Duke Nukem Forever

Bulktohulk

Seems like the Duke won't stay down.

http://www.glimpsedog.com/content/392-rumour-dog-duke-nukem-forever-re-announced-pax-today.html

The announcement is due for 10am PST / 5pm GMT and 2K are streaming it here : http://www.ustream.tv/2kgameslive

This game had better be good after all of this bollox.

Jonny7

Its firmly embedded in nerd lore now and has an unshakeable cult status

which means..

the game could be utter tripe and still sell... the developers might just be starting to cop onto this fact now..

Still boggles my mind why they haven't made a Chuck Norris film, you could make it on a budget of 8 quid and billions of nerds would go see it regardless.

KeithM89_old

Il believe this when i see it....

Tazz T

I'd say the majority of gamers that were waiting for this all those years ago have grown up, got married, have children and have no time for playing games anymore.

I know I have.

Bulktohulk

Time zone fail on my part. The stream actually starts at 6pm.

Spear

Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford turned up in a DNF t-shirt....

http://kotaku.com/5629550/nice-t+shirt-gearboxs-randy-pitchford

Bulktohulk

Confirmed guys.

http://www.glimpsedog.com/content/394-duke-nukem-forever-pax-confirmed.html

Duggy747

My God, they're actually flying...............

Professey Chin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HW_9SGrc4Oo

KeithM89_old

Dammit, i owe alot of people money now

dreamers75

i demand this thread be reopened simply cos of the date of the 1st post


http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=7329

Duggy747

Always bet on Duke, baby!

Bulktohulk

dreamers75 wrote: »

i demand this thread be reopened simply cos of the date of the 1st post


http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=7329

rofl. 11 year necro.

Spear

Bulktohulk wrote: »

rofl. 11 year necro.

Which is still less time than we've been waiting for DNF.

Duggy747

Jeez, watching the stream and apparantly there's gonna be hands-on gameplay for people there.

On a sidenote.......so...................many....................nerds there! :pac:

Tazz T

The Duke himself is the only one that hasn't aged.

Venom

Tazz T wrote: »

The Duke himself is the only one that hasn't aged.

Out of all video game characters to reappear in sequels, Duke has aged the worst imho.

Genghiz Cohen

Important Gameplay Mechanic #1: Drawing on Whiteboard.

Duggy747

From what I gathered from the gameplay it seems to be pretty much the same game of the footage we that was realeased months ago.

The Stadium and Canyon levels are there along with the guns. All I could make out was that the graphics had been tuned up since this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MskoRYPDsxw

Gunmonkey

So theres a playable demo of Duke Nukem Forever.....welll thats it then.......the world has turned into bizarro world, everything is opposite now!!!

jaykhunter

I won't be convinced until that game is finished, pressed onto DVDs/Blu-Rays and is shipping!

johnny_ultimate

So, odds on the apocalypse happening a day or two before this is released?

gizmo

**** just got real...

Your First Look at Duke Nukem Forever in Action

Excellent, can't wait to get my hands on this

NeoKubrick

I watched an interesting round-table discussion on the subject. They talked about how the Duke Nukem universe will translate to the present era of gaming and if it's now antiquated.

Link

BlitzKrieg

best thing going for it is that Gearbox are involved.


While their own work has been love it or hate it (brothers in arms, borderlands have as many people that love them as they hate them.)


They have had their fingers in other franchises that have been very well recieved.

Opposing fronts is one of the best add on packs of all time and valve still got bugged with people asking if shepherd will show up in half life 2 ever.

They also did the pc version of Halo which was a damn fine version and a great multiplayer game in its own right.

ciano1

Jesus.. I was 5 when development started on this!!! :eek::eek:

Wonder if it'll be another Too Human?

DOC09UNAM

I don't fúcking believe it.

foFox

"Duke Nukem Forever is back?"

How many times its been? Hmmm.... like 5? Yeah, it kinda gets boring.

Retr0gamer

Gearbox have a great track record of finishing big projects on time so hopefully there will be no development hell.

Skerries

you know its doing to be another Daikatana

grimloch

Better crack out the old electronic boutique preorder receipt.

Should resemble this:



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FruitLover

This is the only game I can think of whose hype has now spanned 3 decades!





It'll definitely be out before 2020...

the_syco

Duggy747 wrote: »

Jeez, watching the stream and apparantly there's gonna be hands-on gameplay for people there.

On a sidenote.......so...................many....................nerds there! :pac:

Aye. Seen some people playing it on consoles here: http://pax.gamespot.com/video/6275247/

As for the youtube video someone posted above, looks like the video from the original company.

gizmo

the_syco wrote: »

Aye. Seen some people playing it on consoles here: http://pax.gamespot.com/video/6275247/

As for the youtube video someone posted above, looks like the video from the original company.

That's because a lot of the footage was used from 3D Realms' tech which I assume Gearbox inherited from Take 2 who own the IP.

Retr0gamer

At least it's in playable form. The last 2 duke videos form... jesus christ 1998 and 2001 were admittedly smoke and mirrors.

the_syco

gizmo wrote: »

That's because a lot of the footage was used from 3D Realms' tech which I assume Gearbox inherited from Take 2 who own the IP.

The video was made by one of the 3D Realms staff. From looking at what he does, the video seemed like his CV. No-one talked to anyone about the game since they started it over a year ago.

The morning that the video clip was done, the dude said it was the first time that 2K had spoken to retailers about it, so I severely doubt that it was the company themselves.

gizmo

the_syco wrote: »

The video was made by one of the 3D Realms staff. From looking at what he does, the video seemed like his CV. No-one talked to anyone about the game since they started it over a year ago.

The morning that the video clip was done, the dude said it was the first time that 2K had spoken to retailers about it, so I severely doubt that it was the company themselves.

Perhaps footage wasn't the correct word. When Gearbox took over the project they inherited all of 3D Realms tech, the most finished of which was shown in the videos we saw a few months ago. It's only natural that Gearbox would build on this in order to make a playable demo in time for PAX.

allanb49

Well Chinese Democracy did finally see the light of day.

If this does get released what will we be waiting for next?

Half Life ep 3 :P

Chairman Meow

NeoKubrick wrote: »

I watched an interesting round-table discussion on the subject. They talked about how the Duke Nukem universe will translate to the present era of gaming and if it's now antiquated.

Link

Duke doesnt age, its all about PARKING BRICKS IN ALIEN TOILETS

o1s1n

Duke Nukem - Run, point, shoot. Stuff money in a pole dancer's thong. Run, point, shoot.

Halo - Run, point, shoot. Attempt at pretentious story/dialog. Run, point, shoot.

Hasn't really changed all that much in the last decade tbh.

NeoKubrick

Chairman Meow wrote: »

Duke doesnt age, its all about PARKING BRICKS IN ALIEN TOILETS

No doubt. He's a brick-layer, council worker caliber.

Retr0gamer

o1s1n wrote: »

Duke Nukem - Run, point, shoot. Stuff money in a pole dancer's thong. Run, point, shoot.

Halo - Run, point, shoot. Attempt at pretentious story/dialog. Run, point, shoot.

Hasn't really changed all that much in the last decade tbh.

System Shock 2 - Run, point, shoot, upgrade stats, use psi powers, investigate massive non-linear play area, repair weapons, scavenge for vital resources and ammo, research enemies, choose the correct ammo for each enemy, attempt and succeed at pretentious story, piece together story segments yourself, hack security.

It has changed, it's just gotten a lot dumber.

ironictoaster

Who actually gonna get this? I'm tempted. Duke Nukem 3D was one of my first loves...

Genghiz Cohen

ironictoaster wrote: »

Who actually gonna get this? I'm tempted. Duke Nukem 3D was one of my first loves...

Anyone who ever played a Duke game must own this piece of history.

Stercus Accidit

Genghiz Cohen wrote: »

Anyone who ever played a Duke game must own this piece of history.

Ancient history at this stage, weren't there pre-release screens of DNF on cavemens walls?

ironictoaster

Genghiz Cohen wrote: »

Anyone who ever played a Duke game must own this piece of history.

Yeah, it's on the XBLA with all the add ons.

Zombrex

I'm not surprised by this. The IP and code were probably going cheap as the publisher tried to make back some of its money. Gearbox probably picked it up for a good price. A nearly finished game with a strong brand recognition for not that much. You would be mad not to.

Now all they have to do is finish the game, which by the looks of it doesn't require that much more work, and put it out there.

The problem at 3DRealms seems to have been the lead designer just couldn't get a freaking game out there, always changing things. Gearbox shouldn't have that problem.

the_syco

Wicknight wrote: »

Now all they have to do is finish the game, which by the looks of it doesn't require that much more work, and put it out there.

Pretty sure they have finished it, having worked on it for over a year.

grimloch

Man I thought I was the dogs bollocks playing this when I was a kid. It was covertly played away from parents eyes in my friends house.

It's a game about blowing stuff, cursing and one liners. I'm not much of a gaming guy anymore but I'm definitely picking this up and pretending I'm a child again.