So some of you FPS fans are probably every now and again playing the old Duke Nukem 3D, as it’s the only true first person Duke game you have. Previously You have probably been looking at your watch sitting in a darkened corner of your room between bouts of Halo and Duke Nukem 3D staring at your time device for 13 years. Why? This is because you have been waiting for the next FPS game in the Duke Nukem franchise, Duke Nukem Forever, and it had been taking 13 god damn years to make.
But sometime mid-last year you probably gave up hope, with the news that 3D Realms had bitten the dust and that Duke Nukem forever was pretty much buried in the ground forever you probably reluctantly returned back to playing Duke Nukem 3D for the twenty thousandth time and every now and again looking at this trailer and thinking what could have been.
Well if none of you out there haven’t, I certainly have. I love Duke Nukem, and Duke Nukem 3D has to be one of the best FPS shooters ever made. But to have to wait 13 years for the next FPS installment and then have that very idea taken away from you as the game developers go out of business feels like you have been kicked in the stomach by a rather angry goat.
But as I was scanning IGN.com and Kotaku this morning, a glint of hope has emerged from the libs of both sites. Duke Nukem forever looks like it will finally be finished, and it will finally come out for all keen FPS gamers to play.
Both sites have mentioned that Boarderlands creators Gearbox have taken the half developed game and are planning to put the finishing touches onto it. As 3D realms was sued by the publisher Take-Two May last year for breaching contract with Duke Nukem Forever and then subsequently going bust, the game has been left in an undeveloped pile. So Gearbox have picked up the pieces according to Kotaku and are finalising it.
Of course both Take-Two and Gearbox are remaining tight-lipped about the whole situation, but hell this looks promising. Why? Well this is because Gearbox went ahead and tried to develop a brand new Duke Nukem game called Duke Begins but then were later spotted trying to make the game and taken to court. So we are rest assured that Gearbox really do have a vested interest in the Duke Nukem franchise, making this very strong rumour even stronger.
So when will the official information come to light from both developer and publisher? We are going to be looking at September’s PAX for more info on the game, it has also been said that the demo for Duke Nukem forever could come out as early as this year.
I would be lying if i said i wasn’t just a little bit excited. I am hoping to god that Duke Nukem Forever will be released. So with my fingers crossed, I will be giving you more news as I hear it.
Garv.
