Duke Nukem delayed forever

Arclight · 12-22-09, 07:36 AM

Article delving into the "why" of the game never going gold. It was so close, several times, only to be held back for a couple more tweaks, a few more changes. How a combination of perfectionism and simply having too much money killed what could have been great:

http://www.wired.com/magazine/2009/1...ke_nukem/all/1

Aparently a completed (though perhaps rough around the edges) copy was shown to Take-Two, their publisher. It fell through when 3DR asked for more money and not all of it was granted. A complete, much anticipated title, that was shaping up to be, perhaps, one of the best... down the drain 'cause the 20 million they blew on it wasn't enough.

So close... what a damn shame.

Dowly · 12-22-09, 05:20 PM

I'm afraid BoB:SoW will have the same fate. Oleg's a perfectionist.

Biggles · 12-22-09, 05:46 PM

Old news mate. Heard about Duke's fate months ago.

Arclight · 12-23-09, 01:41 AM

Sure, but did you know the story behind it?

papa_smurf · 12-24-09, 01:29 PM

It will, when hell freezes over......

moondoggi · 12-24-09, 07:56 PM

Thanks for posting this. Sad reading.

kiwi_2005 · 12-24-09, 08:15 PM

so they wasted 20million

. Need someone like EA to pick it up and get it out. I know EA are

but the game might get out with them.

Arclight · 12-25-09, 02:41 AM

Take Two is suing for the code and IP. They already have a demo version that was more or less complete. If Take Two wins, they might release the game, but since these cases usually drar on forever it's gonna be dated by that time (again).

Torplexed · 12-25-09, 09:39 PM

There's an old saying in the manufacturing world that goes something like this:

"There comes a time when you have to shoot the engineers and start production."

Or as Voltaire said: "The perfect is the enemy of the good."

TteFAboB · 08-16-10, 01:05 PM

At least Daikatana was released.

It's total ****, yes, but not a waste. C'mon, what's better, to eat and take a dump or to eat and hold it, hold it, hoooold it forever until you die of ****-holding by having the **** become as solid as yourself? **** is meant to be expelled. Just put it out already, no matter the state, put it out or die.

jumpy · 08-16-10, 04:52 PM

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/vide...-Nukem-Forever

Says it like it is...

Shame though, Duke Nukem was great fun.

Kapitanleutnant · 08-16-10, 05:00 PM

Always bet on Duke.

Feuer Frei! · 01-22-11, 12:26 AM

I'm necroing this thread!

"Today, Duke Nukem Forever has something few gamers ever thought it would receive--a hard release date. Developer Gearbox Software and publisher 2K Games announced this morning that the long-in-the-works shooter will ship simultaneously for the PC, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 on May 3 in North America and May 6 worldwide. Though the game does not have a rating, its violent and bawdy content almost guarantees an M for Mature sticker from the ESRB."

SOURCE

01-22-11, 06:35 AM

Looks like there needs to be a new definition of "vapourware" now

Hail to the King Baby

12-22-09, 07:36 AM	#1
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	Duke Nukem delayed forever Article delving into the "why" of the game never going gold. It was so close, several times, only to be held back for a couple more tweaks, a few more changes. How a combination of perfectionism and simply having too much money killed what could have been great: http://www.wired.com/magazine/2009/1...ke_nukem/all/1 Aparently a completed (though perhaps rough around the edges) copy was shown to Take-Two, their publisher. It fell through when 3DR asked for more money and not all of it was granted. A complete, much anticipated title, that was shaping up to be, perhaps, one of the best... down the drain 'cause the 20 million they blew on it wasn't enough. So close... what a damn shame. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

12-22-09, 05:46 PM	#3
Biggles Silent Hunter Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Sweden (I'm not a Viking...) Posts: 3,529 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Old news mate. Heard about Duke's fate months ago. __________________

12-23-09, 01:41 AM	#4
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	Sure, but did you know the story behind it? __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

12-24-09, 01:29 PM	#5
papa_smurf Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: High Peak, Derbyshire Posts: 2,851 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	It will, when hell freezes over...... __________________

12-24-09, 08:15 PM	#7
kiwi_2005 Eternal Patrol Join Date: May 2004 Location: Aeoteroa Posts: 7,382 Downloads: 223 Uploads: 1	so they wasted 20million . Need someone like EA to pick it up and get it out. I know EA are but the game might get out with them. __________________ RIP kiwi_2005 Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.

12-22-09, 05:20 PM	#2
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,052 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	I'm afraid BoB:SoW will have the same fate. Oleg's a perfectionist.

12-24-09, 07:56 PM	#6
moondoggi Bilge Rat Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Thanks for posting this. Sad reading.

12-25-09, 02:41 AM	#8
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	Take Two is suing for the code and IP. They already have a demo version that was more or less complete. If Take Two wins, they might release the game, but since these cases usually drar on forever it's gonna be dated by that time (again). __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

12-25-09, 09:39 PM	#9
Torplexed Let's Sink Sumptin' ! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,823 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	There's an old saying in the manufacturing world that goes something like this: "There comes a time when you have to shoot the engineers and start production." Or as Voltaire said: "The perfect is the enemy of the good."

08-16-10, 01:05 PM	#10
TteFAboB Admiral Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,247 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	At least Daikatana was released. It's total **, yes, but not a waste. C'mon, what's better, to eat and take a dump or to eat and hold it, hold it, hoooold it forever until you die of -holding by having the become as solid as yourself? ** is meant to be expelled. Just put it out already, no matter the state, put it out or die. __________________ "Tout ce qui est exagéré est insignifiant." ("All that is exaggerated is insignificant.") - Talleyrand

08-16-10, 04:52 PM	#11
jumpy Admiral Join Date: May 2003 Location: Midlands, UK Posts: 2,139 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	http://www.escapistmagazine.com/vide...-Nukem-Forever Says it like it is... Shame though, Duke Nukem was great fun. __________________ when you’ve been so long in the desert, any water, no matter how brackish, looks like life

08-16-10, 05:00 PM	#12
Kapitanleutnant Frogman Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 305 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	Always bet on Duke. __________________ Oh worse than Hitler! You wouldn't find Hitler playing jungle music at three o'clock in the morning!

01-22-11, 12:26 AM	#13
Feuer Frei! Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Valhalla Posts: 5,295 Downloads: 141 Uploads: 17	I'm necroing this thread! "Today, Duke Nukem Forever has something few gamers ever thought it would receive--a hard release date. Developer Gearbox Software and publisher 2K Games announced this morning that the long-in-the-works shooter will ship simultaneously for the PC, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 on May 3 in North America and May 6 worldwide. Though the game does not have a rating, its violent and bawdy content almost guarantees an M for Mature sticker from the ESRB." SOURCE __________________ "History is the lies that the victors agree on"- Napoleon LINK TO MY SH 3 MODS

01-22-11, 06:35 AM	#14
darius359au Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Looks like there needs to be a new definition of "vapourware" now Hail to the King Baby