Gearbox Owns the Duke

[smithy1234]

Well it's official, hell has now frozen over and the devil is sick of sin.

 

[Evil the White]

Interesting

Yahtzee´s review was the winner on the "ZP: choice award"

does it means he will review it... again??

I'd love to see that happen. Two reviews up for the same game. Or he'll release the same one again as a joke.

 

[Lord Mountbatten Reborn]

Well this'll be an odd contrast to Brothers in Arms.

 

[gibboss28]

I can't wait for this game. Shit or not, I don't care just make it a fun game!

 

[Fallen-Angel Risen-Demon]

"Salvage enough interest in the game".

From what I understand, almost everyone on the internet will buy this game.

Not me my friend. And I doubt anyone my age or younger will. We can't remember Duke Nukem games.

 

[Mr Companion]

I trust Gearbox with this.

I think the reason he is smiling in that picture is because he has a gun.

 

[Jonny The Kay]

Oh the irony

 

[Megacherv]

After all this Duke Nukem Forever talk, I got a huge urge to play Serious Sam HD, which seems kinda like a Duke Nukem tribute band.

 

[Jumpingbean3]

Great now they should do what needs to be done with this game: throw it in the bin and never speak of it again (let's be honest, given the amount of time this game has taken most people are going to be incredibly disappointed and slam it into the ground).

 

[josemlopes]

After all this Duke Nukem Forever talk, I got a huge urge to play Serious Sam HD, which seems kinda like a Duke Nukem tribute band.

Indeed, I feel that too

 

[veloper]

Are they getting our hopes up only to dash them down?

 

[Andy Chalk]

From what I understand, almost everyone on the internet will buy this game.

That's a tough call. There's a huge level of online interest in the game, sure, but how much of it is just rubbernecking at the latest chapter in this ridiculously drawn-out train wreck? It's the Snakes on a Plane syndrome: It attracted massive amounts of attention from the nerd fan base but when the rubber met the road, it was all just ironic lolz. Nobody actually went to see it, and it bombed. I wouldn't be at all surprised if DNF worked out the same way.

(For the record, I saw Snakes on the Plane. It wasn't as good as I'd hoped, which of course is another concern facing DNF: Over-hype.)

 

[Megacherv]

After all this Duke Nukem Forever talk, I got a huge urge to play Serious Sam HD, which seems kinda like a Duke Nukem tribute band.

Indeed, I feel that too

Go and play it now, and set the colour saturation up to full.

Do it!

 

[Vanguard_Ex]

Surely this is a sign of the coming zombie apocalypse...if Duke can be brought back from the dead, what does that say about us mere mortals?!

 

[Snake Plissken]

I guess maybe Yahtzee will get a chance to do a second pass on the review for this one

You know that won't happen. He'll skip it just to piss everyone off.

 

[Irridium]

From what I understand, almost everyone on the internet will buy this game.

That's a tough call. There's a huge level of online interest in the game, sure, but how much of it is just rubbernecking at the latest chapter in this ridiculously drawn-out train wreck? It's the Snakes on a Plane syndrome: It attracted massive amounts of attention from the nerd fan base but when the rubber met the road, it was all just ironic lolz. Nobody actually went to see it, and it bombed. I wouldn't be at all surprised if DNF worked out the same way.

(For the record, I saw Snakes on the Plane. It wasn't as good as I'd hoped, which of course is another concern facing DNF: Over-hype.)

True enough I suppose. From what I've seen thats what happened with Alan Wake. Got massive amounts of hype due to how little it was shown, then when it came out it didn't sell particularly well.

 

[twm1709]

Gearbox co-founder Randy Pitchford began his career at 3D Realms, working on the Plutonium Pak expansion for Duke Nukem 3D in 1996 along with the somewhat less-well-received FPS Shadow Warrior.

Hey, I loved Shadow Warrior! Sure it was a Duke clone, but it was really gory, you had a katana to slice your enemies (a gimmick that Hideo Kojima seems to be into now) and some funny voice acting. Plus how many shooters give you naked anime chicks and a Beating Heart for a weapon?

 

[Altherix]

I'll buy it when it come out.

Why, "I did it for the lulz"

 

[Lizmichi]

Well it's looking like the world will end a year early if this game really comes out. Ok in all seriousness I can bet that a shit ton of people will buy this game regardless. I hope, however, all these years of waiting will produce a good game and not crap. Please Gear Box treat the Duke well.

 

[Andy Chalk]

Hey, I loved Shadow Warrior!

I liked it too. Wish I could find a copy somewhere. But it terms of sales or popularity, there's no comparison.