]

Gee, never saw that one comng. *rolls eyes* Wouldn't it be funny, though, if some company came along and scavanged the concept art (which is about all that game has EVER been) from the remains of its former company and finished the game?

[TheGreenMan]

I remember reading about DNF in 1997. Yes. 12 freaking years ago. I was halfway through undergrad at that time.

Maybe another company will pick it up and release it...for shits and giggles.

[cutliquidsnake]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! I've got to go to some Duke Nukem boards and read how pissed people are. They have to be furious, especially the people who were literally waiting 10 years.

[Fencedude]

Originally Posted by TheGreenMan

I remember reading about DNF in 1997. Yes. 12 freaking years ago. I was halfway through undergrad at that time.

Maybe another company will pick it up and release it...for shits and giggles.

Undergrad? Shit, I was STARTING HIGH SCHOOL.

I remember reading about it in freaking Computer Gaming World.

[cutliquidsnake]

Well, the good news is, this could start a whole bunch of new jokes!

[broodwars]

Originally Posted by cutliquidsnake

Well, the good news is, this could start a whole bunch of new jokes!

Well, you have to admit that they couldn't have picked a better name for the game. Prophetic as all hell...

[Glorian]

This is not at all unexpected. The real shock would have been if the game was actually released!

[Sensuifu]

Originally Posted by ADC

Raise your hand if you think this game was ever coming out.

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Not too many hands. I know mine's down.

I did and as disappointing as the news is, I'm not fully convinced until there's confirmation from Broussard himself. Who knows, they could've been acquired/bought out by a larger company, forcing them to shut doors. The employees are probably temporarily let go until further restructuring.

As far as I can remember, Take-Two was never contracted to fund continued development. I might be remembering incorrectly, but Broussard always said they'd never release a game unfinished. Take-Two still retains the publishing rights, so couldn't that mean they can release whatever 3DRealms had completed if they wanted to?