<em>Duke Nukem Forever</em> is back: coming to both consoles and PC

Gearbox Software has officially taken over development of <em>Duke Nukem Forever</em>, and the game is scheduled to come out next year on the PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3. Hail to the king, baby.

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[MoonShark]

What the fuck. *checks date* Nope, not April 1.

 

[caustic meatloaf]

Well, that does it. I'm prepping for the Apocalypse.

 

[jandrese]

I think they should let the date slip a bit and then release it on 4/1/2011

 

[Steve Sheldon]

There is still lots of time for this to be delayed - I would wait to prep until the game goes gold.

 

[Morder Von Allem]

It's been so anticipated and poked fun of that it will never live up to the hype that it probably deserves...after how ever many years this game has been in development it should be a masterpiece...but it will probably fall woefully short.

 

[Golgatha]

Well, that does it. I'm prepping for the Apocalypse.

12/12/2012 sounds about right....

 

[blehmonster]

I'm expecting several new Facebook friends if this ever hits shelves -- people from high school trying to collect on bets made over a decade ago. Ah, vaporware, why do you insist on pulling my heart strings.

 

[Traddy]

I thought they were rebranding the franchise to VaporwareMan.

 

[MoonShark]

The first person shooter about a space marine with a penchant for off-color humor who battles aliens with increasingly destructive weapons,

A space marine? WSJ apparently can't tell Duke from Doom.

 

[JustinS]

Now all I need is a Bitboys video card and I'm set...

 

[aquasub]

Duke Nukem Forever will see release late this year, or maybe next year,

or the year after that...

 

[AdamM]

Duke Nukem Forever will see release late this year, or maybe next year

Or the year after that or maybe possibly even the year after that year or maybe 5 years later then the year before.

Does anyone even want this game anymore?

 

[ChrmnMa0]

haha, nice joke. Not even on April fools.

 

[skicow]

"I feel shocked" -- Pepper Brooks (Dodgeball)

Also if Gearbox Software can do this as well as they did Borderlands I will be in love.

 

[MoonShark]

I just hope my overclocked Celeron 300A and Voodoo Banshee can handle it

 

[Meta4]

I'll believe it when I see it.

 

[SedsAtArs]

Duke Nukem was probably the favourite FPS from my childhood gaming, but why anyone would care still, or even ten years ago, about a follow-up is lost on me.

 

[halse]

the original fan base has moved on to Farmville
and
many in the target demographic wasn't even born when the prior version came out

 

[Swarley]

I don't even know anybody who actually liked the first one. Always wondered how a ineptly handled sequel to and ineptly handled original was new to anybody. Considering how bad the first one was, this much delay for a sequel seems about right.

 

[MoonShark]

Does anyone even want this game anymore?

If it's even 1/2 as ridiculous and playable as Duke3D, hell yes.

 

[Tundro Walker]

Some folks are gonna Daikatana it when it comes out.

Others are just gonna enjoy it for the simple fact it even came out.

I'm not expecting Half-Life quality here, but if they could produce something like a video game version of "Machete", it would be pretty cool.

However, pigs may be flying, but my hopes are not up there with them.

 

[Stone]

I hear it has a "urinate" function. All we need is an overhyped postal clone.

As long as the mighty foot makes a return, all will be right in the world.

I'll genuinely be surprised if this receives any positive feedback.

 

[Joe647]

GearBox has it...there is hope

 

[Lemurs]

2012! 2012! 2012!

(Real World release date? End of the world? Both hoaxes? You decide!)

 

[skicow]

Some folks are gonna Daikatana it when it comes out.

True, but they can suck it.

Others are just gonna enjoy it for the simple fact it even came out.

Guilty

I'm not expecting Half-Life quality here, but if they could produce something like a video game version of "Machete", it would be pretty cool.

That would be cool!

However, pigs may be flying, but my hopes are not up there with them.

You mean like the pig-cops in the original 3D game with jetpacks on?

 

[sleepingbear]

@MoonShark: That's hilarious. They should include a Voodoo Banshee and an over clocked Celeron with the game to make sure it actually has a system it is compatible with...

 

[oubeaver]

I actually gasped when I saw the headline.

Duke Nukem is definitely one of my all time favorite games. I was around for every version.

Please God let this happen and let it be great. Amen.

 

[Bg~]

Also if Gearbox Software can do this as well as they did Borderlands I will be in love.

I liked Borderlands, but Gearbox needs to fire their multiplayer coders. To this day, I still do not have consistent connections in multiplayer, unlike pretty much every other game made nowadays.

 

[M4EOzzy]

Co-Op?

 

[MoonShark]

It needs both deathmatch and co-op. That'd be the asskickin'est thing to do.

 

[AOletsgo]

This is the biggest news since Lucas announced that he was really going to make those Star Wars prequels.

 

[BarCode]

So, who's going to pre-order this?



*crickets*




Anyone?

 

[UWSalt]

If the release slips into 2011, we won't exactly be shocked.

Given that the article stated the following:

The game is currently expected to ship in 2011

I guess I wouldn't be shocked either if a release date "slipped" to its, uh, expected ship date.

Granted, everyone (even the WSJ -- "although given its history, Pitchford is understandably reluctant to be more specific.") is in on the joke at this point. But it probably would have been funnier if the Ars article had used 2012 rather than suggesting that a release of DNF would "slip" to its announced shipping timeframe.

 

[Dig1tal_Cataclysm]

Duke WHO? Oh, wait - yeah.... That guy. Um, sure - whatever. Baited breath and all that. *grumble*

 

[squidz]

Allowing for "maybe slips into next year" is a bad sign. When it was announced in July that Gearbox was reviving it, it had a firm Holiday '10 release...

 

[politicalslug]

Next year? Sure. I believe that just as soon as these leprechauns shoot rainbows from my ass.

 

[Pirokobo]

So, who's going to pre-order this?

The better question is how many times have people already preordered this?

 

[Dragonpolo27]

YES! Now I need to go find my glow in the dark Duke Nukem shirt! YES!

 

[fletc3her]

So, who's going to pre-order this?

The better question is how many times have people already preordered this?

And that's how many times has each person individually pre-ordered it, now how many total.