Duke Nukem Forever Coming to PC, Xbox 360 and PS3 in 2011 from Gearbox Software

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• That's why that quote exists : RuskiSnajper

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  It's 2001-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9 all over again. : inf3d3l
  • hope not definitely : RuskiSnajper

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• lol groose : RuskiSnajper

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• no , it will not , because George broussard doesn't want to release them , anybody to see those unfinishe... : RuskiSnajper

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• Duke Nukem Forever is a PC game. Console versions are PC ports. : RuskiSnajper

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  Why? What's changed by this? 3DR had release dates, and press events, and respected people making it. Wha... : Phreakin
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    The company making it actually releases games? : Omega Blue
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      So let's sum it up. 3DR had a press release and announced the game is coming out a year from then. Today,... : Phreakin
      • 3DR hasn't released a new game since Shadow Warrior in 1997 (which they helped finish up). : thesubtlesnake
  • The only thing Gearbox has done differently so far is allowing people to play a physical demo. Everyth... : inf3d3l
  • It's okay to be butt hurt. : MechBFP
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  Um, it is still not out and may be another year. : watcherxp
  • Yeah, call me when the gold masters are pressed. : the archvile

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  I see no problem with that. : alchemdith
  • Borderlands was a complete waste of my hard drive space, and of course not to forget -my money- : The_Turbinator
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    you see no problem with a terrible port? : ETPC1
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      who the fuck said its a port? where did you see that? you didn't, sit down. : grmreapr
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        but the writing is on the wall. : watcherxp
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          I'm looking at the wall and I see no such writing : ColoradoCNC
          • Borderlands was an obvious console port. Demo is using 360 controllers. Gearbox has been knows to lie a... : watcherxp
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            UE3+Multiplatorm [/rarely/] ends well on the PC. Shitty mouse code, likely no fsaa support, no DX10/11 s... : Tech T
            • It is NOT UE3. It's on a heavily modified UE2.5. It's on the same engine as UT2004. : DeathStrikeVirus
  • Then you're a console player and you better GTFO. : RuskiSnajper

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• http://www.shrani.si/f/1E/CC/38zpewPO/dnfpaxtrailerpreview.png : RuskiSnajper

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  And it's being called "regenerating ego" as if that somehow makes it different. Dammit this put a huge da... : ajvitaly
  • it sounds like they are making it similar to Max Payne 2's bullet time regeneration - every kill you get ... : ballystix
• this is a game play mechanic i wish would die. : head crab
• I read that as "insanely tense moments when you know there are about 10 more aliens to kill and you're ha... : SagaciousFoo

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  Or I'll just get the xbox 360 version and not worry about all that crap. : matrixneo42
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    But you'll still have regenerating health, no dedicated servers, narrow FOV, no server browser, and DRM. : TheIneffableBob
    • If you're worrying about DRM on your Xbox 360 disc retail game, you might need to take an extra Valium. : SagaciousFoo
  • And enjoy sub par hd resolutions with unstable framerates. : ReckHavoc
• Seriously though, not a huge fan of regenerating health. It's good for some games, but not all. : ajvitaly
• i play it with a keyboard and a mouse all the time, it's just much, much easier to run demos on the contr : Schnapple
• Duke Nukem never struck me as some nancy boy that would need health packs. : sevogajre
• regenerating health is very :( : head crab
• PREORDER CANCELLED! Oh, wait... :( : silentw

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• whooooo! let me play it! : whore
• So how hard was it to not tell dognose? : ColoradoCNC
• dognose kiss u : Phil
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  Any information on an official trailer being release? or any form of footage besides the live stream stuf... : inf3d3l
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    ^This. We need an official HD trailer up stat! Or at least HD footage of the playable demo where the came... : kaijuseijin
    • That guy from the live stream invented the shaky cam apparently. : inf3d3l
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  HARD questions 1: Is the PC the primary target platform for the game ( and no, I don't mean what platf... : watcherxp
  • We got the same line for Borderlands as they gave for duke 'well we're making it on PC's. Look, it's runn... : lukej1337
• Stevester!!!! I know it may not be completely crucial to the sales of the game, but I hope whatever trai... : kraemer
• Some big announcement. I forgot what it was already though. : boarder2
• Thank your mom again for that white elephant I got a few years ago! Still makes me smile! : supermonkeyballz
• ♥ : dognose
• thanks for talking to dahanese at PAX! and congrats on your work :) : Postal
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  I'll answer some questions for you guys after pax craziness. : Steve Gibson
  • Steve, I think you were honestly the only one I saw on the live stream who looked professional while bein... : inf3d3l
  • Will there be dedicated servers? Please please please. : ant_hillbilly
• sCary returns! : Robotic Puppy Eater
• PC Demo? : AxeMan808
• I kind of heard stuff, but didn't want to say anything. Nice that it's official now. : Fred Garvin
• pics + DivX? I kinda thought you'd know the drill around here by now, but I guess not. : schnitz76
• Good job holding out on the secret Steve :) : pun][sher
• Will there be a SDK for the PC version? : ETPC1
• please consolize this game like you did for borderlands. thx : spaceyme
• Posting in epic bread? : IHATEDUST

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  I really like Halo PC. Still play it to this day. It was a pretty well done port. : retarded talking dinosaur
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    Though not as good as the Halo 2 port : retarded talking dinosaur
    • For the Halo port I think they had to really fight the tightly tuned Xbox-isms of the original game's ren... : Johnny Law
  • They had some good an decent ideas and I loved Halo PC like no other, but the netcode and refusal to supp... : Mad BH
  • Still has the best halo multiplayer because you can choose a server/game mode to go to!!!!! : matrixneo42
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  Let's give them the benefit of the doubt, we actually finally are seeing some actual product here and the... : abrasion
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    why should we not be jaded. they outright lied to us on their previous product. : ETPC1
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      ^^ this : watcherxp
      • ^^double this : Hoax
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      I forgive them because Borderlands kicks ass. : Derringer
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        to each his own, i guess. i found it bland as fuck with few moments that seemed worth my while. : ETPC1
        • also, hideously broken : ETPC1
• I still want both Halo & Halo2. : BlockheadBrown
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  Halo PC = 1 second level load times. That's pretty fucking amazing. Don't shit on Halo PC : Finchypoo
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    Load times were not among the long list of the port's shortcomings. : omnova
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      What were? Because from what I remember of playing it, it ran fine? It was definitely a port, but it ne... : shinseitom
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        multiplayer... : OMGzImBurning
        • I think I remember that being the high point. Never had a problem. Maybe the Fuel Rod gun, Flame Throw... : Finchypoo
      • The main thing I remember people bitching about was the performance, it didn't do well at high resolution... : tigeN

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  Why does everyone complain about this? The PC version is the best version available. : BlockheadBrown
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    I don't want to get too into this, since I love Borderlands, but until very recently, the PC version had ... : Walterbennet
    • The PC version still has some very serious issues with FOV settings that are even worse when combined wit... : schnitz76
  • But not because the game was finetuned well for PC. That's just because of how awesome the PC platform i... : HisDivineOrder
  • you STILL can't click in many of the menus : watcherxp
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    Simple answer: UE3. : Tech T
    • Remember how bad UT3's menus were? : lukej1337
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    how would you even possibly know what version is the best : inf3d3l
    • I played Borderlands on PS3, 360 and PC. It's not really that hard to do. : BlockheadBrown
  • Until the 3rd DLC patch, there were still broken items. : AxeMan808
  • It had it's share of issues at launch, but the game was, and still is amazing fun. : Derringer
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  The 360 has to be the primary sku. 2K makes CONSOLE hits- trust me, they didn't ask Gearbox to make a PC ... : Porkasaurus
  • Gearbox didn't make the game, they are polishing the 3DRealms product. Which was initially developed for... : DeathStrikeVirus
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    Civilization is a console hit? : ajvitaly
    • Civilization Revolution for the consoles sold really, really well. As it should've, since it was a great ... : SagaciousFoo
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  Did you watch the stream? Obviously not. They interviewed one of the 3DR devs who *is still fucking wor... : grmreapr
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    I would say Gearbox's job with this is more of a taskmaster position making sure it gets finished in a ti... : balth
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      I believe that aswell, which makes it the more sad that there's no 3DR logo anywhere : azuvatar
      • there is a 3DR logo on the main website ... : johnhead
  • this guy has a good point. It was heartening to hear that it was not gearbox alone but gearbox and a rag... : lukej1337

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  Starcraft Ghost : Desmond4231
  • Nope, that one still just makes me sad. :( : node
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  HL2EP3 : Schnapple
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    I'm going to have to vote for this, Valve are really pushing this one. : abrasion
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      Warcraft 4 :D : PytoX
      • ^^^ this. : Nighthawk0110
      • You're alright man, you're alright. : abrasion
    • Not even a word from them. Most infuriating! : BornAcorn
  • This one has my vote. : wfalcon
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    Except this one at least has a decent chance of being completed. : pillzer
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      Only in 3 separate segments which will be released approximately 3 years apart from each other. Coming... : wfalcon
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        You laugh but my wife has a book series that's been going for 20 years now and they decided to split the ... : Schnapple
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          Oh god. Me and my friends used to joke in high school in 1992 that Robert Jordan would die before finishi... : Iazu
          • I don't read the books myself but as I understand it right before he wrote the 11th book he discovered he... : Schnapple
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          In all fairness to Sandersen, I don't see any way he could have tied things up with only one more book...... : xsikal
          • Oh, I understand, I just thought it made an interesting parallel - if they told us Episode 3 would be spl... : Schnapple
  • they should almost be thankful that they took out Dr. Breen in the HL2 era, because the actor himself has... : Postal
• Duke Nukem Fiffy. : molaughlen
• Not completed yet. : amrbean
• I'll be in a nursing home before another games tops DNF's development time : cap n KRUNCH
• Elite IV : watcherxp
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  SHOGO 2 : RumpleForeSkin72
  • ;~( : liquidlies
  • >:'( : ETPC1
  • RIP :((((( : mystifier
• What about that caveman game that Peter Molyneux never made, wasn't it called 1,000,000 B.C.? : LemonJoose
• I GOT ONE ....duke nukem forever : lukej1337
• full throttle 2 : davislovestacobell

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  Still 3DR : Regim
  • From dukenukemforever.com: "Gearbox Software, LLC. Duke Nukem, the Duke Nukem nuclear symbol, Duke Nuk... : Kristian Joensen
  • No one of the dudes from gearbox said 3dr is no more "they acquired it" : supermonkeyballz
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  My guess is that 3DR sold it's IP. : Snipergen
  • ...but not to Take Two. : the archvile
• Gearbox according to wiki. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_Nukem_Forever : fade2black244

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  No LAN play, no dedicated servers. Not even a 9600 baud modem. Its for the console, THEN for the PC. : Lukiopimp
  • Was this specifically stated? I mean, I know we expect that from Gearbox, but do we know it? : steauengeglase

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  Anticipated answers: 1: No, 360 was the primary target platform 2: No, no. 3: HELL yes, expect a... : the archvile
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    and with that, PC gaming is truly dead. : watcherxp
    • No the PC is not dead! The PCGA is lobbying like mad for this unique platform, really! : Lukiopimp
    • Civ 5 and Starcraft keep the dream alive....sorta............for strategy gamers................and I gue... : lukej1337
  • You sir, are a genius - on the money with all points. If the 360 wasn't the primary - why show a game ... : Porkasaurus
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  Considering the PC is the only one of the three platforms that existed for 80% of the development cycle, ... : Arachnyd
  • Here's hoping. : watcherxp
  • Removing the server seems like it would be quite a bit of work. You know, with all the old draft specs TC... : steauengeglase
• This is hilarious. The only console that was capable at the time of DNF's early developments was the P... : inf3d3l

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• WOW! That would be an awesome name!!! How is that original idea not trademarked! You could be rich with a... : Phreakin
• HUR HUR yeah! Maybe even "Duke Nuken: ForNever" HURHURHUR i bet that one hasn't been thought of either HU... : Omega Blue
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  Is this a joke inside a joke? Or just a joke? I can't tell. I HOPE the former and not the latter. : Gwyndion
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    No, I don't think it's a joke. We're just a horrible community that eats its own and will not let a bad ... : TheMongbat
    • X Box? More like SUCK Box! : Jenings
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      I think you missed my point :) : Gwyndion
      • Probably. I was thinking that you were speculating both the bad joke and the mockery were part of an ela... : TheMongbat
• More like duke nukem whatever right! : Snipergen
• or Duke Nukem Forever and Ever this is also original : MamiyaOtaru
• Duke Nukem Forever After : Johnnsen

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• You know, that's what I thought. I'd like to be proven wrong, but... : ihya
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  what was wrong with prey? i loved it. : fw_rams
  • It was ok. Portals were implemented and used far more effectively in Portal than in Prey. : jtthe2nd
• I loved Prey. It had great atmosphere and awesome gameplay. : Narrator2012
• I happened to like Prey alot but I think I know where you are going with this and I would have to agree : ShXIII
• if its as good or as successful as prey we can all hang our hats up : rbjester
• Prey was good. Too short, but good. : AxeMan808
• I liked Prey. In fact, I think of that, and The Stand, pretty much every time I hear "Don't Fear the Rea... : TheMongbat
• I liked prey : lukej1337

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  Fuck it, now I can't buy it because pepelouis says it's gonna suck. What should I buy then pepelouis? Ple... : Phreakin
  • He'll buy it but I agree with one thing.. It will prolly get bad reviews just for taking so long. : inf3d3l
• laugh away, i'll be having fun blasting shit and you'll be on the internet arguing with yourself. : grmreapr
• Troll denied. : bundy
• geez who stuck a carrot up your ass sideways? : red2lucas

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• no one ever thinks to do this. : lukej1337

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  Boobies and potty mouths! : nisolider
  • Yes... boobies would do it. Lots of em. : Gwyndion
• Actually release a game. *rimshot* Thank you, thank you, I'll be here all week. : three-d
• BUT HE PISSES IN THE GAME!!! : red2lucas

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  i'm happy for dognose but i'm not expecting shit from this. gearbox especially with pitchford as their ob... : Hoax
  • I'll hold out for reviews for sure. Borderlands is fun, but no way it was worth full price.. especially ... : Pneum0

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  From my post. http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=23898107 This is a really terrible live presentation... : inf3d3l
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    The amount of blatant foul language by that Gearbox lead during the presentation was really an eye opener... : The_Turbinator
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      Or maybe they know their audience and know that most people that love games and love Duke really don't gi... : boarder2
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        It's still not professional. You don't see other developers do anything like this. : inf3d3l
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          This is more of an event for gamers, though. I don't think they'd do this at E3. : thesubtlesnake
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            So, it is OK to be completely unprofessional unless you are in front of other developers and press at a d... : inf3d3l
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              Well, what you saw was "Randy" being himself, and showing his excitement for the game. I think there's a ... : thesubtlesnake
              • What I saw was a bunch of people standing in a line taking random interviews. Random non-developer interv... : inf3d3l
    • We've found Jack Thompson's shack account. : crazypsycho
  • i agree, showing a trailer (of game footage) would be infinitely better than showing people playing it : ballystix
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  I fully agree with you, but it seems that makes me a "Hater" : watcherxp
  • It's the internet, but I consider it personal opinion over "hater". : inf3d3l
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  at least it is playable there so it does exist in a playable state. let's wait what these people will say... : JohnnyDanger
  • The point is I don't care about what people want to say. I, me, myself would like to personally view it. ... : inf3d3l
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  A random non set date is apparently the new "WiD". "Pigs flew" but it hasn't shipped yet, GB must be f... : Tech T
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    Honestly I don't care what that guy says anymore. : inf3d3l
    • I am sure he will cry himself to sleep after reading your comment now. : Derringer

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• O_o : CrustaR
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  no. : grmreapr
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    So you'd rather be disappointed by another run of the mill game with cartoony hijinx ala Borderlands? : RoboticHam
    • DNF will be nothing like Borderlands. : Schnapple
• 17,750,000 weapon combinations for Duke would be GREAT : watcherxp

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• I think it might be more realistic to expect the game to succeed or fail based on the strengths of the ga... : watcherxp

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• just might break 16 years at the end of the wait. : watcherxp

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  Either way it's hilarious that it's only going to take them like 2 years or less since they started worki... : matrixneo42
  • They are finishing the game 3DR did. : ratman
  • Well they have the assets, importing animations and props goes "fast". : Snipergen
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    More likely it's due to the need for simultaneous launch on three platforms. It was never considered f... : jason bergman
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      If they're smart they're using the extra time to move to a version of Unreal that... NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO... : Johnny Law
      • I lold. How could he not realise? : holaareola

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  Um, this is gearbox we are talking about here.. : watcherxp
  • Yeah. *Nick Breckon sigh* : the archvile
• http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=23900050#itemanchor_23900050 : ajvitaly