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I don't want to give up on Duke Nukem Forever. I've been waiting 12 years. I guess the moral of this story is don't always bet on Duke After spending 12 years on what is essentially a first person shooter, it was always going to end this way.
Prey was 10 years in the making for christsake and that was okay but not amazing. I'm amazed that Take Two held out this long. Take-two probably stuck by 3D Realms cos they thought something like this was likely to happen. If they still have publishing rights, they may be able to pass it to a studio that is known for actually releasing games?
But then, a world where DNF exists in a released form? Surely the sky would turn purple... or something. The clip of the 1991 original brought me back - it was one of the first games I ever played. The thing that struck me most about those trailers though is how much graphics have improved in just over a decade.
I agree with CVG about the 2001 version still looking good. It looks like the best version by far. The 1998 one is too primitive, and the newest trailer just had it looking like the average dark generic FPS. Nothing to suggest it was actually a Duke Nukem game. The guys making this game deserve to be on the dole. They're the gaming equivalent of a bunch of builders that get 90% way through a job and then never finish it no matter how much money is thrown at them. Haha, it's almost like you CVG guys had an "obituary" ready for such a moment. This seemed to appear very quickly after the news broke! Nice work. 8) I'd love to play the 1998 and 2001 versions. Would take me back to the N64 days judging from the trailers (with and without the expansion pack respectively) :) Damn. I still get a kick out of Duke's theme melody. *sigh*
I would love to get a shot at playing the 2001 version, as well as the 2007 or so version that Jace Hall got to play for a short while. If its nearly finished you think they'd throw them some cash to get it finished. Especially if thier is only about 10% of the game left to complete. Alternatively they could ask for the code and get another studio to do it.
Hmmm, with 3D Realm's track record I'd take the 'only 10%' left bit with a large slab of Welsh rock salt!
I really enjoyed the 2D versions in their day, and the 3D fps; but after all this time it is unlikely to live up to the hype. Found this yesterday at http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Duke-Nukem-Forever-Lie,news-31080.html
"According to Charlie Wiederhold, one of the developers who worked for 3D Realms between 1998 and 2006, Duke Nukem Forever was a project concocted by industry leaders that would span decades... on purpose. Yes--it was all a strategic lie to attempt to make the most memorable game ever."
Quite an interesting read. Wont ever be "the most memorable game ever" though :P
Here's the original "story" http://gamingisstupid.com/2007/12/17/the-chair-story-original/
Edited to add a link. Such a farce. 12 years of complete and utter ******** from 3d realms. I cringe at the amount of money that was spent on this game. =/ Just wanted to point out that that story was apparently a piece of fiction.
Check it out, http://gamingisstupid.com/2009/05/06/the-chair-story-revival/
Could this explanation be the truth or is it actually part of a grand conspiracy as some form of damage control.
Either way, I'll leave it to you to decide. :wink: The most awesome game character of all time, taken out by a lack of cash. Shouldn't have spent so much on the ladies Duke... | 
