OMFG: DUKE NUKEM FOREVER

Brother-Captain Gaius · Post by **Brother-Captain Gaius** » 2005-04-25 10:21pm

Yeah, so I picked up my June 2005 issue of PCGamer (US) and it had some lame mock-cover ad for Empire Earth II glued onto the front, so I pulled that off. Then, lo-and-behold, there on the cover it proclaims:

"DUKE NUKEM FOREVER We've seen it! Read our report!"

So I'm like, "wtf"

And the magazine is like "omg f4g"

Then I'm all like "stfu n00b," and I turn to the cover story on page 28 about the Duke 3D team's new project, Prey. I flip through that, then there's an inset at the end about Duke Nukem Forever. IT DOES EXIST! They scrapped everything in 2002 and started fresh, and apparantly they've got it in rough working order, on track for a 2006 release!

DarkSilver · Post by **DarkSilver** » 2005-04-25 10:26pm

beleive it when I fucking see it.

I will not be pulled along about Duke Forever like I was before.

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2005-04-25 10:28pm

Yeah, right. Like this game will ever see the light of day. Maybe the day after the world ends, but not a moment before.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2005-04-25 10:29pm

Duke Nukem Forever will ALWAYS be in development. It always has been, always will be. It's like one of the few true universal constants.

Losonti Tokash · Post by **Losonti Tokash** » 2005-04-25 10:35pm

I can see this game bombing when it releases because no one will believe it.

Brother-Captain Gaius · Post by **Brother-Captain Gaius** » 2005-04-25 10:58pm

PCGamer wrote:Duke Nukem Soon

J.D. Salinger. Bobby Fischer. Godot. Duke Nukem.
After years of announcements, unveilings, disappearances, re-announcements, and eventual limbo, Duke has finally materialized - in a one-of-a-kind early showing to PC Gamer. You've heard all the jokes, read all the forum threads, and taken notes on all of the various suicidal wagers (e.g., "I'll immolate myself if Duke Nukem Forever ever comes out"). Well, it's almost time to get out the matches, friends.

After our demo of Prey, we were treated to an unprecedented presentation of Duke Nukem Forever - the real deal - courtesy of George Broussard. Though it's still too early and rough for 3D Realms to unveil the game in these pages, we are able (and delighted!) to report with our own eyes that DNF is up and running and in very fine form indeed.

Summing up Duke's lengthy stay in limbo, Broussard says: "The short version is that after a lot of false starts, we regrouped and threw out everything in late 2002, and moved forward with our own rendering technology on top of Unreal. We've been moving forward and are making progress and are on-track since that decision was made. Most of the weapons and creatures are done. Most of the levels exist, and there's a ton of gameplay. We're in the process of pulling it all together, and very much look forward to showing it off. It won't be vaporware much longer."

We were treated to a demo of various "interactions" between Duke and the environments, and all of them ring true to the classic interactivity of Duke Nukem 3D. We can't spill the beans yet on the specifics, but needless to say, this is very much the Duke we all came to know and love in 1996.

The will not be at E3 2005...Broussard obviously doesn't feel compelled to submit Duke to a premature pony show for the benefit of the game's myriad nay-sayers. He's got the calm expression of a poker player surrounded by suckers who think he's bluffing. But out 20-minute walkthrough of Duke Nukem Forever convinced us that 3D Realms is going to lay a full house on the table in 2006... just in time for the 10th anniversary of Duke Nukem 3D.

Ours was the only look anyone is going to get at Duke until the game is ready for a deluxe unveiling. Needless to say, PC Gamer will be Johnny on the spot. We came to Texas to kick ass, preview Prey, and chew bubble gum - and we've already previewed Prey and we're all out of gum.

Crossroads Inc. · Post by **Crossroads Inc.** » 2005-04-25 11:05pm

DarkSilver wrote:beleive it when I fucking see it.

I will not be pulled along about Duke Forever like I was before.

Ditto...
Fool me once, shame on you..
Fool me 10 times, shame on me

Post by **weemadando** » 2005-04-25 11:12pm

3DRealms are nothing but a fucking laughing stock in my books - first they decide to relauch PREY and then DNF?

Get some new blood and new ideas onboard... Jesus...

Spyder · Post by **Spyder** » 2005-04-26 01:01am

It's going to have to be a pretty special game to warrant it's production time.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2005-04-26 01:06am

It better come in a solid gold box...

SirNitram · Post by **SirNitram** » 2005-04-26 01:10am

Satan keeps telling me to turn up the thermostat. He's such a pussy.

MKSheppard · Post by **MKSheppard** » 2005-04-26 01:14am

Bullshit.

Faram · Post by **Faram** » 2005-04-26 02:04am

This thread is as dead as DNF!