Duke Nukem Forever on Amazon

Faram · Post by **Faram** » 2005-10-06 03:12am

December 2nd release date

I bet that it will not be released then, any takers?

Brother-Captain Gaius · Post by **Brother-Captain Gaius** » 2005-10-06 03:18am

I saw and posted about a PCGamer (US) interview with 3dRealms on the subject a few months ago, and if there's anyone in the gaming industry I trust, it's PCG.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2005-10-06 03:19am

It's not even listed on Amazon USA.

Crayz9000 · Post by **Crayz9000** » 2005-10-06 03:28am

I'll believe when I hold the CD in my own hands and install it that same day.

Dahak · Post by **Dahak** » 2005-10-06 03:43am

Oh, those pigs...

gu comics take on it

Dorenn Stark · Post by **Dorenn Stark** » 2005-10-06 11:32am

I do not think it will be out then either. I have been hearing about this game for so long, at least a year and a half ago, I first heard grumblings about how they were taking too long with this game. They will probably take another year and a half to get it out.

brianeyci · Post by **brianeyci** » 2005-10-06 11:39am

Any word on the strippers. The screenshots at the linky you gave showed
nothing.

Although to be honest, there'd have to be full on hardcore fucking for me to give a shit now. I'll believe it when a member of SD.net posts that they went to the store to buy it, no pre-ordering bullshit.

Brian

DoctorObvious · Post by **DoctorObvious** » 2005-10-06 11:58am

Dorenn Stark wrote:I do not think it will be out then either. I have been hearing about this game for so long, at least a year and a half ago, I first heard grumblings about how they were taking too long with this game. They will probably take another year and a half to get it out.

A year and a half? Bah! I have been following this game since 1998! It's never comng out.

Ace Pace · Post by **Ace Pace** » 2005-10-06 11:59am

Ahem

The company made a juicy comment. "No, you cannot pre-order the game. If you see some online store saying "We are taking pre-orders", they're just trying to get your money (they usually also make up their own supposed "insider release date info", too). There is no release date set, we are not taking pre-orders for the game. End of story."

InnocentBystander · Post by **InnocentBystander** » 2005-10-06 07:17pm

Dahak wrote:Oh, those pigs...

gu comics take on it

I've always wanted to try a Rocket Belt, the Rocket Belt. Heh

Uraniun235 · Post by **Uraniun235** » 2005-10-06 07:31pm

brianeyci wrote:Although to be honest, there'd have to be full on hardcore fucking for me to give a shit now.

That's retarded. You could get much better pornography in far greater quantities via the Internet, or even your local pornography retailer.

Natorgator · Post by **Natorgator** » 2005-10-06 09:21pm

It's never coming out. Like someone said, the game has been "in development" for SEVEN FUCKING YEARS.

brianeyci · Post by **brianeyci** » 2005-10-07 01:28am

Uraniun235 wrote:
brianeyci wrote:Although to be honest, there'd have to be full on hardcore fucking for me to give a shit now.
That's retarded. You could get much better pornography in far greater quantities via the Internet, or even your local pornography retailer.

I know, but then there isn't the gameplay aspect of it. Lol.

Brian

JediToren · Post by **JediToren** » 2005-10-07 02:36am

Natorgator wrote:It's never coming out. Like someone said, the game has been "in development" for SEVEN FUCKING YEARS.

Actually, according to DNF's Wikipedia entry, the game first started development in January 1997, making it only a few months shy of the start of it's 9th year of development! Over the course of it's development the game has used three different engines, starting with Quake 2, then switching to the Unreal engine in 1998, and then recently switching to Doom 3. Each time, the vast majority of the game's content had to be scrapped. As I recall, they've switched their physics engine at least once. The game recieved Vaporware awards from Wired Magazine in 2001, 2002, and finally in 2003 they were given the Vaporware Lifetime Achievement award, after which everyone pretty much stopped caring.

I remember getting all giddy and excited over the now ancient E3 2001 video demo. I remember finishing the Atomic Edition of Duke3D and seeing a screen that proclaimed "Look for Duke Nukem Forever! Coming Soon!" I guess by "soon" they meant "sometime before the start of the next ice age, maybe."

By the time this game comes out, Duke's power-ups will have to include a bottle of Geritol and a package of "Oops! I Crapped My Pants" diapers.

I seriously doubt this game will ever see the light of day.

brianeyci · Post by **brianeyci** » 2005-10-07 10:43am

...starting with Quake 2, then switching to the Unreal engine in 1998, and then recently switching to Doom 3...

Am I missing something but aren't there huge licensing fees associated with using a particular engine? I last heard one hundred thousand dollars for the Unreal engine, although that could be an out-of-date figure.

Where the hell do they get the money, don't tell me all those shareware Duke Nukems paid off, or that Duke Nukem is still doing well in the bargain bin!

Brian

Ace Pace · Post by **Ace Pace** » 2005-10-07 10:56am

3 Million dollars for a Unreal Engine 3.0 license.

Dorenn Stark · Post by **Dorenn Stark** » 2005-10-07 11:11am

They have been 'working' on this game since 1997?

What a bunch of losers....I wonder why they even still have jobs in the gaming sector.

Ace Pace · Post by **Ace Pace** » 2005-10-07 11:13am

More intrestlingly, wheres the cashflow? Unlike Valve, they don't have a Half Life keeping up the cashflow throughout the years.

Crossroads Inc. · Post by **Crossroads Inc.** » 2005-10-07 11:49am

Natorgator wrote:It's never coming out. Like someone said, the game has been "in development" for SEVEN FUCKING YEARS.

Yea seriously, I thought it was accepted by now that this game was just sort of stuck in a space Time warp where it would always be "Another year" before realise.

Oberleutnant · Post by **Oberleutnant** » 2005-10-07 03:14pm

Dorenn Stark wrote:They have been 'working' on this game since 1997? What a bunch of losers....I wonder why they even still have jobs in the gaming sector.

Eh, they're financing the development by themselves. There's no outside producer, to my knowledge. Originally starting as the famous Apogee Software, 3D Realms used to be a huge name in the gaming industry in 1980s and early 1990s, at the time when shareware games were far from the obscure niche that they nowadays are. By producing the both Max Payne games they've also made quite a profit.

2000AD · Post by **2000AD** » 2005-10-08 09:33am

Ace Pace wrote:More intrestlingly, wheres the cashflow? Unlike Valve, they don't have a Half Life keeping up the cashflow throughout the years.

Didn't 3D Realms have somthing to do with Max Payne?

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2005-10-08 10:00am

This game is scheduled for release the day after the Book of Revelation's events take place. I'm not holding my breath.

Crazy_Vasey · Post by **Crazy_Vasey** » 2005-10-08 10:02am

2000AD wrote:
Ace Pace wrote:More intrestlingly, wheres the cashflow? Unlike Valve, they don't have a Half Life keeping up the cashflow throughout the years.
Didn't 3D Realms have somthing to do with Max Payne?

They did. The 3D Realms logo is on my Max Payne 2 box though I'm not quite sure what they had to do with it.

Natorgator · Post by **Natorgator** » 2005-10-08 03:15pm

They also released that Duke Nukem side scroller game awhile back - don't remember then name.

Crayz9000 · Post by **Crayz9000** » 2005-10-08 03:18pm

Natorgator wrote:They also released that Duke Nukem side scroller game awhile back - don't remember then name.

That was before Duke Nukem 3D, and it was just titled "Duke Nukem". I have that game.