Duke Nukem Forever...no longer to be "Forever in Development"

[Dodie16]

It was officially confirmed today at PAX 2010 that the long-in-development-hell Duke Nukem Forever will finally see a release.

2K Games has made it official. Duke Nukem Forever is alive and, well, in the hands of developer Gearbox Software, confirming our earlier reports that the Borderlands studio was helping to complete the game's absurdly long development cycle.

The publisher announced this morning in advance of PAX 2010 that Gearbox Software was on the job, picking up where developer 3D Realms left off. Gearbox plans to ship the game within the next year, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal—the WSJ says DNF is due "next year" and "currently expected to ship in 2010."

Given Duke Nukem Forever's epic development—it was first announced in 1997 as a sequel to Duke Nukem 3D—it might be wise to hedge on the later of those two release windows.

After more than a decade in development, Duke Nukem Forever all but ended its production after the collapse of studio 3D Realms. Gearbox Software president Randy Pitchford tells the WSJ that his studio picked up development in late 2009 and that the game is currently in the "polishing" stages.

Source: Kotaku

And here's a look at the game in action, again courtesy of Kotaku

All I can really say about this is: Wow... Good luck to Gearbox. I personally haven't played any of the Duke Nukem titles, so I don't know what to expect of the final product, but reading some of the comments, many people are expecting one hell of a game.

[Rocky]

All I'm waiting for now is for Blizzard to finally release Starcraft: Ghost and all will be right with the world.

I've been praying a long time for this!

[Xanatos]

Finally, I'll be kicking some ass and chewing gum, and I'm all out of gum. But it's too soon to celebrate, until I have a copy in my hands I'll continue to be skeptical.

[loaf]

Vaporware.

Always vaporware.


Blizzard better make Starcraft: Ghost...game was just to badass. So dumb that they stopped it, the game as fun. New Blizzard game is World of StarDiablocraft.

I lost interest in Duke Nukem games after Time to Kill I think it was...now THAT was a great game.

[Jin]

You dream about this for so long and when it comes, you don't know what to say.

I'll miss the unresolved nature of the meme.

[loaf]

It was like Darkfall. Everyone wanted that game to be released, and when it did...it was like "lol I should have been playing this game back in 2003." not 2009.


I bet Duke Nukem forever will be the same way.

[Howling Wind]

I know it will come out because Gearbox can actually release a game. But will it be good? Duke Nukem 3D came out when games were still built like DOOM and the levels were something interesting and fun to explore. Not straight forward and full of cutscenes. I KNOW it will come out but I want it to be good.